Another aussie on the PBA tour?

[$$Pricey$$]

i'd like to say good luck to george frilingos who is over in america bowling the pba tour trials in a bid to earn an exemption for the 2009-2010 season.

all competitors bowl 9 games on a different pba oil pattern every day, and the top eight bowlers every day recieve a full exemption for the pba tour.

From pba.com

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 PRACTICE SESSION

OPEN PRACTICE 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Shark: Lanes 41-50
Scorpion: Lanes 51-60
Cheetah: Lanes 61-74
Viper: Lanes 75-84
Chameleon: Lanes 85-94

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Cheetah Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES
3:30 PM Viper Pattern Practice (One Hour)

Thursday, May 28, 2009
Viper Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES
3:30 PM Chameleon Pattern Practice (One Hour)

Friday, May 29, 2009
Chameleon Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES
3:30 PM Scorpion Pattern Practice (One Hour)

Saturday, May 30, 2009
Scorpion Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES
3:30 PM Shark Pattern Practice (One Hour)

Sunday, May 31, 2009
Shark Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES

Top eight (8) competitors from the five (5) day cumulative pin totals will earn a PBA Tour exemption for the 2009 – 10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season.

 

[happychicken]

GOOD LUCK GEORGE

 

[Peanut]

Great Start for George Sitting as the cut after 9 games on the Cheetah pattern.. 2079 for 9 games.

The next pattern up is the Viper for another 9 game!

Keep it up George!

 

[krdavis]

Results of Round 1 below:

