By Lucas Wiseman, USBC Communications
Pete Weber of St. Ann, Missouri, has won 37 career PBA Tour titles, including 10 majors, but the one tournament that has always eluded him has been the United States Bowling Congress Masters.
Weber got off to a stellar start in Tuesday's opening round at the 2015 USBC Masters, finishing with a five-game total of 1,308 (261.6 average) to lead the sold-out field of 336 of the top bowlers in the world at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley. The finals of the event will be broadcast live on ESPN on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern.
After starting with games of 235 and 250, Weber finished the day with games of 287, 257 and 279 to lead the tournament by 79 pins.
"It always feel good to get off to such a good start," said Weber, a member of the USBC and PBA Hall of Fames. "I wasn't feeling really good after the practice session yesterday because of my ball reaction. Fortunately, the stuff I drilled up worked well."
Chad Roberts of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, sits in second place with 1,229, while EJ Tackett of Huntington, Indiana, is third with 1,206. Andrew Anderson of Holly, Michigan, fired a 300 game in the opening round and is fourth with 1,203.
Denmark's Thomas Larsen also had a perfect game in the first round and is 19th with 1,157.
All competitors will bowl 10 more games of qualifying over the next two days before the field is cut to the top 63 plus defending champion Jason Belmonte of Australia for the double-elimination match-play bracket starting Friday.
The top five players at the conclusion of the bracket competition will compete in the live two-hour championship round on ESPN.
The Masters, which features a first-place prize of $50,000, is a major event on the PBA Tour and is part of the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Bowling Tour.
All qualifying and match play rounds of the Masters are being covered live on Xtra Frame, the PBA's online bowling channel. For subscription information, visit pba.com.
2015 USBC MASTERS
At The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Tuesday's Results
QUALIFYING - ROUND 1
(Five games)
1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,308.
2, Chad Roberts, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 1,229.
3, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,206.
4, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 1,203.
5, Perry Crowell IV, Hoquiam, Wash., 1,202.
6, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 1,200.
6, Christopher Sand, Sterling Heights, Mich., 1,200.
6, A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,200.
9, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,199.
10, Matthew O'Grady, Matawan, N.J., 1,189.
11, John Szczerbinski, Columbus, Ohio, 1,177.
12, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,175.
13, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,167.
14, Zachary Wilkins, Canada, 1,162.
15, Alex Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass., 1,160.
15, William Guszczo, Orland Park, Ill., 1,160.
17, Justin Dunn, Deland, Fla., 1,159.
18, Stuart Williams, England, 1,158.
19, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 1,157.
20, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 1,152.
21, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,150.
22, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,149.
23, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,148.
24, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,147.
25, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 1,144.
25, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,144.
27, Paul Moor, England, 1,143.
27, Patrick Girard, Canada, 1,143.
29, Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 1,141.
30, Todd Fenske, Wausau, Wis., 1,139.
31, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,138.
31, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,138.
31, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 1,138.
34, Nicholas Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 1,135.
35, Tyson Branagan, Euless, Texas, 1,131.
36, Matt Russo, Millstone Township, N.J., 1,130.
37, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,128.
38, Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 1,124.
39, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 1,123.
40, Scott Weber, Green Bay, Wis., 1,122.
41, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 1,121.
42, Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., 1,116.
42, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 1,116.
42, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,116.
42, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 1,116.
46, Austin Boulds, Creal Springs, Ill., 1,115.
47, Cameron Weier, Federal Way, Wash., 1,113.
48, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,111.
49, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,110.
49, Shuichi Heki, Japan, 1,110.
51, Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 1,109.
52, Christopher Colella, Templeton, Mass., 1,108.
53, Chad Reiffer, Kentwood, Mich., 1,107.
54, Jim Schroeder, Waukesha, Wis., 1,106.
55, Chad Nelson, Owatonna, Minn., 1,104.
56, Matthew McNiel, Wichita, Kan., 1,101.
56, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 1,101.
58, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 1,100.
59, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 1,099.
59, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,099.
59, Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, 1,099.
62, Jason Wojnar, New Lenox, Ill., 1,098.
62, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,098.
62, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,098.
65, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,097.
65, Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 1,097.
67, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,095.
68, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,094.
69, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 1,090.
70, Chad Kloss, Cudahy, Wis., 1,089.
70, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,089.
70, Roger Petrin, Wichita, Kan., 1,089.
73, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 1,088.
74, Brian Elder, Newark, Del., 1,087.
74, Mike Fagan, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,087.
76, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 1,085.
76, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 1,085.
78, Steve Lemke, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1,082.
79, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,081.
80, Bryan Bourget, Woonsocket, R.I., 1,080.
80, Kyle Anderson, Lockport, Ill., 1,080.
82, Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 1,079.
83, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,077.
84, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 1,076.
85, Ryan Graywacz, Windsor Locks, Conn., 1,075.
85, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,075.
87, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,074.
88, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 1,073.
88, Greg Young, Viera, Fla., 1,073.
90, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 1,071.
91, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 1,070.
92, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 1,069.
93, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 1,065.
93, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 1,065.
93, Nick Pahr, Eden Prairie, Minn., 1,065.
96, John Verbich III, Griffith, Ind., 1,064.
96, Kenneth Kempf, Appleton, Wis., 1,064.
98, Brody Green, Delavan, Wis., 1,063.
98, Sam Sylvester, Hugo, Minn., 1,063.
100, Matthew Paine, Richfield, Minn., 1,061.
100, Dom Barrett, England, 1,061.
100, Ryan Zagar, Chicago, 1,061.
103, Matthew Heesaker, Green Bay, Wis., 1,060.
104, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,059.
104, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 1,059.
104, Charles Richey Jr., Concord, N.C., 1,059.
104, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 1,059.
108, Ross Strand, Aurora, Colo., 1,058.
109, Ryne Podlas, Largo, Fla., 1,057.
110, Steven Arehart, Chesapeake, Va., 1,055.
110, Reggie Doxtater, Green Bay, Wis., 1,055.
112, Clint Land, Richmond, Texas, 1,053.
112, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 1,053.
114, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 1,052.
115, Geoffrey Young, Keller, Texas, 1,050.
115, Brian Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,050.
115, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,050.
118, Matthew Tomsu, Omaha, Neb., 1,049.
119, Nick Plouff, Tomahawk, Wis., 1,047.
119, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,047.
119, Wesley Low, Palmdale, Calif., 1,047.
122, A.J. Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 1,046.
122, James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 1,046.
122, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,046.
125, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,045.
125, Dan Bock, Albert Lea, Minn., 1,045.
127, Jacob Kent, Chicago, 1,044.
128, Jonathan Schalow, Evansville, Wis., 1,040.
129, Toby Sambueno, Henderson, Nev., 1,038.
129, Jason Hanson, Eagan, Minn., 1,038.
131, Ryan Slosser, Newburgh, Ind., 1,037.
132, Wade Staude, Ft. Atkinson, Wis., 1,036.
132, Francois Lavoie, Wichita, Kansas, 1,036.
134, Doug Scheidig, Royersford, Pa., 1,035.
135, T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., 1,034.
135, Ryan Patterson, Washington, W.Va., 1,034.
137, Ryan Powers, Portage, Mich., 1,033.
137, Dakota Jordan, Andersen, S.C., 1,033.
139, David Oulman, Medford, Minn., 1,032.
139, Justin Coste, Moorehead, Min., 1,032.
141, Brian Mattmiller, Antigo, Wis., 1,031.
142, Mike Dole, Loves Park, Ill., 1,028.
142, Greg Thomas, New Berlin, Wis., 1,028.
144, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 1,027.
144, Robert Smith, Moorpark, Calif., 1,027.
146, Aaron Groendyk, Wyoming, Mich., 1,026.
147, Guy Johnson, Hampstead, Md., 1,024.
147, David Stouffer, Lehigh Acres, Fla., 1,024.
147, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 1,024.
147, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,024.
151, Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 1,023.
151, Michael Upton, Burnsville, Minn., 1,023.
153, Steve Novak, Bay City, Mich., 1,021.
154, Jeffery Johnson, Freeport, Ill., 1,020.
154, Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,020.
154, Chris VanAkkeren, Chilton, Wis., 1,020.
154, Matthew Krueger, La Crosse, Wis., 1,020.
158, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 1,019.
159, Kenny Ryan, Ocean, N.J., 1,018.
159, Dana Wright, St. Paul, Minn., 1,018.
159, Joseph Tomassoni, Iron Mountain, Mich., 1,018.
159, Nate Van Note, Worthington, Minn., 1,018.
163, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,017.
163, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 1,017.
