Randy Pedersen advanced through four matches to collect his eighth PBA championship in the 14th annual $150,000 Quaker State Open at Forum Bowling Lanes. Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif., dumped leading qualifier Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio, 201-167, for the $28,000 first prize. Both players started slowly in the title game as Pedersen opened in his first two frames, while Genalo stayed clean with spares through six frames and didn't strike until his first shot of the 10th frame. By then the outcome was decided as Pedersen mustered a three-bagger starting In the sixth frame and closed with a turkey. In the opening game of the ABC Sports-televised finals, Pedersen blasted first-time finalist Tim Weisbrod of Cincinnati, Ohio, 268-156. Next up was reigning PBA Player of the Year Amleto Monacelli, the Venezuelan making his third consecutive championship round appearance, and for the third week he also came away empty-handed, 230-208. In the semifinal, two-time Quaker State Open champ Hugh Miller lost for the first time at Forum Bowling Lanes, 224-207, to deny the Seattle, Wash., pro his fifth title. The biggest benefactor of the tournament again was the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, which now has realized more than $150,000 from tournament proceeds. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | 923 (4 games) | $28,000 | | 2 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | 167 (1 game) | 14,500 | | 3 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | 207 (1 game) | 8,500 | | 4 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 208 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Tim Weisbrod, Cincinnati, Ohio | 156 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Pedersen defeated Weisbrod, 268-156; Pedersen defeated Monacelli, 230-208; Pedersen defeated Miller, 224-207; and in the championship game, Pedersen defeated Genalo, 201-167.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | | 9447 | | 224.9 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9987 | | | | 2 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | | 9382 | | 223.4 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9862 | | | | 3 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9302 | | 221.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9722 | | | | 4 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 9286 | | 221.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9676 | | | | #5 | | Tim Weisbrod, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 9162 | | 218.1 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9642 | | | | 6 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | | 9185 | | 218.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9605 | | $5,000 | | 7 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | | 9197 | | 219.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9587 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Purvis Granger, Columbus, Ohio | | 9048 | | 215.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9498 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 9163 | | 218.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 390 | | 9493 | | 3,200 | | 10 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 9096 | | 216.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9456 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Methuen, Mass. | | 9128 | | 217.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9428 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9062 | | 215.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9422 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan. | | 8961 | | 213.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9381 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 8959 | | 213.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9379 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Richard Abboud, Omaha, Neb. | | 9028 | | 215.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9358 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan. | | 8947 | | 213.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9277 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, USA | | 8930 | | 212.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9260 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Andy Neuer, Milton, Pa. | | 8859 | | 210.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9219 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 8914 | | 212.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9214 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | John Mazza, Mount. Clemens, Mich. | | 8952 | | 213.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9192 | | 1,700 | | 21 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 8909 | | 212.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9149 | | 1,600 | | 22 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla. | | 8818 | | 210.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9148 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | Brad Snell, Elk Grove, Ill. | | 8845 | | 210.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9085 | | 1,450 | | 24 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 8829 | | 210.2 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9009 | | 1,400 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dave Arnold, Campbell, Calif. | $1,310 | | 26 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | 1,150 | | 27 | | Ken Waters, Pelaluma, Calif. | 1,130 | | 28 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | 1,110 | | 29 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 1,100 | | 30 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 1,085 | | | | Danny Broadway, Houston | 1,085 | | 32 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | 1,070 | | 33 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 1,060 | | 34 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 1,050 | | 35 | | Jon O'Drobinak, Glendale Heights, Ill. | 1,040 | | 36 | | Mark Thayer, Lafayette, Ind. | 1,030 | | 37 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 1,020 | | 38 | | Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas | 1,005 | | | | Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas | 1,005 | | 40 | | George Branham III, Arleta, Calif. | 990 | | 41 | | Don Moser, San Jose, Calif. | 980 | | 42 | | Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas | 970 | | 43 | | Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif. | 960 | | 44 | | Duane Fisher, Pennsauken, N.J. | 945 | | | | Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla. | 945 | | 46 | | Gary Morgan, Trabuco Canyon, Calif. | 925 | | | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | 925 | | 48 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 910 | | 49 | | Richard Wolfe, Falls Church, Va. | 900 | | 50 | | David Smith. Forth Worth, Texas | 890 | | 51 | | Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 875 | | | | Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, Md. | 875 | | 53 | | Billy Yinger, Arlington, Texas | 860 | |
*-Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Jimmie Pritts, 4059. 24th place-Steve Hoskins, 3828. 53rd place-Billy Yinger, 3732. #-Tim Weisbrod and James Miller rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Del Ballard Jr., Marshall Holman. Bill Oakes, Don Genalo, Brad Snell, Jim Pencak and Walter Ray Williams Jr. ($50 each); and Dennis Rakauskas and Bruce Hamilton ($25 each).
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