Belmo's Round 3 Qualifying at the PBA US OPEN in Indianapolis ...
Game:Score: 1 229 2 205 3 280 4 278 5 278 6 223
Total 1493
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Australia’s Jason Belmonte Makes It Look Easy in Taking Early Third Round U.S. Open Lead
by Bill Vint February 25, 2010 09:05
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Jason Belmonte, Australia’s two-handed star, made one of the most difficult scoring conditions in bowling look easy Thursday as he raced into the early third round lead in the 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open at Woodland Bowl.
Belmonte, who sat in sixth place after the first 12 qualifying games, averaged a blistering 248.33 for his six qualifying games Thursday to finish with an 18-game total of 4,117 pins and a 178-pin lead over Dave Beres of Waukesha, Wis., among the early finishers. At one point in his round, Belmonte rolled consecutive games of 280, 278 and 278 to break away from the field.
With one-third of the field of 352 yet to bowl Thursday, Andres Gomez of Colombia was in third place with 3,920 pins followed by 2005 U.S. Open champion Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, at 3,915 and Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa., at 3,914. O’Neill was in 185th place after the first six games.
Among the bowlers scheduled to bowl their third qualifying round Thursday night are past U.S. Open champions Robert Smith, Pete Weber and Walter Ray Williams Jr.
"I grew up bowling long-format tournaments in Australia where there was lots of qualifying and match play games,” the 26-year-old said. “I think most bowlers will tell you that if you're consistently bowling well, you have a better chance in a long format competition.
“Today, for those three big games, I think that’s the best 36 shots I’ve ever thrown. You can’t bowl any better than that.”
Belmonte, an established international champion with his unusual method of rolling a bowling ball with both hands, is bowling his first full season on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour after winning his first title in the Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic last March to earn a PBA Tour exemption.
His ability to generate significantly higher ball revolutions and hooking power than most conventional bowlers dazzled the near-capacity crowd watching the first of three squads Thursday morning.
“The general consensus is that I would bowl better on the ‘burn’," he said, referring to the second squad of the day when lane oil is moved around by the first squad to sometimes create a higher scoring environment. “Actually I've never done that well on the conditions where there's lots of carrydown. When I bowled on that condition yesterday I was 40 over and very happy to do that well.
“On the fresh condition like we had today I'm usually more confident. If I can play an area where nobody has played, that can be an advantage for me.”
After all players bowl 18 games, the field will be cut to the top 88 for a nine-game cashers’ round Friday morning. The top 24 after 27 games will advance to eight-game match play rounds Friday night and Saturday to determine the four finalists for Sunday’s live ESPN telecast at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.
At stake is the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s final major title of the 2009-10 season, a $60,000 first prize and a three-year PBA Tour exemption.
67TH LUMBER LIQUIDATORS U.S. OPEN
Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 25
EARLY THIRD ROUND (top 50 after 18 games, 2/3 of field only)
1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 4,117.
2, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 3,939.
3, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3,920.
4, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,915.
5, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,914.
6, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,895.
7, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 3,877.
8, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,861.
9, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 3,857.
10, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,846.
11, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,837.
12, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,832.
13, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 3,819.
14, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,816.
15, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,804.
16, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,801.
17, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,783.
18, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,780.
19, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,775.
20, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,744.
21, Daniel Hannagan, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., 3,739.
22, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 3,738.
23, Anthony Jordan, Sycamore, Ill., 3,738.
24, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 3,734.
25, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 3,732.
26, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 3,730.
27, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 3,729.
28, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,719.
29, Ken Jessee, Huber Heights, Ohio, 3,717.
30, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., 3,709.
31, Rick Hara, Darien, Ill., 3,700.
32, (tie) Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., and Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 3,690.
34, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 3,678.
35, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,677.
36, Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering, Ohio, 3,665.
37, Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 3,646.
38, John Szczerbinski, Wichita, Kan., 3,642.
39, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 3,640.
40, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 3,638.
41, George Brooks, Loveland, Colo., 3,636.
42, Terry Krawec, Canada, 3,633.
43, Antonio Medina, Davenport, Iowa, 3,632.
44, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 3,627.
45, Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 3,621.
46, (tie) Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., and Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 3,618.
48, Michael Christensen, Great Falls, Mont., 3,615.
49, Jack Laffey, Indianapolis, 3,613.
50, (tie) Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., and Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 3,612.