163, Brandon Bivens, East Ridge, Tenn., 1,017.
166, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,014.
166, David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 1,014.
166, Maria Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 1,014.
169, Alex Hoffman, Oshkosh, Wis., 1,013.
169, Cotie Holbek, Burlington, Wis., 1,013.
171, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 1,012.
171, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 1,012.
173, Neal Johnson, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1,011.
173, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Japan, 1,011.
175, Rick Schafer, Arvada, Colo., 1,009.
175, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 1,009.
175, Dominic Partipilo, Aurora, Ill., 1,009.
178, Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 1,008.
178, Chris Williams, North Las Vegas, NV, 1,008.
180, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,006.
181, Michael Calhoun, Wyandotte, Mich., 1,005.
182, Allen Paulsen, West Haven, Utah, 1,004.
182, Brent Ritchie, Madison, Wis., 1,004.
184, Mike Zarcone, Tonawanda, N.Y., 1,003.
185, Thomas Tkacz, Barkhamsted, Conn., 1,002.
186, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 1,001.
187, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 999.
188, Tylor Greene, Davison, Mich., 998.
189, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 995.
189, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 995.
191, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 994.
191, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 994.
193, Yuya Kato, Japan, 993.
193, Richard Rathjen, Naples, Fla., 993.
195, Lee Vanderhoef, Rising Sun, M.D., 992.
195, Sammy Krucek, Hammond, Ind., 992.
195, Dan Marazzo, Glendale Hts, Ill., 992.
195, Dan Perry, Huntley, Ill., 992.
195, Mitchell Katic, Whiting, Ind., 992.
195, David Labinski, Milwaukee, Wis., 992.
201, Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 991.
201, Robert Clements, Plymouth, Minn., 991.
203, Donald DuPree III, Andalusia, Ala., 990.
203, Christopher Boyd, Brick, N.J., 990.
205, Justin Huben, Green Bay, Wis., 989.
205, Nicholas Scott, Mooresville, N.C., 989.
205, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 989.
205, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 989.
209, Michael Snell, Plattsmouth, Neb., 988.
210, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 987.
211, Brandon Schilling, Dorchester, Wis., 986.
211, Corey Bottos, Houston, 986.
211, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 986.
214, Timothy Martin, Harrisville, R.I., 985.
215, Gregory Bard, Fond du Lac, Wis., 982.
216, John Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 981.
216, Michael Kaul, Neenah, Wis., 981.
218, Adam Resop, Schofield, Wis., 980.
218, Rick Cornelius, Omaha, 980.
220, Mason Petrin, Chicago, 977.
220, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 977.
220, Matthew T. Kuba, Burbank, Ill., 977.
220, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 977.
224, Shawn Haley, Williamstown, Vt., 976.
225, Vince Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill., 975.
225, Bill Crane, Mooresville, Ind., 975.
225, Matt Meyer, Alexandria, Minn., 975.
228, Rick Erce, Madison, Wis., 974.
229, Frank Bellavia Jr., Niagara Falls, N.Y., 973.
229, Eric Villagomez, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 973.
229, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 973.
229, Kristina Wendell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 973.
233, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 971.
234, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 970.
234, Jamie Clark, Plymouth, Minn., 970.
236, Brandon Martin, Derby, Kan., 969.
236, Robert Lee, Japan, 969.
238, Kyle King, Canton, S.D., 968.
239, Chad Bellin, Green Bay, Wis., 967.
240, Trent Mitchell, Chicago, 966.
241, Ryan Yanel, Kenosha, Wis., 965.
242, Donald Durland, Wurtsboro, N.Y., 964.
243, Tim Nelson, Skokie, Ill., 963.
244, Chris Arcaro, Wilmington, N.C., 961.
244, Adam Georg, Cincinnati, Ohio, 961.
244, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 961.
247, James Kedroski, Kansasville, Wis., 960.
248, Bob Vander Vorst, Mandan, N.D., 959.
249, Adam Danielsen, Sioux Falls, S.D., 958.
249, Jeremy Sonnenfeld, Sioux Falls, S.D., 958.
249, Mike Dolan, Fond du Lac, Wis., 958.
252, Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 957.
253, Joshua Doughty, Lake Mills, Wis., 953.
254, Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., 952.
255, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 951.
255, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 951.
257, Kazumi Shioyama, Japan, 950.