Pos Name Hometown Games Total Pinfall +/- 200 Average
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1 Cassidy Schaub Ashland, Ohio 9 2187 +387 243.00
2 Ryan Ciminelli Cheektowaga, N.Y. 9 2180 +380 242.22
3 Thomas Smallwood Flushing, Mich. 9 2171 +371 241.22
4 Stevie Weber Chalmette, La 9 2152 +352 239.11
5 Joe Ciccone Buffalo, N.Y. 9 2128 +328 236.44
6 Stuart Williams Cheshire, England 9 2120 +320 235.56
7 Sean Riccardi Piscataway, N.J. 9 2083 +283 231.44
8 George Frilingos* Brisbane, Queensland, Australi 9 2079 +279 231.00
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8 George Lambert IV Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 9 2079 +279 231.00
8 Tom Hess Urbandale, Iowa 9 2079 +279 231.00
11 Ken Simard Greenville, S.C. 9 2074 +274 230.44
11 Won-Young Choi* Seoul, South Korea 9 2074 +274 230.44
13 Billy Oatman Chicago 9 2062 +262 229.11
14 D.J. Archer Mineral Wells, Texas 9 2057 +257 228.56
15 Tae-Hwa Jeong* Tae Jeon, South Korea 9 2055 +255 228.33
16 Andrew Cain Scottsdale, Ariz. 9 2050 +250 227.78
17 Tim Mack Indianapolis 9 2045 +245 227.22
18 Anthony LaCaze Melrose Park, Ill 9 2040 +240 226.67
19 Timothy Behrendt St Louis 9 2037 +237 226.33
20 Randy Weiss Columbia, S.C. 9 2029 +229 225.44
21 Bill Rowe* Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 9 2028 +228 225.33
21 Brian LeClair Athens, N.Y. 9 2028 +228 225.33
23 Seo Hak Jung* Seoul, South Korea 9 2023 +223 224.78
24 Jason Wojnar Chicago 9 2021 +221 224.56
25 Kelly Kulick Union, N.J. 9 2019 +219 224.33
26 Mitch Beasley Puyallup, Wash. 9 2010 +210 223.33
27 Thomas Wall III Fayetteville, N.C. 9 2005 +205 222.78
28 Gregory Thompson Jr Dayton, Ohio 9 2004 +204 222.67
29 Johnny Petraglia Jr. Youngstown, Ohio 9 1997 +197 221.89
30 Jong Soo Park* Inchum, South Korea 9 1990 +190 221.11
31 Daniel Patterson Utica, N.Y. 9 1982 +182 220.22
32 Dru LaJoy Cohoes, N.Y. 9 1976 +176 219.56
33 Eddie Graham Centerville, Ohio 9 1975 +175 219.44
34 Jesse Buss Wichita, Kan. 9 1973 +173 219.22
35 Rudy Kasimakis Baldwyn, Miss. 9 1971 +171 219.00
36 Brian Kjergaard Fulton, Ill 9 1970 +170 218.89
37 Jason Hurd St Petersburg, Fla. 9 1953 +153 217.00
37 Andres Gomez* Colombia 9 1953 +153 217.00
39 Jason Poli West Des Moines, Iowa 9 1949 +149 216.56
40 Lucas Legnani BA, Argentina 9 1947 +147 216.33
40 Jason Mahr Spring Hill, Fla. 9 1947 +147 216.33
42 Dave D'Entremont Middleburg Heights, Ohio 9 1946 +146 216.22
43 Michael Norris Livonia, Mich. 9 1938 +138 215.33
43 Scott Newell Deland, Fla. 9 1938 +138 215.33
45 Matthew O'Grady South Amboy, N.J. 9 1927 +127 214.11
45 Mason Brantley Detroit 9 1927 +127 214.11
47 Kyung-Shin Park* Seoul, South Korea 9 1926 +126 214.00
48 Humberto Vazquez San Pedro, Mexico 9 1922 +122 213.56
49 Jim Tomek Jr. Camp Hill, Pa. 9 1919 +119 213.22
50 Jeffrey Roche Dearborn, Mich 9 1918 +118 213.11
51 Joe Paluszek Bensalem, Pa. 9 1914 +114 212.67
52 Bo Goergen Midland, Mich 9 1912 +112 212.44
52 Christopher Collins Savannah, Ga. 9 1912 +112 212.44
54 Bobby Hall II Landover, Md. 9 1911 +111 212.33
55 Curtis Foss Medina, N.Y. 9 1906 +106 211.78
56 Robert Piroozshad Huntington Beach, Calif 9 1903 +103 211.44
57 David Williams Jr. Omaha, Neb. 9 1899 +99 211.00
58 Tom Sorce Blasdell, N.Y. 9 1893 +93 210.33
59 Frank Testa Akron, Ohio 9 1886 +86 209.56
60 John Cicero Colorado Springs, Colo 9 1879 +79 208.78
61 Bryan Paul Brooklyn, N.Y. 9 1876 +76 208.44
62 Walter Schaub II Schaumburg, Ill. 9 1872 +72 208.00
63 Quinton Bohlen Decorah, Iowa 9 1869 +69 207.67
64 Craig LeMond Jasper, Ind. 9 1865 +65 207.22
65 Chad Kloss Greenfield, Wis 9 1859 +59 206.56
66 James Wallace Hicksville, N.Y. 9 1858 +58 206.44
67 Joe Bailey Pittsburgh 9 1849 +49 205.44
68 David Simard* Granby, QC, Canada 9 1837 +37 204.11
69 Lee Vanderhoef Greenville, S.C. 9 1830 +30 203.33
70 Johnathan Bower Middletown, Pa. 9 1828 +28 203.11
71 Michael Wall Fayetteville, N.C. 9 1811 +11 201.22
71 Nick Weber St. Charles, Mo. 9 1811 +11 201.22
73 J.T. (Action) Jackson Valley Village, Calif 9 1810 +10 201.11
74 Dan MacLelland* Windsor, Ont., Canada 9 1798 -2 199.78
75 Daniel Freeman Indianapolis 9 1788 -12 198.67
76 Tim Bell Garden City, Mich 9 1781 -19 197.89
77 Jeremy Boyer Desloge, Mo 9 1778 -22 197.56
78 Nick Kokenos St Clair Shores, Mich 9 1776 -24 197.33
79 Mike Keily Lakewood, Colo. 9 1773 -27 197.00
80 Kevin Andes Somerset, Mass 9 1768 -32 196.44
81 Seby Silvestri Louisville, Ky 9 1767 -33 196.33
82 Aaron Halash Scottsdale, Ariz 9 1763 -37 195.89
83 Jason Dee Brampton, Ontario, Canada 9 1758 -42 195.33
84 Ivo Raul Chiriboga Miami 9 1756 -44 195.11
85 Chris Hansen Chicago 9 1754 -46 194.89
86 Jamie Ceasar Columbus, Ohio 9 1750 -50 194.44
87 Paul Pinto Philadelphia 9 1748 -52 194.22
88 Jack Nealon Bowie, Md 9 1727 -73 191.89
89 Shannon Buchan Waterloo, Iowa 9 1721 -79 191.22
90 Steven Lach Sloan, N.Y. 9 1718 -82 190.89
91 Matt Freiberg Somerset, N.J. 9 1713 -87 190.33
92 Ron Williams Marana, Ariz 9 1710 -90 190.00
93 Geordin Krupski Newtonville, N.J. 9 1688 -112 187.56
94 Chris Cundiff Portage, Ind. 9 1657 -143 184.11
95 John Wilcox Woodinville, Wash 9 1653 -147 183.67
96 Chris Polizzi Spring Hill, Fla. 9 1578 -222 175.33
97 Jim Fenimore Mishawaka, Ind 9 1540 -260 171.11

