Carolyn Dorin-Ballard

Age: 60

Joined Tour: 2015

Hometown: Texas

Style: Right

Carolyn started bowling at age 6 in Linden, New Jersey and progressed through the bowling ranks where she eventually was a collegiate stand-out at West Texas A&M University. Caroyln is a USBC Hall of Fame Inductee (2008). From there, her bowling career continued to grow as she turned pro joining the PWBA Tour. Later down the line, she married PBA Hall of Famer Del Ballard and the nickname “CDB” was born. Carolyn and Del have one daughter, Alyssa, who keeps them on their toes. Besides bowling on the PWBA and PBA50 Tours, she is also the Pro Staff Manager for Turbo 2-N-1 Grips. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard is the first-ever female to bowl a 300 game in PBA competition. Named Bowlers Journal Female Bowler of the Decade for the 2000s.

Career Highlights

PWBA Titles

2001 - USBC Queens, Sunrise, Fla. (Major)

1991 - LPBT National Doubles, Las Vegas (with Lisa Wagner)

1994 - Lady Ebonite Classic, Columbia, Tenn.

1997 - Three Rivers Open, Pittsburgh

1998 - Greater Orlando Classic, Orlando

1998 - Brunswick Women’s World Open, Lake Zurich, Ill.

1999 - Greater Jacksonville Classic, Jacksonville, Fla.

1999 - Visionary Bowling Products Classic, Lancaster, Ohio

2000 - Three Rivers Open, Pittsburgh

2000 - Greater San Diego Open, San Diego

2000 - Bowl for Blindness Classic, Mesa, Ariz.

2001 - Albuquerque Open, Albuquerque, N.M.

2001 - Fort Worth Classic, Fort Worth, Texas

2001 - Greater Memphis Open, Collierville, Tenn.

2001 - Southern Virginia Open, Danville, Va.

2001 - Jacksonville Open, Jacksonville, Fla.

2001 - Brunswick Women’s World Open, Las Vegas

2002 - Dallas Open, Dallas

2002 - Burlington Open, Burlington, N.C.

2003 - Greater Cincinnati Open, Erlanger, Ky.

Other PWBA Honors and Professional Titles

Inductee to the PWBA Hall of Fame for Performance in 2020

2001 PWBA Player of the Year

2009 PBA Women’s Series Showdown Champion

2008 PBA Women’s Series Cheetah Championship Champion

National Team Accolades (United States)

One gold medal (team) and two bronze medals (doubles, Masters) at 2017 World Bowling Senior Championships

One gold medal (team) and two bronze medals (doubles, trios) at 2011 WTBA World Championships

Two silver medals (team, trios) and one bronze (all-events) at 2009 WTBA World Championships

One gold medal (team) at 2009 PABCON Championships

One gold medal (team) and four silvers (singles, doubles, trios, all-events) at 2008 PABCON Women’s Championships

Other Accomplishments

2011 World Bowling Tour Finals winner

2001, 2006 and 2009 USBC Women's Championships Classic Team champion

Inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame for Superior Performance in 2008

2004 USBC Women's Championships Classic Doubles champion

2001 and 2003 IBMA Female Player of the Year

2001 Bowlers Journal International Person of the Year

2000 USBC Women's Championships Classic All-Events champion

Bowlers Journal International Female Player of the Decade for the 2000s

Inducted into the Union County (N.J.) Hall of Fame in 1999

Inducted into the Greater Fort Worth USBC Hall of Fame in 1998

1988-1989 NCBCA Most Valuable Player (West Texas State)

1986-1987, 1987-1988 and 1988-1989 NCBCA first-team All-American (West Texas State)

Member of 1987 and 1988 Intercollegiate Team Championships winner (West Texas State)

1987 Linden (N.J.) Sportswoman of the Year