By NOLAN HUGHES
PBA Communications
The PBA announced its 2024 schedule recently and AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn again will host the Tournament of Champions.
But the center must now prepare to host another major event from the PBA50 Tour.
The 2024 PBA50 Tour schedule, which was released today, features the world’s best aged-50-and-over bowlers competing in 16 title events, including five major championships, and an estimated $1.4 million total prize fund.
The hallowed grounds of AMF Riviera Lanes will be the site of the season’s final event. The longtime host of the PBA Tournament of Champions becomes a first-time host to the PBA50 TOC from Aug. 11 to 15.
The PBA50 World Series of Bowling II returning to Jackson, Mich., headlines the schedule, which lasts from late April to mid-August.
A five-event sprint with stops in Michigan, North Carolina, and Florida kicks off the 2024 PBA50 Tour. The final event of this swing — the PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open — will help raise money for Bowlers to Veterans Link, the official charity of the PBA Tour.
In June, the PBA50 Tour heads west as the USBC Senior Masters returns to Sam’s Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas. Then Troy Lint, the reigning PBA50 Player of the Year, will aim to defend his Senior U.S. Open crown in Greeley, Colo.
After a short break, the PBA50 Tour resumes in July for the final leg of the season and three major championships.
The Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship will once again crown a champion in Manassas, Va. Last season, Pete Weber earned his first title in two years on the pair of lanes inside Bill Moore’s home.
The second annual PBA50 WSOB heads back to JAX 60 in Jackson, Mich. Three championships named in honor of living legends — Del Ballard Jr., Amleto Monacelli and Petraglia — and the PBA50 World Championship comprise the late-July event.
Two national events for PBA60 competitors are on the docket in 2024. The USBC Super Senior Classic runs from May 29 to June 2 at Sam’s Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas, while the PBA60 Tristan’s Memorial Open again returns to Ohio at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl in Columbus during the week of July 4.
The schedule allows for PBA50 players to compete in the 2024 PBA LBC National Championships at Bowlero Mount Prospect in Mount Prospect, Ill. All players can compete on weekends from June 1 through July 14, with the dates of June 29-30 and July 6 being ideal for PBA50 competitors.
The entire PBA50 Tour will be livestreamed on BowlTV.
PBA and PBA50 Regional Tour events for the 2024 season will be announced soon.
2024 PBA50 TOUR SCHEDULE
PBA50 majors are bolded
PBA60 events are italicized
PBA50 Hamtramck Singles Classic Open at Vision Lanes
Vision Lanes
Westland, Mich.
April 22-25, 2024
PBA50 Granville Financial Open
Sandhills Bowling Center
Aberdeen, N.C.
April 28-May 1
PBA50 The Villages Classic
Spanish Springs Lanes
The Villages, Fla.
May 5-9
PBA50 Fort Myers Classic
Lightning Strikes Bowl
Fort Myers, Fla.
May 12-15
PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open
Maple Lanes Countryside
Clearwater, Fla.
May 19-22
USBC Super Senior Classic
Sam’s Town Bowling Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
May 29-June 2
USBC Senior Masters
Sam’s Town Bowling Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
June 3-9
PBA Senior U.S. Open
Highland Park Lanes
Greeley, Colo.
June 12-17
PBA60 Tristan’s Memorial Open
Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl
Columbus, Ohio
July 2-5
PBA50 Morgantown Classic
Suburban Lanes
Morgantown, W.Va.
July 8-11
Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship
Bowl America Bull Run
Manassas, Va.
July 14-19
PBA50 World Series of Bowling II
JAX 60
Jackson, Mich.
July 22, 25: PBA50 Ballard Championship
July 23, 26: PBA50 Monacelli Championship
July 24, 27: PBA50 Petraglia Championship
July 28-29: PBA50 World Championship
PBA50 Jonesboro Open
Hijinx Bowling Center
Jonesboro, Ark.
July 31-Aug. 3
PBA50 South Shore Classic
Olympia Lanes
Hammond, Indiana
Aug. 5-8
PBA50 Tournament of Champions
AMF Riviera Lanes
Fairlawn, Ohio
August 11-15
Entries open for 2024 PBA50 Tour events on Feb. 1, 2024.