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WYOMING, Mich. - April 2, 2006
Patrick Allen isn’t quite ready to relinquish his PBA Player of the Year title just yet.
The 2005 PBA Player of the Year won his second title of the season, defeating Patrick Healey Jr., 259-193, in the title match of the 2006 Great Lakes Classic at Spectrum Lanes.
Allen, who won four titles last season including the 2005 Denny’s World Championship, captured his seventh career title.
“Obviously it’s been a long season. This was a tough week with guys trying to get exempt for next year,” said Allen (Tarrytown, N.Y.), who took home $40,000 for the win. “To make the show and get a title this late in the season after the season I had last year is very gratifying, and hopefully silences the critics who said I was a one-year wonder.”
Allen started the title match with strikes in the first three frames, and after a spare in the 4th and a strike in the 5th, he got a huge break in the 6th. Allen left a 7-10 split, but the 7-pin fell late, helping Allen avoid a possible open frame.
Healey, meanwhile, suffered through five-consecutive nine-spares in frames 3-7, then opened in the 9th frame. Allen took advantage by striking on his final six shots to clinch the title.
Allen advanced to the title match with a 248-245 win over Pete Weber. Weber took the early lead with four straight strikes in frames 3-6. Two straight spares, however, gave Allen a chance to take control and he did with five consecutive strikes. Allen struck with his first ball in the 10th and knocked down nine on his next shot to shut Weber out.
Healey advanced to the title match with a 258-188 win over Chris Barnes. Healey struck in nine of his last 10 shots, while Barnes opened in the 6th frame to fall to 1-12 in his last 13 matches on TV. The win for Healey broke a four-match losing streak on TV.
Healey (Flower Mound, Texas) took home $20,000 for 2nd, while Barnes (Flower Mound, Texas) and Weber (St. Ann, Mo.) earned $10,000 apiece for the 3rd and 4th place finishes, respectively.
The Denny’s PBA Tour heads to Uncasville, Conn., for the final event of the 2005-06 season, the 2006 Dexter Tournament of Champions April 6-9. The live ESPN finals take place Sunday, April 9 at 1 p.m. ET, with the winner taking home $100,000 and a two-season Tour exemption in the season’s fourth Major.
Notes
Allen, who used Ebonite's The One, is the first No. 1 seed to win a standard Tour event since Pete Weber won the 2004 Medford Open, defeating Tommy Delutz Jr., 265-256.
Denny’s PBA Tour
2006 Great Lakes Classic
Spectrum Lanes
Wyoming, Mich.
Sunday, April 2
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, Hometown Total/Games Money
1. Patrick Allen, Tarrytown, N.Y. 507 (2 games) $40,000
2. Patrick Healey Jr., Flower Mound, Texas 451 (2 games) $20,000
3. Chris Barnes, Flower Mound, Texas 188 (1 game) $10,000
4. Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo. 245 (1 game) $10,000
SCORES – In the semifinals, Allen def. Weber, 248-245, and Healey def. Barnes, 258-188; and in the final, Allen def. Healey, 259-193.
Info from www.pba.com
Frosty
WYOMING, Mich. - April 2, 2006
Patrick Allen isn’t quite ready to relinquish his PBA Player of the Year title just yet.
The 2005 PBA Player of the Year won his second title of the season, defeating Patrick Healey Jr., 259-193, in the title match of the 2006 Great Lakes Classic at Spectrum Lanes.
Allen, who won four titles last season including the 2005 Denny’s World Championship, captured his seventh career title.
“Obviously it’s been a long season. This was a tough week with guys trying to get exempt for next year,” said Allen (Tarrytown, N.Y.), who took home $40,000 for the win. “To make the show and get a title this late in the season after the season I had last year is very gratifying, and hopefully silences the critics who said I was a one-year wonder.”
Allen started the title match with strikes in the first three frames, and after a spare in the 4th and a strike in the 5th, he got a huge break in the 6th. Allen left a 7-10 split, but the 7-pin fell late, helping Allen avoid a possible open frame.
Healey, meanwhile, suffered through five-consecutive nine-spares in frames 3-7, then opened in the 9th frame. Allen took advantage by striking on his final six shots to clinch the title.
Allen advanced to the title match with a 248-245 win over Pete Weber. Weber took the early lead with four straight strikes in frames 3-6. Two straight spares, however, gave Allen a chance to take control and he did with five consecutive strikes. Allen struck with his first ball in the 10th and knocked down nine on his next shot to shut Weber out.
Healey advanced to the title match with a 258-188 win over Chris Barnes. Healey struck in nine of his last 10 shots, while Barnes opened in the 6th frame to fall to 1-12 in his last 13 matches on TV. The win for Healey broke a four-match losing streak on TV.
Healey (Flower Mound, Texas) took home $20,000 for 2nd, while Barnes (Flower Mound, Texas) and Weber (St. Ann, Mo.) earned $10,000 apiece for the 3rd and 4th place finishes, respectively.
The Denny’s PBA Tour heads to Uncasville, Conn., for the final event of the 2005-06 season, the 2006 Dexter Tournament of Champions April 6-9. The live ESPN finals take place Sunday, April 9 at 1 p.m. ET, with the winner taking home $100,000 and a two-season Tour exemption in the season’s fourth Major.
Notes
Allen, who used Ebonite's The One, is the first No. 1 seed to win a standard Tour event since Pete Weber won the 2004 Medford Open, defeating Tommy Delutz Jr., 265-256.
Denny’s PBA Tour
2006 Great Lakes Classic
Spectrum Lanes
Wyoming, Mich.
Sunday, April 2
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, Hometown Total/Games Money
1. Patrick Allen, Tarrytown, N.Y. 507 (2 games) $40,000
2. Patrick Healey Jr., Flower Mound, Texas 451 (2 games) $20,000
3. Chris Barnes, Flower Mound, Texas 188 (1 game) $10,000
4. Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo. 245 (1 game) $10,000
SCORES – In the semifinals, Allen def. Weber, 248-245, and Healey def. Barnes, 258-188; and in the final, Allen def. Healey, 259-193.
Info from www.pba.com
Frosty
