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For PBA Hall of Famer Brian Voss, “24” was Sunday’s key number.
Voss, in his 24th season on the Denny’s PBA Tour, snapped a 24-event winless streak and earned his 24th career title with a 237-190 win over Steve Wilson in the title match of the 2006 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Classic at Lightning Strikes.
The 47-year-old from Alpharetta, Ga., clinched the victory and the $40,000 top prize with strikes in frames 7-9 after converting two single pin spares in frames 5 and 6.
“Well, I know my math and that’s one [win] per year. If I bowl six more years that means 30 titles,” said Voss, whose 24 Tour titles ranks 9th in PBA history. “I’m in this for the long haul.”
Wilson had jumped out to an early lead, striking on his first three shots. After a strike in the 5th, he lost his shot and failed to strike the rest of the way.
Voss, who used an Elite R47 strike ball Sunday, advanced to the title match be defeating the 2005 PBA Player of the Year Patrick Allen in the semifinals, 258-198. Voss closed out the match with eight straight strikes while Allen left a 6-7-10 split in the 5th and 4-7-10 split in the 8th.
Wilson beat Chris Barnes, looking for his seventh career Tour title, 246-236, in their semifinal. The setback for Barnes makes him 1-11 in his last 12 televised matches.
Wilson earned $20,000 for his 2nd place finish while Barnes (Flower Mound, Texas) and Allen (Tarrytown, N.Y.) earned $10,000 apiece for 3rd and 4th, respectively.
The Denny’s PBA Tour heads to Norcross, Ga., for the 2006 Bayer Atlanta Classic, Feb. 1-5 at Brunswick Zone Norcross.
The finals take place Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. EST, with the tape-delayed ESPN telecast beginning at 5 p.m. The winner will take home the $40,000 top prize and an exemption for the 2006-07 season.
Denny’s PBA Tour
2006 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Classic
Lightning Strikes
Trussville, Ala.
Sunday, Jan. 29
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, Hometown Total/Games Money
1. Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga. 495 (2 games) $40,000
2. Steve Wilson, Lake Worth, Fla. 436 (2 games) $20,000
3. Chris Barnes, Flower Mound, Texas 236 (1 game) $10,000
4. Patrick Allen, Tarrytown, N.Y. 198 (1 game) $10,000
SCORES – In the semifinals, Wilson def. Barnes, 246-236, and Voss def. Allen, 258-198; and in the final, Voss def. Wilson, 237-190.
This is Voss’s 24th career Denny’s PBA Tour title.
Info from : www.pba.com
Frosty
Voss, in his 24th season on the Denny’s PBA Tour, snapped a 24-event winless streak and earned his 24th career title with a 237-190 win over Steve Wilson in the title match of the 2006 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Classic at Lightning Strikes.
The 47-year-old from Alpharetta, Ga., clinched the victory and the $40,000 top prize with strikes in frames 7-9 after converting two single pin spares in frames 5 and 6.
“Well, I know my math and that’s one [win] per year. If I bowl six more years that means 30 titles,” said Voss, whose 24 Tour titles ranks 9th in PBA history. “I’m in this for the long haul.”
Wilson had jumped out to an early lead, striking on his first three shots. After a strike in the 5th, he lost his shot and failed to strike the rest of the way.
Voss, who used an Elite R47 strike ball Sunday, advanced to the title match be defeating the 2005 PBA Player of the Year Patrick Allen in the semifinals, 258-198. Voss closed out the match with eight straight strikes while Allen left a 6-7-10 split in the 5th and 4-7-10 split in the 8th.
Wilson beat Chris Barnes, looking for his seventh career Tour title, 246-236, in their semifinal. The setback for Barnes makes him 1-11 in his last 12 televised matches.
Wilson earned $20,000 for his 2nd place finish while Barnes (Flower Mound, Texas) and Allen (Tarrytown, N.Y.) earned $10,000 apiece for 3rd and 4th, respectively.
The Denny’s PBA Tour heads to Norcross, Ga., for the 2006 Bayer Atlanta Classic, Feb. 1-5 at Brunswick Zone Norcross.
The finals take place Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. EST, with the tape-delayed ESPN telecast beginning at 5 p.m. The winner will take home the $40,000 top prize and an exemption for the 2006-07 season.
Denny’s PBA Tour
2006 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Classic
Lightning Strikes
Trussville, Ala.
Sunday, Jan. 29
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, Hometown Total/Games Money
1. Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga. 495 (2 games) $40,000
2. Steve Wilson, Lake Worth, Fla. 436 (2 games) $20,000
3. Chris Barnes, Flower Mound, Texas 236 (1 game) $10,000
4. Patrick Allen, Tarrytown, N.Y. 198 (1 game) $10,000
SCORES – In the semifinals, Wilson def. Barnes, 246-236, and Voss def. Allen, 258-198; and in the final, Voss def. Wilson, 237-190.
This is Voss’s 24th career Denny’s PBA Tour title.
Info from : www.pba.com
Frosty
