This is a recap of the 2001–02 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" (September–March) 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 2001–02.[2]
| PBA Bowling Tour: 2001–02 Season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Bowlers Association |
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
| Duration | January 9, 2001 – March 17, 2002 |
| PBA Tour | |
| Season MVP | Parker Bohn III |
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.
Tournament schedule
edit| Event | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBS National/Senior Doubles | Reno, Nevada | Jan 9–14 | Parker Bohn III (25), Rohn Morton |
| Silicon Valley Open | Daly City, California | Jan 16–21 | Mike Aulby (27) |
| The Orleans Casino Open | Las Vegas, Nevada | Jan 21–25 | Ryan Shafer (3) |
| PBA World Championship | Toledo, Ohio | Jan 28 – Feb 4 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (33) |
| Parker Bohn III Empire State Open | Latham, New York | Feb 7–11 | Parker Bohn III (26) |
| Tar Heel Open | Burlington, North Carolina | Feb 13–18 | Ricky Ward (5) |
| The Villages PBA Open | The Villages, Florida | Feb 20–24 | Jason Couch (9) |
| The Battle at Little Creek | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Mar 1–4 | Steve Wilson (3) |
| ABC Masters | Reno, Nevada | Jun 11–16 | Parker Bohn III (27) |
| Japan Cup | Tokyo, Japan | Sep 5–9 | Bob Learn, Jr. (5) |
| PBA Peoria Open | Peoria, Illinois | Sep 20–25 | Kurt Pilon (1) |
| PBA Greater Nashville Open | Hendersonville, Tennessee | Sep 27 – Oct 2 | Chris Barnes (3) |
| PBA Miller High Life Open | Indianapolis, Indiana | Oct 4–9 | Dave Arnold (3) |
| PBA Great Lakes Classic | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Oct 11–16 | Pete Weber (26) |
| PBA Greater Detroit Classic | Taylor, Michigan | Oct 18–23 | Patrick Allen (1) |
| PBA Johnny Petraglia Open | North Brunswick, New Jersey | Oct 25–30 | Danny Wiseman (9) |
| PBA Greater Cincinnati Classic | Erlanger, Kentucky | Nov 6–11 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (34) |
| PBA Long Island Open | Syosset, New York Uncasville, Connecticut |
Nov 13–18 | Tommy Delutz, Jr. (2) |
| PBA Greater Louisville Open | Louisville, Kentucky | Nov 21–25 | Pete Weber (27) |
| Bowling's U.S. Open | Fountain Valley, California | Dec 2–9 | Mika Koivuniemi (2) |
| PBA Earl Anthony Memorial Classic | Kirkland, Washington | Jan 1–6 | Parker Bohn III (28) |
| PBA Medford Open | Medford, Oregon | Jan 8–13 | Ricky Ward (6) |
| ABC Masters | Reno, Nevada | Jan 15–20 | Brett Wolfe (amateur) |
| PBA Orleans Casino Open | Las Vegas, Nevada | Jan 19–24 | Brian Voss (21) |
| PBA Dallas Open | Dallas, Texas | Jan 29 – Feb 3 | Ritchie Allen (1) |
| PBA Columbia 300 Tar Heel Open | Burlington, North Carolina | Feb 5–9 | Pete Weber (28) |
| PBA Empire State Open | Latham, New York | Feb 13–17 | Robert Smith (3) |
| PBA Flagship Open | Erie, Pennsylvania | Feb 20–24 | Steve Wilson (4) |
| PBA World Championship | Toledo, Ohio | Feb 24 – Mar 3 | Doug Kent (5) |
| The Battle at Little Creek | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Mar 13–17 | Parker Bohn III (29) |
References
edit- ^ "New-look PBA will debut on Sept. 13". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "PBA History". PBA.
- ^ "PBA Champions by Season". PBA.