Two-time defending champion Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela averaged 237.5 to lead the first round of the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by Dexter Monday at the Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
In his quest to become the Senior U.S. Open’s first three-time winner, Monacelli bowled a 1,425 six-game pinfall total with games of 238, 256, 234, 238, 237, 222.
Monacelli holds a 17-pin lead over fellow Hall of Famer Wayne Webb of Columbus, Ohio, who is also trying to win the Senior U.S. Open for the third time having won the event in 2008 and 2009. Webb had a 1,408 pinfall with games of 231, 239, 246, 256, 191 and 245.
“I’m continuing to work hard on improving on my mental game and knowledge of my equipment,” said the 52-year-old Monacelli. “I would say that my priority in this tournament is to make sure I keep a calm attitude and that will help me make the right decisions on what ball I need to use and what adjustments I need to make.
“The key is after I make the best possible shot I can, accept the result – good or bad – and move on to concentrate on what I need to do next without getting too emotional.”
Monacelli, a 19-time winner on the PBA Tour, opened the 2014 PBA50 Tour season with a win in the Pasco County (Fla.) Open which was his third career title on the tour for players 50 years of age and older.
Rounding out the top 10 after the first round were Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, 1,391; 2011 Senior U.S. Open winner and 2013 runnerup Ron Mohr of N. Las Vegas, 1,379; Jack Jurek, Lackawana. N.Y., 1,373; Hall of Famer and 2013 PBA50 Rookie of the Year Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo, 1,371; Stony Baker, Canton, Ga., 1,359; Hall of Famer and reigning PBA50 Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,335; Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, N.D., 1,332, and Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,330.
Hall of Famer Tom Baker of King, N.C., also hoping to win the Senior U.S. Open for the third time having captured the title in 2005 and 2006, finished the round tied for 13th with 1,318.
The 191-player field will bowl two more six-game qualifying rounds Tuesday and Wednesday after which the field will be cut to the top 53 players for another eight-game qualifying round Thursday morning. The top 24 players after Thursday’s qualifying round will advance to match play rounds Thursday afternoon and Friday to determine the top four players for the stepladder finals at 4 p.m. PT on Friday.
The Senior U.S. Open, the first major of the season, is considered the most demanding test for players because of its grueling format. Like the U.S. Open on the PBA Tour, the Senior U.S. Open demands patience, quality shot-making and a strong mental game over 50 games of qualifying and match play.
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SUNCOAST PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN PRESENTED BY DEXTER
After Monday’s First Round Qualifying (6 games)
At Suncoast Bowling Center
Las Vegas
a-amateur
1, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,425.
2, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,408.
3, Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas, 1,391.
4, Ron Mohr, N. Las Vegas, 1,379.
5, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,373.
6, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,371.
7, Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 1,359.
8, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,335.
9, a-Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, N.D., 1,332.
10, a-Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,330.
11, Dave Arnold, Reno, Nev., 1,328.
12, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,323.
13, (tie) Tom Baker, King, N.C., and a-Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 1,318.
15, Eric Forkel, Las Vegas, 1,317.
16, Darron Peters, Murrieta, Calif., 1,310.
17, John Shreve, Elyria, Ohio, 1,307.
18, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 1,304.
19, (tie) a-John Kirker, Taftville, Conn., and Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 1,302.
21, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,301.
22, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,299.
23, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 1,298.
24, Bob Markiewicz, San Diego, 1,296.
25, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,293.
26, (tie) Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., and Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,288.
28, (tie) Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., and Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,287.
30, Dave Sill, Titusville, Fla., 1,286.
31, Raymond Watts, Orange, Calif., 1,285.
32, Edgar Gomez, Colombia, 1,284.
33, (tie) Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., and a-Brian Pirnie, Beatrice, Neb., 1,283.
35, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,279.
36, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 1,269.
37, (tie) a-Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif., and Rick Francis, Linden, Calif., 1,268.
39, (tie) Dean Mueller, Vernon Hills, Ill., and Akio Ishihara, Tokyo, Japan, 1,267.
41, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,266.
42, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,265.
43, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,259.
44, David Anthony, Austin, Texas, 1,258.
45, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 1,256.
46, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,251.
47, (tie) Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y., and a-Steven Miller, Corona, Calif., 1,248
49, Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,243.
50, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,241.
51, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,238.
52, (tie) Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, and Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,233.
54, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,232.
55, Mike Kanada, Camarillo, Calif., 1,231.
56, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,230.
57, (tie) Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., and Robert Walters, North Las Vegas, Nev., 1,225.
59, (tie) Mark McCreary, Livermore, Calif., and Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,224.
61, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,223.
62, Doug Kempt, Monrovia, Calif., 1,221.
63, Brian Cooper, Henderson, Nev., 1,219.
64, (tie) Joseph Jimenez, Rowland Hts, Calif., and Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,217.
66, Toby Contreras, Kansas City, Mo., 1,216.
67, Rob Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 1,215.
68, Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 1,213.
69, a-Petri Keituri, Finland, 1,210.
70, a-John Parry, Oak Park, Calif., 1,208.
71, Kenny Tynan, Shreveport, La., 1,207.
72, (tie) Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., and Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 1,206.
74, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 1,205.
75, Michael Shequin, Orange City, Fla., 1,201.
76, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 1,200.
77, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 1,198.
78, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,195.
79, Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,194.
80, Randy Pedersen, Clermont, Fla., 1,192.
81, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,191.
82, Matt Surina, Puyallup, Wash., 1,189.
83, (tie) a-Jim Moran, Las Vegas, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., and
a-Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,187.
86, (tie) a-Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., and a-Gary Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,186.
88, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 1,184.
89, (tie) Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., Robert Greene, Oxford, Conn.,
a-Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., and a-Steve Anderson, Monument, Colo., 1,179.
93, a-Marcio Vieira, Brazil, 1,176.
94, a-Howard Partell, Las Vegas, 1,174.
95, Doug O'Bryant, Jasper, Ga., 1,173.
96, a-Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 1,171.
97, a-Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 1,169.
98, a-Jeff Suma, Auburn Hills, Mich., 1,164.
99, Fred Kouri, Castle Rock, Colo., 1,163.
100, a-Chip Pettiford, Los Angeles, 1,160.
101, Tim Shirlock, Las Vegas, 1,157.
102, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,155.
103, (tie) Rodney Garrick, San Francisco, and Troy Kendrick, Coto De Caza, Calif., 1,154.
105, Jimmy Smith, Milton, Wash., 1,151.
106, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 1,148.
107, (tie) Gary Seney, North Las Vegas, Nev., and a-Paul Appling, Camarillo, Calif., 1,146.
109, (tie) Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill., Rob Mautner, Las Vegas, and
Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,145.
112, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,144.
113, (tie) a-David Rhoads, Las Vegas, and Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 1,140.
115, a-Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 1,138.
116, a-Warren Eales, Phoenix, 1,137.
117, Tommy Martin, Arlington, Tenn., 1,136.
118, Don Breeden, Clive, Iowa, 1,135.
119, (tie) a-Vaughn Doody, Las Vegas, and Jack Wofford, Flagstaff, Ariz., 1,134.
121, (tie) a-Kenneth Daily, Danville, Calif., and Dave Gualeni, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,132.
123, Rick Salyer, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,131.
124, a-Tom Gulman, Portland, Ore., 1,129.
125, a-Michael Kelly, Seattle, Wash., 1,128.
126, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 1,127.
127, (tie) Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis., and a-Greg Shields, Independence, Mo., 1,126.
129, (tie) Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., Steve Davis, Manteca, Calif.,
and Tracy Teeters, Salem, Ore., 1,124.
132, (tie) Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y.,
and Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., 1,123.
135, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,121.
136, a-Dean Hebner, Vancouver, Wash., 1,120.
137, Eric Altenburg, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,119.
138, (tie) Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., and Jeffrey Knapp, Bellevue, Wash., 1,117.
140, a-Dave Washburn, Las Vegas, 1,115.
141, (tie) a-Pete Toth, Simi Valley, Calif., a-Jim Scoppe, Flemington, N.J.,
Wayne Stellick, Denver, and Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,114.
145, (tie) a-Jay Gneiting *, Aberdeen, Idaho, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., and
JamiLynn Fox, Toledo, Ohio, 1,113.
148, Gary Reh, Las Vegas, 1,110.
149, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 1,106.
150, (tie) a- Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., and Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,104.
152, (tie) George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., and Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 1,103.
154, a-John Daily, Long Beach, Calif., 1,099.
155, a-Louis Moretti, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,095.
156, (tie) Junichi Yajima, Japan, and C.K. Moore, New Braunfels, Texas, 1,094.
158, Gregory Waldon, Manhattan, Mont., 1,089.
159, Don Lane, San Francisco, 1,088.
160, a-Michael Clemence, Las Vegas, 1,087.
161, a-Gary Ezell, Kenner, La., 1,078.
162, (tie) a-David Bass, Las Vegas, and Dale Ballou, Seaside, Ore., 1,076.
164, (tie) a-Norm Brown, Las Vegas, Nev., and Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 1,075.
166, a-Bob Godden, Las Vegas, 1,070.
167, a-Charles Allen Jr., Pinson, Ala., 1,068.
168, Lew Elting, Carlsbad, Calif., 1,059.
169, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,052.
170, Randy Jackman, Hammond, Ind., 1,043.
171, a-Tim Livingston, Las Vegas, 1,040.
172, a-Brett Roberts, Calimesa, Calif., 1,033.
173, (tie) Jimmy Vee, Claremont, Calif., and a-Jim Harvey, Los Angeles, 1,014.
175, Larry Grandt, Gurnee, Ill., 1,013.
176, a-David Blade, East Wenatchee, Wash., 1,008.
177, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 1,001.
178, Herbye Mitchell, Granbury, Texas, 998.
179, (tie) a-David Graber, Las Vegas, and Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 997
181, Joe Beck, Montgomery, Ala., 988.
182, Rich Kleinman, Eureka, NV, 979.
183, (tie) Mike Raleigh, Clyde, Mich., and a-James Teeter, Deming, N.M., 975.
185, Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 944.
186, Lauri Karppala Jr., Folsom, Calif., 935.
187, Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., 922.
188, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 914.
189, Dave Nebe, Richmond, Va., 881.
190, a-Mark McKenzie, Las Vegas, 843.
191, a-Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 474 (withdrew).
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