 

[DaleS]

all competitors bowl 9 games on a different pba oil pattern every day, and the top eight bowlers every day recieve a full exemption for the pba tour.

so based on the scores above does that mean George has earned an exemption ?

 

[Shayne Melton]

so based on the scores above does that mean George has earned an exemption ?

Not yet Dale.

They have another 4 patterns to bowl on yet.

 

[Baxter]

Hey Dale,

I thought the same as you, George is in. But the very bottom of the original post contradicts the part you quoted. It changes it to the top 8 overall, not the top 8 from each day.

D

 

[Sean M]

Yes thats right. Its only the top 8 after the whole 45 games are complete (5 blocks of 9 games on each of the 5 different patterns). Great start George. Keep it going mate.

 

[steve jones]

What an extraordinary process of qualification this is when compared to what Australia's first PBA member, John Fitch, undertook over 45 years ago..he needed a 190 average over a given period in approved sanctioned play...full stop [oh and some worthwhile financial support to get around]. I guess it says a lot for the evolution of the sport and the PBA - whatever it says it is most certainly a test - and George whatever the outcome just being in the mix is a terrific effort...but I suspect anything but success will hardly do..so keep it going.

Steve

 

[Gutter rat]

Nice start Mr F ,if anyone can do it u can keep it going.........

 

[GeorgeF]

Thanks guys, the pattern today suited me down to a tee and I was able to capitalise on it. Tomorrow will be tough for everyone, the VIPER pattern is playing very flat and so far represents the most difficult of the 5 patterns for everyone, expect the scoring pace to go down.

I have decided to go urethane and point it up off the corner. I'm aiming for 120 over tomorrow, I know that doesn't seem much to the 279 over I shot today but the VIPER they have laid here is brutal. Not to mention the pins are like tree trunks.

Thanks for the support, I appreciate it

 

[Mr Walsh]

Keep it going mate, just stay focused and the scores will come.

Best of luck for the next round on Viper.

 

[RobbieB]

What an extraordinary process of qualification this is when compared to what Australia's first PBA member, John Fitch, undertook over 45 years ago..he needed a 190 average over a given period in approved sanctioned play...full stop [oh and some worthwhile financial support to get around]. I guess it says a lot for the evolution of the sport and the PBA - whatever it says it is most certainly a test - and George whatever the outcome just being in the mix is a terrific effort...but I suspect anything but success will hardly do..so keep it going.

Steve

Hi Steve,
The tour trials are for an exemption to the PBA tour qualifiers, so the top 8 are automatic starters in the round of 64. It's not a rolloff to become a PBA members, and AFAIK all members can still bowl the qualifiers for each individual tournaments (equivalent to the old rabbits squads I guess).

Anyway, good luck Georgio, keep it going!

 

[Fitzy]

Great to see you bowling well George!

Keep it up mate we are all cheering you on back here in OZ mate!

 

[gregb]

Well done on a great first day George !!

Good luck with the rest of the week.

 

[jockey]

Great job George. Hope the Viper is kind to you. How have you found the other patterns to come in practice.

 

[steve jones]

Hi Rob

That clarifies it for me thanks for the update at first pass I missed the subtle difference between the two.

Steve

 

[bluey]

Good luck George, I'm sure you can keep it up.

 

[twenban]

Keep it up George and I hope it goes your way ... good luck from all of us.

 

[lovey]

Hey George keep it going mate I know you can do it, just stay positive and don't expect to much from yourself,just freewheel and enjoy.
Cheers Lovey