Sportsäsong
Detta är en sammanfattning av säsongen 1968 för Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. Det var turnéns tionde säsong och bestod av 34 evenemang. Jim Stefanich vann fem titlar under säsongen och var Tourens ledande pengavinnare, vilket gav honom utmärkelser som Sporting News PBA Player of the Year. Wayne Zahn vann PBA National Championship , medan Dave Davis tog titeln i Firestone Tournament of Champions .
Turneringsschema
| Händelse |
Bowlingcenter |
Stad |
Datum |
Vinnare |
|
North Phoenix Open
|
Squaw Peak Lanes |
Phoenix, Arizona
|
2–6 jan |
Dick Ritger (4) |
|
Showboat Invitational
|
Showboat Lanes |
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
9–13 jan |
Bill Allen (10) |
|
San Jose Open
|
Saratoga lanes |
San Jose, Kalifornien
|
16–20 jan |
Bill Allen (11) |
|
Denver Open
|
Broadway Bowl |
Denver, Colorado
|
23–27 jan |
Dave Soutar (4) |
|
Cougar Open
|
Kung Louie West |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
30 januari – 3 februari |
Mike Limongello (3) |
|
Tampa Bay-Sertoma Open
|
East Gate Lanes |
Tampa, Florida
|
20–24 feb |
Jim Stefanich (5) |
|
Buckeye Open
|
Imperial Lanes |
Toledo, Ohio
|
27 februari – 2 mars |
Jim Stefanich (6) |
|
Miller High Life Open
|
Bowlero Lanes |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
5–9 mars |
Johnny Günther (3) |
|
Buffalo Open
|
Fairlanes |
Buffalo, New York
|
12–16 mars |
Bob Strampe (4) |
|
Ebonite Gold Cup
|
Echo Lanes |
Mountainside, New Jersey
|
19–23 mars |
Teata Semiz (1) |
|
New Orleans Lions Open
|
Pelican Lanes |
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
26–30 mars |
Dick Ritger (5) |
|
Firestone Tournament of Champions
|
Riviera Lanes |
Akron, Ohio
|
1–6 apr |
Dave Davis (9) |
|
Ebonite Invitational
|
Ellisville Bowl |
St. Louis, Missouri
|
3–6 apr |
Don Glover (1) |
|
Mobile-Sertoma Öppna
|
Florida Bowl |
Mobile, Alabama
|
9–13 apr |
Jim Stefanich (7) |
|
Seattle Open
|
Ballinger skål |
Seattle, Washington
|
6–9 juni |
Billy Hardwick (10) |
|
Portland Open
|
Valley Lanes |
Portland, Oregon
|
13–16 juni |
Jim Stefanich (8) |
|
Fresno Open
|
Cedar Lanes |
Fresno, Kalifornien
|
20–23 juni |
Jim Stefanich (9) |
|
Tucson Open
|
Kaktus skål |
Tucson, Arizona
|
27–30 juni |
Tim Harahan (2) |
|
El Paso Open
|
Bowlero Lanes |
El Paso, Texas
|
4–7 juli |
Mike Durbin (3) |
|
Fort Worth öppet
|
Meadowbrook Lanes |
Fort Worth, Texas
|
11–14 juli |
Don McCune (1) |
|
Houston-Sertoma Open
|
Stadium Bowl |
Houston, Texas
|
18–21 juli |
Wayne Zahn (8) |
|
Kustbevakningen öppen
|
Starlite banor |
Grand Haven, Michigan
|
8–11 aug |
Bill Allen (12) |
|
Waukegan Open
|
Bertrand skål |
Waukegan, Illinois
|
15–18 aug |
Bob Strampe (5) |
|
Canadian Open
|
Laurentian Lanes |
Montreal , Quebec
|
22–25 aug |
Skee Foremsky (3) |
|
Rochester Open
|
Clover Lanes |
Rochester, New York
|
30 augusti – 2 september |
Tim Harahan (3) |
|
Portsmouth-Norfolk Open
|
Mirakelbanor |
Portsmouth, Virginia
|
5–8 sep |
Don Johnson (5) |
|
Altoona Open
|
Semesterskål |
Altoona, Pennsylvania
|
12–15 sep |
Jim Godman (3) |
|
Newark Open
|
Valley Bowl Lanes |
Newark, Ohio
|
19–22 sept |
Bill Allen (13) |
|
Mercury Open
|
Edison Lanes |
Edison, New Jersey
|
22–29 sept |
Wayne Zahn (9) |
|
Japan Gold Cup
|
Starlanes |
Tokyo, Japan
|
1–17 okt |
Don Johnson (6) |
|
Green Bay Open
|
Västra banorna |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
30 okt – 2 nov |
Mike McGrath (2) |
|
Joliet Open
|
Town & Country Lanes |
Joliet, Illinois
|
7–10 nov |
Don Glover (2) |
|
Durham Open
|
Village Bowl |
Durham, North Carolina
|
14–17 nov |
Dave Davis (10) |
|
Nionde årliga PBA National Championship
|
Madison Square Garden Center |
New York, New York
|
1–6 dec |
Wayne Zahn (10) |
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