The PBA50 Plaza Lanes Central/Midwest Open opened its doors to many big names given that the U.S. Open transpired just under an hour away.
After eight games of qualifying, big names littered the leaderboard, as the top 16 bowlers held 194 combined regional titles of any kind.
Twelve more round-robin games would then eliminate 11 of the 16 bowlers, but the five stepladder bowlers still combined for an astounding 129 combined regional titles.
After the five-seed Eugene McCune defeated the four-seed Dave Wodka in match one 247-224, the chalk held in every match from there on out. McCune would fall to Chris Barnes 235-193 in match two, then Barnes dropped a close one to Tom Hess 259-246, but Parker Bohn III prevailed in the final match 256-215.
Bohn nailed regional title number 35 into his résumé and snagged first-place points for the Central and Midwest Regions.
UPcoming is the PBA/PBA50 Doubles/Clutch Lanes Central Open, set for Feb. 18 through 20 at Clutch Lanes in Cuyahoga Falls, which falls just before the PBA Tournament of Champions at AMF Riviera Lanes in Akron.
PBA players scheduled to be in the field include Sean Rash, Dave Wodka, Jason Couch, Bohn, Pete Weber, Chris Via, Ryan Shafer and Barnes.
Admission is free.
PBA50 Plaza Lanes Central/Midwest Open Final Standings
1, Parker Bohn III, 2,500, $1,500
2, Tom Hess, 1,500.00, $1,000
3, Chris Barnes, 1,150, $900
4, Eugene McCune, 950, $850
5, Dave Wodka, 850, $800