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Flaws Wins PBA Senior Miller Lite Knockout Classic for Senior Tour Title

Chicagoland regional veterans out-duel long-time PBA Tour stars to reach title match

JOLIET, Ill. – Bob Flaws of Chicago Ridge, Ill., out-lasted fellow Chicagoland regional competitor Mickey Higham of Wood Dale, Ill., to win his first Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour title in the PBA Senior Miller Lite Knockout Classic, presented by the Illinois State Bowling Proprietors Association, at Town and Country Lanes Tuesday. Flaws, a five-time PBA Senior regional titlist, won a sluggish title match, 181-169, after he and Higham eliminated two long-time PBA Tour stars to set up the title match between would-be Senior Tour titlists. Flaws out-struck PBA Hall of Famer and two-time Senior U.S. Open champion Wayne Webb of Sacramento, Calif., 243-228, while Higham rolled past seven-time PBA Tour champion, 245-202, in the semifinal round. ―I spent a lot of hours between ages 45 and 50 getting ready for this,‖ Flaws, a 55-year-old welder/fabricator, beamed. ―Winning a PBA national title has been a life-long dream. This is the greatest thing that has happened to me in my bowling life.‖

PBA SENIOR MILLER LITE KNOCKOUT CLASSIC Presented by the Illinois State Bowling

Proprietors Association Town and Country Lanes, Joliet, Ill., Aug. 18, 2009

KNOCKOUT ROUND ONE (3 games total pinfall, top two ad-vanced) Group One: Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 702, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 657, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 648, $1,050, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 612, $1,050,. Group Two: Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 752, Bob Fara-gon, Schenectady, N.Y., 725, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 649,

$1,050, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 616, $1,050. Group Three: Mickey Higham, Wood Dale, Ill., 752, Patrick King, Yankton, S.C., 725, Bennie Holman, Decatur, Ill., 649, $1,050, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 595, $1,050. Group Four: Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 689, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 667, Jerry Morano, Lombard, Ill., 644, $1,050, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 636, $1,050. KNOCKOUT ROUND TWO (3 games total pinfall, top two advanced) Group One: Sharp 702, Gonzalez 675, Rodney Tramp, Porter-ville, Calif., 650, $1,150, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 636, $1,150. Group Two: Williams 701, Steve Bergan, O’Fallon, Ill., 688, Faragon 643, $1,150, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 605, $1,150 Group Three: Higham 799, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 642, Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 640, $1,150, King 611, $1,150. Group Four: Howison 707, Dave Sill, Cary, Ill., 611, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 606, $1,150, Croucher 548, $1,150. KNOCKOUT ROUND THREE (3 games total pinfall, top two advanced) Group One: Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 750, Sharp 673,

Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 667, $1,300, Gonzalez 625, $1,300. Group Two: Robert Flaws, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 726, Williams 668, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, $1,300, Bergan 619, $1.300. Group Three: Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 701, Higham 654, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 638, $1,300, Hunt 615, $1,300. Group Four: Hugh Miller, Seattle, 763, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 691, Sill 648, $1,300, Howison 528, $1,300. KNOCKOUT ROUND FOUR (3 games total pinfall, winner advanced, losers earned $1,700): Webb def. Sharp, 780-680, Higham def. Wagner, 634-622, Miller def. Baker, 699-619, Flaws def. Williams, 710-644. KNOCKOUT ROUND FIVE (one game, winner advanced, losers earned $3,000): Flaws def. Webb, 243-228, Higham def. Miller, 245-202. CHAMPIONSHIP (one game): Flaws ($8,500) def. Higham ($4,500), 181-169.

Ron Mohr Wins PBA Senior Dick Weber Open For Third Title of the Season

LANSING, Mich. – Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska defeated Hall of Famer Tom Baker of King, N.C., to win his third Professional Bowlers Association Senior Tour title of the season in the PBA Senior Dick Weber Open at Royal Scot Golf & Bowl Wednesday. Mohr, who won the first two Senior Tour events of the season, defeated Baker, 232-175, in the championship match to win the $8,000 first prize. Qualifying fourth in the stepladder final, Mohr had to win three matches to get to the championship match. He defeated Harry Sullins, Chesterfield, Township, Mich., 216-171; Rick Minier, Cypress, Texas, 223-196, and Hall of Famer Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 196-186. ―I had my work cut out for me because I had to beat a lot of great talent,‖ Mohr said. ―This was a tough tournament on a chal lenging lane condition so it’s a pretty rewarding win.‖ ―I’m looking forward to the possibility of being Senior Tour Player of the Year,‖ Mohr said, ―but I’m not taking anything for granted—I’m going to need to have a good tournament.‖

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