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Bowling News USA - February 24, 2010 Robert Smith Leads after Round 1 at the Open...

 

Robert Smith of Columbus, Ohio, rolled into the first round lead in the 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open at Woodland Bowl Tuesday, averaging 232.67 for his first six games to take a 16-pin lead over Australia’s two-handed star, Jason Belmonte.

Smith, a 36-year-old 13-year PBA Tour veteran, has won seven PBA Tour titles, including the 2000 U.S. Open.

“This is by far my favorite tournament,” he said. “You go into this event knowing you can’t give away the headpin. You’re going to have your good games and your bad games, but you can’t give anything away. It calls for a different mindset.

“I fell into something today, and I basically had two pockets – the 1-3 and the Brooklyn side. It was a good day.”

Smith, one of the strongest players ever to compete on the PBA Tour, has admittedly had an up-and-down career, partly due to injuries caused by his power game. After 13 years of wear-and-tear, he is forcing himself to adapt.

“I feel healthy for the first time in awhile,” he said, “but my game has changed. I’m not the gorilla I thought I was once upon a time. Mentally, I still am, but physically, no. I can’t do what I used to do. I’m learning to deal with it.”

Smith led the field of 352 players with a 1,396 pinfall total. Belmonte, in his first full year as a PBA Tour competitor after winning the Bowling Foundation Long Island Open a year ago, was second with 1,380 pins. Third was Jack Jurek of Lackawanna, N.Y., who won the PBA Shark Championship earlier in the season in Detroit, with 1,374 pins followed by defending U.S. Open champion Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas, at 1,352 and Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., with 1,350 pins.

All players in the U.S. Open will bowl 18 qualifying games before the field is cut to the top 87 for an additional qualifying round Friday morning. The top 24 will then advance to eight-game match play rounds Friday night and Saturday to determine the four finalists for Sunday’s live ESPN telecast at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. At stake in the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s final major championship of the 2009-10 season is a $60,000 first prize and a three-year PBA Tour exemption.

FIRST ROUND (after 6 games)

1, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 1,396.
2, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,380.
3, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,374.
4, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,352.
5, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,350.
6, Chad Kloss, West Allis, Wis., 1,348.
7, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 1,347.
8, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 1,346.
8, (tie) Ryan Abel, Bel Aire, Kan., and Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 1,342.
11, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,330.
12, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,324.
13, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 1,320.
14, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 1,318.
15, Chris Tomlinson, Franklin, Tenn., 1,315.
16, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,308.
17, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, 1,306.
18, Matthew Zasowski, Buffalo, N.Y., 1,304.
19, Peter Spreadbury, Oak Forest, Ill., 1,303.
20, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 1,298.
21, Matthew Gasn, Laurel, Md., 1,294.
22, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,293.
23, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,291.
24, (tie) Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., and Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,289.
26, (tie) Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., and Jason Wojnar, Chicago, 1,288.
28, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 1,287.
29, (tie) Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, and Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,285.
31, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,284.
32, (tie) Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind.; Patrick Kendall, Greentown, Ind., and PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,283.
35, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,282.
36, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 1,281.
37, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 1,278.
38, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,272.
39, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,271.
40, Patrick Girard, Canada, 1,267.
41, Scott Lavy, Troy, Mo, 1,265.
42, Fero Williams, Fairfield, Ohio, 1,263.
43, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,261.
44, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,258.
45, Jeff Clark, Indianapolis, 1,256.
46, Scott Gilmore, Lafayette, Ind., 1,253.
47, Mike Ragon, Marion, Ind., 1,251.
48, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,250.
49, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,245.
50, Tim Pfeifer, Cranberry Twp., Pa., 1,243.
51, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,238.
52, (tie) J.R. Raymond, Belleville, Ill.; Luis Rodriguez, Puerto Rico; Luke Matthys, Lafayette, Ind., and Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 1,237.
56, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,234.
57, (tie) Bob Hale, Louisville, Ky.; Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, and Antonio Medina, Davenport, Iowa, 1,231.
60, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 1,230.
61, Anthony Jordan, Sycamore, Ill., 1,229.
62, (tie) Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss.; Timothy Behrendt, St Louis, and Jerry Gentry Jr., Topeka, Kan., 1,226.
65, (tie) Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., and Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,225.
67, David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla, 1,223.
68, (tie) Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, and George Lambert IV, Canada, 1,222.
70, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,221.
71, (tie) Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, and Matt Hartigan, Tupelo, Miss., 1,220.
73, John Szczerbinski, Wichita, Kan., 1,219.
74, (tie) Ron Dixon, Boynton Beach, Fla., and Jimmy Cook, Indianapolis, 1,218.
76, (tie) Austin Marsh, Anderson, Ind., and Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,216.
78, (tie) Joseph Steiner, Saginaw, Mich., and Aaron Buss, Freeport, Ill., 1,215.
80, (tie) Chris Werner, Rochester, N.Y.; Jeffrey Segneri, Tucson, Ariz., and Justin Williams, Barrett, Tenn., 1,214.
83, (tie) Joe Green, Maplewood, Ohio; Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., and Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,213.
86, (tie) Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering, Ohio, and Terry Krawec, Canada, 1,211.
88, (tie) Andrew Cain, Phoenix, and Corey Young, Steeleville, Ill., 1,209.
90, (tie) Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., and Billy Oatman, Chicago, 1,208.
92, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,207.
93, (tie) Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., and Kyle King, Glendale, Ariz., 1,206.
95, (tie) Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., and Mason Brantley, Detroit, 1,205.
97, Jaime Monroy, Colombia, 1,204.
98, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,203.
99, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,202.
100, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,199.
101, (tie) Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., and Adam Barta, Girard, Ohio, 1,196.
103, Craig Hanson, Orlando, Fla, 1,195.
104, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,190.
105, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,189.
106, (tie) Jeff Strong, Franklin, Ind., and T.J. Arnold, Montgomery, Ill., 1,187.
108, Michael Marsico, Chesapeake Beach, Md., 1,185.
109, Michael Christensen, Great Falls, Mont., 1,183.
110, Dan Bachar, Minooka, Ill., 1,182.
111, (tie) Mike Armstrong Jr., Tucson, Ariz., and Michael Steil, Wheeling, Ill., 1,181.
113, (tie) Vincent Yoder, Wooster, Ohio; Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., and Michael Cimba, Monroeville, Pa., 1,180.
116, Carleton Chambers, Detroit, 1,178.
117, (tie) Shawn Naumann, Orlando, Fla., and Andro Simounet, Babson Park, Fla., 1,177.
119, Philip Duncan, Dayton, Ohio, 1,175.
120, Daniel Hannagan, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., 1,174.
121, Darrell Gilbert Jr., Valparaiso, Ind., 1,173.
122, (tie) Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., and Jim Wolcott, Hendersonville, Tenn., 1,172.
124, Paul Gibson, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,171.
125, (tie) Eric Copping, Websterville, Vt., and Rick Hara, Darien, Ill., 1,169.
127, (tie) Ted Rosenquist Jr., Valparaiso, Ind., and Jacob Peters, Decatur, Ill., 1,168.

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