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1994 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 1994 Season
LeagueProfessional Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 18 – December 11, 1994
PBA Tour
Season MVPNorm Duke
PBA Tour seasons

This is a recap of the 1994 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 36th season, and consisted of 30 events.

History was made at the PBA National Championship when, for the first time, two brothers faced each other for a PBA title. David Traber defeated his elder brother, Dale, to take his first PBA title and first major. In the same tournament, 47-year-old Johnny Petraglia rolled the PBA's seventh televised 300 game before being defeated by Dale Traber in the next match.[1] Butch Soper would toss the PBA's eighth televised 300 game later in the season at the Hilton Hotels Classic.[2]

Justin Hromek made his second-ever PBA Tour victory count, winning the BPAA U.S. Open. Norm Duke captured the Tournament of Champions among his five titles for the season, and was voted PBA Player of the year.[3]

During the season, Pete Weber became the PBA's career money leader, surpassing Hall of Famer Marshall Holman.[4]

Tournament schedule

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Event Bowling center City Dates Winner
AC-Delco Classic Cal Bowl Lakewood, California Jan 18–22 Norm Duke (5)
Showboat Invitational Showboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 23–29 Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (14)
Quaker State Open Forum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Feb 1–5 Steve Hoskins (2)
Choice Hotels Classic Boulevard Bowl Edmond, Oklahoma Feb 6–12 Norm Duke (6)
Bud Light Hall of Fame Championship Tropicana Lanes Richmond Heights, Missouri Feb 15–19 Andy Neuer (1)
True Value Open Landmark Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Feb 22–26 Bryan Goebel (3)
PBA National Championship Ducat's Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Feb 27 – Mar 5 David Traber (1)
Brunswick Johnny Petraglia Open Carolier Lanes North Brunswick, New Jersey Mar 8–12 Norm Duke (7)
Leisure's Long Island Open Sayville Bowl Sayville, New York Mar 15–19 Amleto Monacelli (14)
Tums Classic Bradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Mar 22–26 Harry Sullins (5)
Splitfire Spark Plug Open Erie Civic Center Erie, Pennsylvania Mar 29 – Apr 2 Dennis Horan (1)
BPAA U.S. Open Bowl One Troy, Michigan Apr 3–9 Justin Hromek (2)
IOF Foresters Bowling for Miracles Open Club 300 Bowl Markham, Ontario Apr 11–16 Mike Edwards (1)
Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Fairlawn, Ohio Apr 19–23 Norm Duke (8)
Northwest Classic Celebrity Bowl Kennewick, Washington Jun 24–28 Dave Husted (9)
PBA Oregon Open Hollywood Bowl Portland, Oregon Jul 1–5 Dave D'Entremont (2)
Hilton Hotels Classic Reno Hilton Bowling Center Reno, Nevada Jul 8–12 John Mazza (5)
Active West Open Active West Thunderbird Lanes Ontario, California Jul 15–19 Bryan Goebel (4)
Tucson PBA Open Golden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jul 22–26 Steve Hoskins (3)
Sherwin Williams Classic Brunswick Ambassador Lanes Bedford, Ohio Aug 12–16 Dave Husted (10)
Greater Harrisburg Open ABC West Lanes Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Aug 19–23 Randy Pedersen (10)
Greater Lexington Classic Collins Bowling Center-Eastland Lexington, Kentucky Aug 26–30 Amleto Monacelli (15)
Oronamin C Japan Cup Tokyo Port Bowl Tokyo, Japan Sep 22–25 Brian Voss (14)
AMF Dick Weber Classic AMF Major League Lanes Richmond, Virginia Sep 30 – Oct 5 John Mazza (6)
Touring Players Championship Woodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Oct 8–12 Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (15)
Greater Detroit Open Taylor Lanes Taylor, Michigan Oct 15–19 Bryan Goebel (5)
Rochester Open Marcel's Olympic Bowl Rochester, New York Oct 22–26 Norm Duke (9)
Great Lakes Open Spectrum Lanes Wyoming, Michigan Oct 29 – Nov 2 Dave Ferraro (10)
Brunswick Memorial World Open Brunswick Deer Park Lanes Lake Zurich, Illinois Nov 3–9 Eric Forkel (3)
Merit Mixed Doubles Championship Hilton Lanes Reno, Nevada Dec 8–11 Bryan Goebel (6),
Aleta Sill

References

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  1. ^ "1994 PBA National Championship". PBA.
  2. ^ "1994 Hilton Hotels Classic". PBA.
  3. ^ "1994 Tournament of Champions". PBA.
  4. ^ "1994 Quaker State Open". PBA.
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