PBA Bowling Tour: 2001β02 Season | |
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League | Professional Bowlers Association |
Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
Duration | January 9, 2001 β March 17, 2002 |
PBA Tour | |
Season MVP | Parker Bohn III |
This is a recap of the 2001β02 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour. It was the tour's 43rd season. This was a transitional season for the PBA Tour following its sale in April 2000. After holding nine events in the early part of 2001, the PBA announced it was moving to a "seasonal" (SeptemberβMarch) National Tour format. The first event under this new format would have been the Wichita Open on September 13, but it was cancelled due to the September 11th attacks. [1] An additional 21 events were held in this time frame, for a total of 30 events in 2001β02. [2]
Parker Bohn III won his second PBA Player of the Year award in three seasons, after posting five titles on the season. The season featured two PBA World Championship events. The first, in 2001, was won by Walter Ray Williams, Jr. The second, in 2002, offered an unprecedented $120,000 first prize and was won by Doug Kent. There were also two ABC Masters events, one in each calendar year. Parker Bohn III won the 2001 event, while amateur Brett Wolfe won the 2002 event.
The season's other major, the U.S. Open was won by Mika Koivuniemi. [3]
With his win in the Silicon Valley Open, Mike Aulby became the only bowler in history to win at least one standard PBA Tour title in four different decades.
Event | City | Dates | Winner |
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NBS National/Senior Doubles | Reno, Nevada | Jan 9β14 |
Parker Bohn III (25), Rohn Morton |
Silicon Valley Open | Daly City, California | Jan 16β21 | Mike Aulby (27) |
The Orleans Casino Open | Las Vegas, Nevada | Jan 21β25 | Ryan Shafer (3) |
PBA World Championship | Toledo, Ohio | Jan 28 β Feb 4 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (33) |
Parker Bohn III Empire State Open | Latham, New York | Feb 7β11 | Parker Bohn III (26) |
Tar Heel Open | Burlington, North Carolina | Feb 13β18 | Ricky Ward (5) |
The Villages PBA Open | The Villages, Florida | Feb 20β24 | Jason Couch (9) |
The Battle at Little Creek | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Mar 1β4 | Steve Wilson (3) |
ABC Masters | Reno, Nevada | Jun 11β16 | Parker Bohn III (27) |
Japan Cup | Tokyo, Japan | Sep 5β9 | Bob Learn, Jr. (5) |
PBA Peoria Open | Peoria, Illinois | Sep 20β25 | Kurt Pilon (1) |
PBA Greater Nashville Open | Hendersonville, Tennessee | Sep 27 β Oct 2 | Chris Barnes (3) |
PBA Miller High Life Open | Indianapolis, Indiana | Oct 4β9 | Dave Arnold (3) |
PBA Great Lakes Classic | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Oct 11β16 | Pete Weber (26) |
PBA Greater Detroit Classic | Taylor, Michigan | Oct 18β23 | Patrick Allen (1) |
PBA Johnny Petraglia Open | North Brunswick, New Jersey | Oct 25β30 | Danny Wiseman (9) |
PBA Greater Cincinnati Classic | Erlanger, Kentucky | Nov 6β11 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (34) |
PBA Long Island Open |
Syosset, New York Uncasville, Connecticut |
Nov 13β18 | Tommy Delutz, Jr. (2) |
PBA Greater Louisville Open | Louisville, Kentucky | Nov 21β25 | Pete Weber (27) |
Bowling's U.S. Open | Fountain Valley, California | Dec 2β9 | Mika Koivuniemi (2) |
PBA Earl Anthony Memorial Classic | Kirkland, Washington | Jan 1β6 | Parker Bohn III (28) |
PBA Medford Open | Medford, Oregon | Jan 8β13 | Ricky Ward (6) |
ABC Masters | Reno, Nevada | Jan 15β20 | Brett Wolfe (amateur) |
PBA Orleans Casino Open | Las Vegas, Nevada | Jan 19β24 | Brian Voss (21) |
PBA Dallas Open | Dallas, Texas | Jan 29 β Feb 3 | Ritchie Allen (1) |
PBA Columbia 300 Tar Heel Open | Burlington, North Carolina | Feb 5β9 | Pete Weber (28) |
PBA Empire State Open | Latham, New York | Feb 13β17 | Robert Smith (3) |
PBA Flagship Open | Erie, Pennsylvania | Feb 20β24 | Steve Wilson (4) |
PBA World Championship | Toledo, Ohio | Feb 24 β Mar 3 | Doug Kent (5) |
The Battle at Little Creek | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Mar 13β17 | Parker Bohn III (29) |
PBA Bowling Tour: 2001β02 Season | |
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League | Professional Bowlers Association |
Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
Duration | January 9, 2001 β March 17, 2002 |
PBA Tour | |
Season MVP | Parker Bohn III |
This is a recap of the 2001β02 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour. It was the tour's 43rd season. This was a transitional season for the PBA Tour following its sale in April 2000. After holding nine events in the early part of 2001, the PBA announced it was moving to a "seasonal" (SeptemberβMarch) National Tour format. The first event under this new format would have been the Wichita Open on September 13, but it was cancelled due to the September 11th attacks. [1] An additional 21 events were held in this time frame, for a total of 30 events in 2001β02. [2]
Parker Bohn III won his second PBA Player of the Year award in three seasons, after posting five titles on the season. The season featured two PBA World Championship events. The first, in 2001, was won by Walter Ray Williams, Jr. The second, in 2002, offered an unprecedented $120,000 first prize and was won by Doug Kent. There were also two ABC Masters events, one in each calendar year. Parker Bohn III won the 2001 event, while amateur Brett Wolfe won the 2002 event.
