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With his back against the wall, Jason Couch was clutch all day long.
Couch defeated 30-time Denny's PBA Tour title winner and fellow left-hander Parker Bohn III in the title match of the 2006 **** Weber Open stepladder finals, 241-214, Sunday at Fountain Bowl.
The 13-time title winner from Clermont, Fla., almost never made it to the title match.
Couch needed a one ball, sudden death roll-off in the semifinal to defeat 22-time title winner Norm Duke (Clermont, Fla.) after the two tied at 213-213. Duke left a 10-pin in his second shot in the 10th and Couch responded by striking out to force the tie.
Couch, who used an Ebonite The One strike ball, opened the roll-off with a strike which Duke couldn’t match, leaving the 10-pin on his shot.
“I said to [Duke], ‘just give me a chance to strike out and tie you,’ and he did,” said Couch, who earned $30,000 for the win. “I got a lucky break on the first one [in the 10th] and once I got through the second one, I knew I was going to strike on the third one.”
In the title match, Bohn (Jackson, N.J.) opened in the 2nd frame, failing to convert a 1-3-6-9 spare. Couch took advantage of the miscue by converting the 2-4-7-10 split in the 3rd then striking in frames 4-8.
In the quarterfinal, Duke beat Mike Machuga (Erie, Pa.), 212-168, striking seven times while Machuga, searching for his second win of the season, opened three times.
Machuga defeated Chris Loschetter (Olmstead Falls, Ohio), looking for his first career title, 236-154, in the opening match.
The Denny’s PBA Tour moves to Phoenix, Ariz., for the 2006 Motel 6 Phoenix Classic at AMF Christown Lanes. The nationally televised ESPN finals take place Sunday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. CST.
Denny’s PBA Tour
2006 **** Weber Open
Fountain Bowl
Fountain Valley, Calif.
Sunday, Jan. 15
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, hometown Total/Games Money
1. Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla. 454 (2 games) $30,000
2. Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J. 214 (1 game) $15,000
3. Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla. 425 (2 games) $10,000
4. Mike Machuga, Erie, Pa. 404 (2 games) $5,000
5. Chris Loschetter, Olmstead Falls, Ohio 154 (1 game) $4,000
SCORES – In the first match, Machuga def. Loschetter, 236-154; in the quarterfinal, Duke def. Machuga, 212-168; in the semifinal Couch def. Duke, 213-213 (10-9); and in the final, Couch def. Bohn, 241-214.
This is Couch’s 13th career Denny’s PBA Tour title and his second this season.
Info from www.pba.com
Couch defeated 30-time Denny's PBA Tour title winner and fellow left-hander Parker Bohn III in the title match of the 2006 **** Weber Open stepladder finals, 241-214, Sunday at Fountain Bowl.
The 13-time title winner from Clermont, Fla., almost never made it to the title match.
Couch needed a one ball, sudden death roll-off in the semifinal to defeat 22-time title winner Norm Duke (Clermont, Fla.) after the two tied at 213-213. Duke left a 10-pin in his second shot in the 10th and Couch responded by striking out to force the tie.
Couch, who used an Ebonite The One strike ball, opened the roll-off with a strike which Duke couldn’t match, leaving the 10-pin on his shot.
“I said to [Duke], ‘just give me a chance to strike out and tie you,’ and he did,” said Couch, who earned $30,000 for the win. “I got a lucky break on the first one [in the 10th] and once I got through the second one, I knew I was going to strike on the third one.”
In the title match, Bohn (Jackson, N.J.) opened in the 2nd frame, failing to convert a 1-3-6-9 spare. Couch took advantage of the miscue by converting the 2-4-7-10 split in the 3rd then striking in frames 4-8.
In the quarterfinal, Duke beat Mike Machuga (Erie, Pa.), 212-168, striking seven times while Machuga, searching for his second win of the season, opened three times.
Machuga defeated Chris Loschetter (Olmstead Falls, Ohio), looking for his first career title, 236-154, in the opening match.
The Denny’s PBA Tour moves to Phoenix, Ariz., for the 2006 Motel 6 Phoenix Classic at AMF Christown Lanes. The nationally televised ESPN finals take place Sunday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. CST.
Denny’s PBA Tour
2006 **** Weber Open
Fountain Bowl
Fountain Valley, Calif.
Sunday, Jan. 15
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, hometown Total/Games Money
1. Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla. 454 (2 games) $30,000
2. Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J. 214 (1 game) $15,000
3. Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla. 425 (2 games) $10,000
4. Mike Machuga, Erie, Pa. 404 (2 games) $5,000
5. Chris Loschetter, Olmstead Falls, Ohio 154 (1 game) $4,000
SCORES – In the first match, Machuga def. Loschetter, 236-154; in the quarterfinal, Duke def. Machuga, 212-168; in the semifinal Couch def. Duke, 213-213 (10-9); and in the final, Couch def. Bohn, 241-214.
This is Couch’s 13th career Denny’s PBA Tour title and his second this season.
Info from www.pba.com
