PBA Bowling Tour: Säsong 1972
| PBA Bowling Tour: Säsong 1972 | |
|---|---|
| Liga | Professional Bowlers Association |
| Sport | Tiokäglors-bowling |
| Varaktighet | 2 januari – 15 december 1972 |
| PBA-turné | |
| Säsongs MVP | Don Johnson |
Detta är en sammanfattning av säsongen 1972 för Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. Det var turnéns 14:e säsong och bestod av 32 evenemang. Med tre segrar, inklusive en major vid BPAA US Open , upprepade Don Johnson som PBA Player of the Year, och blev bara den andra flerfaldiga vinnaren av priset (efter Billy Hardwick ). Med sin tredje seger för säsongen i Brunswick World Open, gick Johnson också med Dick Weber som PBA Tours hittills enda 20-faldiga vinnare.
Mike Durbin tog säsongens andra major vid Firestone Tournament of Champions , medan Johnny Guenther var segraren i PBA National Championship .
Turneringsschema
| Händelse | Bowlingcenter | Stad | Datum | Vinnare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPAA US Open | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 2–8 jan | Don Johnson (18) |
| Denver Open | Colorado Bowl | Denver, Colorado | 11–15 jan | Don Johnson (19) |
| Showboat Invitational | Showboat Lanes | Las Vegas, Nevada | 18–22 jan | Gus Lampo (1) |
| Don Carter Classic | Bowling Square | Arcadia, Kalifornien | 25–29 jan | Bill Beach (1) |
| Mercury Cougar Open | Saratoga lanes | San Jose, Kalifornien | 1–5 feb | Gus Lampo (2) |
| King Louie Open | Kung Louie West | Kansas City, Missouri | 8–12 februari | Larry Laub (3) |
| Winston-Salem Classic | Major League Lanes | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 15–19 feb | Butch Gearhart (4) |
| Fair Lanes Open | Fair Lanes | Springfield, Virginia | 22–26 feb | Bobby Meadows (1) |
| Ebonite Open | Fair Lanes Colosseum | Miami, Florida | 29 februari – 2 mars | Nelson Burton, Jr. (8) |
| Buckeye Open | Imperial Lanes | Toledo, Ohio | 7–11 mars | Curt Schmidt (2) |
| Miller High Life Open | Röda mattan banor | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 14–18 mars | Nelson Burton, Jr. (9) |
| Andy Granatellis STP Classic | Pelican Lanes | New Orleans, Louisiana | 22–25 mars | Don Helling (4) |
| Firestone Tournament of Champions | Riviera Lanes | Akron, Ohio | 28 mars – 1 april | Mike Durbin (5) |
| Seattle Open | Ballinger skål | Seattle, Washington | 2–5 juni | Gary Mage (1) |
| Portland Open | Valley Lanes | Portland, Oregon | 8–11 juni | Earl Anthony (3) |
| Japan Starlanes Open | Mels skål | Redwood City, Kalifornien | 17–20 juni | Earl Anthony (4) |
| Fresno Open | Cedar Lanes | Fresno, Kalifornien | 23–26 juni | Allie Clarke (2) |
| Tucson Open | Kaktus skål | Tucson, Arizona | 1–4 juli | Paul Colwell (1) |
| Winston-Salem Open | Brunswick Wonderbowl | Anaheim, Kalifornien | 7–10 juli | Mike McGrath (6) |
| Houston-Sertoma Open | Stadium Bowl | Houston, Texas | 14–17 juli | Paul Colwell (2) |
| Columbia 300 Open | Cranston skål | Cranston, Rhode Island | 4–7 aug | Barry Asher (5) |
| Bay City Open | Eastland Lanes | Bay City, Michigan | 11–14 aug | Dick Ritger (10) |
| Waukegan Open | Bertrand Lanes | Waukegan, Illinois | 17–20 aug | Nelson Burton, Jr. (10) |
| Grand Rapids Open | Westgate Bowl | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 25–28 aug | Jim Godman (7) |
| South Bend Open | Chippewa lanes | South Bend, Indiana | 1–4 sep | Matt Surina (1) |
| Bellows-Valvair Open | Painesville lanes | Painesville, Ohio | 8–11 sep | Johnny Petraglia (8) |
| Japan Gold Cup | Starlanes | Tokyo, Japan | 23 september – 8 oktober | Barry Asher (6) |
| Bellows-Valvair Open | Hartfield Lanes | Detroit , Michigan | 3–6 nov | Roy Buckley (2) |
| American Airlines Open | Västra skålen | St. Louis, Missouri | 10–13 nov | Earl Anthony (5) |
| Brunswick World Open | Brunswick Northern Bowl | Glendale Heights, Illinois | 19–25 nov | Don Johnson (20) |
| 13:e årliga PBA National Championship | Henrietta Lanes | Rochester, New York | 26 nov – 1 dec | Johnny Günther (7) |
| Winston-Salem Invitational | Honolulu skål | Honolulu, Hawaii | 5–15 dec | Mike McGrath (7) |