The season's other major, the U.S. Open was won by Mika Koivuniemi. [3]
With his win in the Silicon Valley Open, Mike Aulby became the only bowler in history to win at least one standard PBA Tour title in four different decades.
Event | City | Dates | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
NBS National/Senior Doubles | Reno, Nevada | Jan 9β14 |
Parker Bohn III (25), Rohn Morton |
Silicon Valley Open | Daly City, California | Jan 16β21 | Mike Aulby (27) |
The Orleans Casino Open | Las Vegas, Nevada | Jan 21β25 | Ryan Shafer (3) |
PBA World Championship | Toledo, Ohio | Jan 28 β Feb 4 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (33) |
Parker Bohn III Empire State Open | Latham, New York | Feb 7β11 | Parker Bohn III (26) |
Tar Heel Open | Burlington, North Carolina | Feb 13β18 | Ricky Ward (5) |
The Villages PBA Open | The Villages, Florida | Feb 20β24 | Jason Couch (9) |
The Battle at Little Creek | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Mar 1β4 | Steve Wilson (3) |
ABC Masters | Reno, Nevada | Jun 11β16 | Parker Bohn III (27) |
Japan Cup | Tokyo, Japan | Sep 5β9 | Bob Learn, Jr. (5) |
PBA Peoria Open | Peoria, Illinois | Sep 20β25 | Kurt Pilon (1) |
PBA Greater Nashville Open | Hendersonville, Tennessee | Sep 27 β Oct 2 | Chris Barnes (3) |
PBA Miller High Life Open | Indianapolis, Indiana | Oct 4β9 | Dave Arnold (3) |
PBA Great Lakes Classic | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Oct 11β16 | Pete Weber (26) |
PBA Greater Detroit Classic | Taylor, Michigan | Oct 18β23 | Patrick Allen (1) |
PBA Johnny Petraglia Open | North Brunswick, New Jersey | Oct 25β30 | Danny Wiseman (9) |
PBA Greater Cincinnati Classic | Erlanger, Kentucky | Nov 6β11 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (34) |
PBA Long Island Open |
Syosset, New York Uncasville, Connecticut |
Nov 13β18 | Tommy Delutz, Jr. (2) |
PBA Greater Louisville Open | Louisville, Kentucky | Nov 21β25 | Pete Weber (27) |
Bowling's U.S. Open | Fountain Valley, California | Dec 2β9 | Mika Koivuniemi (2) |
PBA Earl Anthony Memorial Classic | Kirkland, Washington | Jan 1β6 | Parker Bohn III (28) |
PBA Medford Open | Medford, Oregon | Jan 8β13 | Ricky Ward (6) |
ABC Masters | Reno, Nevada | Jan 15β20 | Brett Wolfe (amateur) |
PBA Orleans Casino Open | Las Vegas, Nevada | Jan 19β24 | Brian Voss (21) |
PBA Dallas Open | Dallas, Texas | Jan 29 β Feb 3 | Ritchie Allen (1) |
PBA Columbia 300 Tar Heel Open | Burlington, North Carolina | Feb 5β9 | Pete Weber (28) |
PBA Empire State Open | Latham, New York | Feb 13β17 | Robert Smith (3) |
PBA Flagship Open | Erie, Pennsylvania | Feb 20β24 | Steve Wilson (4) |
PBA World Championship | Toledo, Ohio | Feb 24 β Mar 3 | Doug Kent (5) |
The Battle at Little Creek | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Mar 13β17 | Parker Bohn III (29) |