300 Games – Nathan Bohr, Mitch Beasley
Game:Score: 1 229 2 205 3 280 4 278 5 278 6 223
Total 1493
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Australia’s Jason Belmonte Makes It Look Easy in Taking Early Third Round U.S. Open Lead
by Bill Vint February 25, 2010 09:05
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Jason Belmonte, Australia’s two-handed star, made one of the most difficult scoring conditions in bowling look easy Thursday as he raced into the early third round lead in the 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open at Woodland Bowl.
Belmonte, who sat in sixth place after the first 12 qualifying games, averaged a blistering 248.33 for his six qualifying games Thursday to finish with an 18-game total of 4,117 pins and a 178-pin lead over Dave Beres of Waukesha, Wis., among the early finishers. At one point in his round, Belmonte rolled consecutive games of 280, 278 and 278 to break away from the field.
With one-third of the field of 352 yet to bowl Thursday, Andres Gomez of Colombia was in third place with 3,920 pins followed by 2005 U.S. Open champion Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, at 3,915 and Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa., at 3,914. O’Neill was in 185th place after the first six games.
Among the bowlers scheduled to bowl their third qualifying round Thursday night are past U.S. Open champions Robert Smith, Pete Weber and Walter Ray Williams Jr.
"I grew up bowling long-format tournaments in Australia where there was lots of qualifying and match play games,” the 26-year-old said. “I think most bowlers will tell you that if you're consistently bowling well, you have a better chance in a long format competition.
“Today, for those three big games, I think that’s the best 36 shots I’ve ever thrown. You can’t bowl any better than that.”
Belmonte, an established international champion with his unusual method of rolling a bowling ball with both hands, is bowling his first full season on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour after winning his first title in the Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic last March to earn a PBA Tour exemption.
His ability to generate significantly higher ball revolutions and hooking power than most conventional bowlers dazzled the near-capacity crowd watching the first of three squads Thursday morning.
“The general consensus is that I would bowl better on the ‘burn’," he said, referring to the second squad of the day when lane oil is moved around by the first squad to sometimes create a higher scoring environment. “Actually I've never done that well on the conditions where there's lots of carrydown. When I bowled on that condition yesterday I was 40 over and very happy to do that well.
“On the fresh condition like we had today I'm usually more confident. If I can play an area where nobody has played, that can be an advantage for me.”
After all players bowl 18 games, the field will be cut to the top 88 for a nine-game cashers’ round Friday morning. The top 24 after 27 games will advance to eight-game match play rounds Friday night and Saturday to determine the four finalists for Sunday’s live ESPN telecast at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.
At stake is the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s final major title of the 2009-10 season, a $60,000 first prize and a three-year PBA Tour exemption.
67TH LUMBER LIQUIDATORS U.S. OPEN
Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 25
EARLY THIRD ROUND (top 50 after 18 games, 2/3 of field only)
1, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 4,117.
2, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 3,939.
3, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3,920.
4, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,915.
5, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,914.
6, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,895.
7, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 3,877.
8, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,861.
9, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 3,857.
10, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,846.
11, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,837.
12, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,832.
13, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 3,819.
14, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,816.
15, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,804.
16, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,801.
17, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,783.
18, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,780.
19, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,775.
20, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,744.
21, Daniel Hannagan, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., 3,739.
22, Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky., 3,738.
23, Anthony Jordan, Sycamore, Ill., 3,738.
24, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 3,734.
25, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 3,732.
26, Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, 3,730.
27, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 3,729.
28, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3,719.
29, Ken Jessee, Huber Heights, Ohio, 3,717.
30, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., 3,709.
31, Rick Hara, Darien, Ill., 3,700.
32, (tie) Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., and Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 3,690.
34, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 3,678.
35, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,677.
36, Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering, Ohio, 3,665.
37, Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 3,646.
38, John Szczerbinski, Wichita, Kan., 3,642.
39, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 3,640.
40, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 3,638.
41, George Brooks, Loveland, Colo., 3,636.
42, Terry Krawec, Canada, 3,633.
43, Antonio Medina, Davenport, Iowa, 3,632.
44, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 3,627.
45, Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., 3,621.
46, (tie) Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., and Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 3,618.
48, Michael Christensen, Great Falls, Mont., 3,615.
49, Jack Laffey, Indianapolis, 3,613.
50, (tie) Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., and Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 3,612.
300 Games – Nathan Bohr, Mitch Beasley