258, Al Danz Jr., Escanaba, Mich., 948.
259, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 947.
260, Aaron Martin, Mount Juliet, Tenn., 946.
261, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 945.
262, Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 944.
263, Tom Sorce, Richmond, Va., 942.
264, Tyron McKinney, Ashland, Ky., 940.
265, Jason Griffin, Kenosha, Wis., 938.
266, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 937.
266, Daniel Kimmer, Clearwater, Minn., 937.
268, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 936.
268, Kevin Doler, Columbus, Ga., 936.
268, Ben Zakrocki, Philadelphia, 936.
268, Michael Martin Jr., Cheyenne, Wyo., 936.
272, Tony Roventini, Franklin, Wis., 935.
272, Bradley Crouse, Nazareth, Pa., 935.
272, Alex Blaisdell, Champlin, Minn., 935.
275, Kris Stevens, Moundsview, Minn., 931.
276, Shawn McKee, Mooresville, N.C., 928.
277, Nicholas Parker, Jonesburo, Ark., 927.
278, Thomas Rogers, Madison, Wis., 926.
278, Dylan Davis, Waterville, Maine, 926.
280, Jake Provenzano, Wichita, Kan., 924.
281, Aaron Ramsden, Pleasant Valley, Mo., 921.
282, Stephen Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., 917.
283, Matthew Graham, Stockton, Calif., 916.
284, Shawn Hayes, Farmington, N.Y., 915.
284, Carey Bock, Canada, 915.
286, Dillon Robinson, Sandy, Utah, 912.
286, John Kositzky, Escanaba, Mich., 912.
288, Tod Richardson, Fairbanks, Alaska, 909.
289, Charles Hayslett II, Apple Valley, Minn., 907.
290, Jared Cudnohufsky, Kingsford, Mich., 906.
291, Chris Loonsfoot, Baraga, Mich., 900.
292, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 899.
293, James Therrian, Laurium, Mich., 897.
293, Ryan Saxe, Franklin, Wis., 897.
295, Brian Laurent, Green Bay, Wis., 894.
296, Zeke Webber, St. Paul, Minn., 893.
297, Ayre Cooney, Lee's Summit, Mo., 892.
298, Bradley Skenandore, Green Bay, Wis., 891.
299, Jon Koltz, Green Bay, Wis., 890.
300, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 889.
301, Theo Johnson, Big Flats, N.Y., 888.
302, Josh Basso, Lake Geneva, Wis., 887.
302, Will Vidulich, Hawthorne, N.J., 887.
304, Kevin Weiss, Green Bay, Wis., 886.
305, Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., 885.
305, Jose Rivera, Vine Grove, Ky., 885.
307, Michael Ristow, Manitowoc, Wis., 884.
307, Kenneth Kadonsky, Shawano, Wis., 884.
309, Benjamin Hafeman, Wausau, Wis., 882.
310, Peter Dove, Lanse, Mich., 881.
311, Jeffrey Erickson, Green Bay, Wis., 874.
312, Gary Exner Jr., Racine, Wis., 869.
313, Cory Gilbert, Dickson, Tenn., 866.
314, C.J. Boyer, Coon Rapids, Minn., 861.
315, Tony Hubert, Kankakee, Ill., 858.
315, Erik Hill, Dacula, Ga., 858.
317, Nathan Cushman, Oshkosh, Wis., 857.
318, Nick Wetzel, LaCrosse, Wis., 854.
319, Sean Wolfe, Green Bay, Wis., 853.
320, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 852.
321, Tommy Barna, Westminster, Md., 851.
322, Steven Banks, Oakton, Va., 849.
323, John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 846.
324, Atef Darghali, Clinton Twp, Mich., 844.
325, Anthony Turner, Stevens Point, Wis., 841.
326, Daniel Ott, Marinette, Wis., 830.
327, David Supanich, Orland Park, Ill., 828.
328, Michael Dietzen, Grand Chute, Wis., 826.
329, David Skalnik, Schaumburg, Ill., 820.
329, Beau Rehner, Lake in the Hills, Ill., 820.
331, Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 814.
332, Zachary Green, Madison, Wis., 789.
333, Marshall Mosher, Lake Mills, Wis., 781.
334, Paul Cruikshank, Madison, Wis., 762.
335, Vincent Mayweather, Aurora, Ill., 753.
336, Dennis Ferguson, Bellingham, Wash., 696.