February 19, 2006 - Scroll down for top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls.
USBC - Fresh off a win at the United States Bowling Congress Team USA Championships in January, Dan Patterson of West Seneca, N.Y., made the trip to Corpus Christi, Texas, on Saturday, hoping to add a USBC Open Championships title to his growing resume.
Patterson, who is the first of several USBC Team USA members scheduled to compete in the 2006 Open Championships, survived a grueling 56-game format and out-distanced 150 other competitors on the way to becoming the U.S. Amateur champion last month in Reno, Nev. The win also earned him a second consecutive berth on Team USA.
"That title is the biggest thing I've won in my entire life," Patterson said. "I'm not really used to being in the limelight, so it can get difficult. There are times on the lanes where instead of thinking about the shot, or zoning in, I'm still a little bit outside of myself. It's just going to take a little transition before I get comfortable. I've been flying under the radar for so long that I liked being the guy that nobody knows."
Although the 30-year-old right-hander would've loved to add a coveted Open Championships eagle to his trophy case, Patterson knew his recent success wouldn't necessarily give him an edge this weekend at the American Bank Center Exhibit Hall.
"With so many elite players who come to this event, luck definitely becomes a factor on top of skill," said Patterson, a tax preparer for H&R; Block. "For five people in the team event to all match up at the same time on a good pair, and all get a decent reaction and catch a few breaks - that's magical, and that's what it takes to win."
On Saturday night, Patterson shot 583 and helped Shuffle Master Gaming of Gilbert, Ariz., to a 2,827 team total. Patterson added 609 in singles and 593 in doubles Sunday for a 1,785 all-events effort, and also helped Shuffle Master Gaming into fourth place in Team All-Events with 9,008.
And while there won't be an Open Championships title for Patterson this year, he's ready to use the event as a stepping stone as he prepares to continue his winning ways across the globe with Team USA.
"Team USA is going to have a big year," said Patterson, who earned four medals at the Lee Evans Tournament of the Americas in Sunrise, Fla., last August. "We're going to Korea to bowl in the World Championships, and our men's team hasn't won gold there for years, so we'll be there with a vengeance."
But even with so much success already, Patterson still likes to dream big and hopes to become a fixture on the Denny's Professional Bowlers Association Tour someday.
"I've had to work pretty hard to get to where I am," Patterson said. "I've always admired the pros who go out year after year and fight for every dollar. But I love this game so much that I don't want to stop before I peak. Hopefully I won't reach that peak until I'm 70."
Presenting sponsors for the 2006 USBC Open Championships are Eldorado, Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Hotel/Casinos in Reno, Nev. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, Texas State Aquarium, Majestic Ventures Yacht Charters, Inc., USS Lexington Museum and Texas Treasure Casino Cruises.
For more information on the USBC Open Championships, visit USBCopen.com
Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls:
REGULAR DIVISION
Team
1, Macanudos (Dan Smith, Lisa Wagner, Ed Ilano, Randy Russell, Chad Pierce), Duluth, Ga., 3,110. 2 (tie), Rip The Rack, Maryland Heights, Mo., and Allied Traffic Equipment, Murrieta, Calif., 3,043. 4, R L R L R, Irving, Texas, 3,016. 5 (tie), Gene's Pro Shop, Petaluma, Calif., and Salem Bowl, St. Charles, Mo., 2,993. 7, A-Z Rental, Pekin, Ill., 2,964. 8, Miracle Workers Inc., Toledo, Ohio, 2,952. 9, Enterprise Park Lanes 1, Springfield, Mo., 2,948. 10, Dream Team 2, Houston, 2,933.
Doubles
1, Joe Baker, Billings, Mo./Jeff Phillips, Springfield, Mo., 1,399. 2, Howard Babbitt Jr., Millerton, N.Y./Barney Tuttle, Rhinebeck, N.Y., 1,303. 3, Roy Turner, Stoutsville, Mo./Jeff Schaeffer, St. Charles, Mo., 1,298. 4, Darin Wilson, Grand Prairie, Texas/Kurt Gengelbach, Carrollton, Texas, 1,290. 5, Steven Vance, Duluth, Ga./Darin Belsito, Oakwood, Ga., 1,282. 6, David Johnson, Fallon, Nev./Kenny McPartlin, Reno, Nev., 1,276. 7, Henry Dykeman, Pawling, N.Y./Gregory Babbitt, Millbrook, N.Y., 1,265. 8, Greg Fakler, Winona, Minn./John Glowczewski, Winona, Minn., 1263. 8, Scott Weber, La Salle, Ill.,/Mike Boyle, La Salle, Ill., 1,261. 9, Scott Weber/Mike Boyle, La Salle, Ill., 1,261. 10, Jimmy Jensen, Magna, Utah/Dale Williams, West Valley City, Utah, 1,245.
Singles
1, Jim Carter, Keller, Texas, 745. 2, Norm Loescher, Russel Township, Ohio, 720. 3 (tie), Wade Shromoff, Andover, Minn., and Randy Russell, Monroe, Ga., 717. 5, Robert Nielsen, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 709. 6, Jeremy Evans, Houston, 705. 7, Jeremy Wilcher, Carthage, Miss., 702. 8 (tie) Joe Natoli, Milwaukee, Wis., and Chris Osborne, Northfield, Ohio, 699. 10, Clarence Fragoso, Brownsville, Texas, 696.
All-Events
1, Jim Carter, Keller, Texas, 2,117. 2, Robert Nielsen, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 2,061. 3, Billy Rohde, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,987. 4, Joe Baker, Billings, Mo., 1,985. 5, Randy Russell, Monroe, Ga., 1,950. 6, Steve Ludwig, Salem, Ill., 1,937. 7, Chad Pierce, Flowery Branch, Ga., 1,919. 8, Barney Tuttle, Rhinebeck, N.Y., 1,914. 9, Henry Dykeman, Pawling, N.Y., 1,913. 10 (tie), Joe Natoli, Milwaukee, Wis., and Jeff Phillips, Springfield, Mo., 1,910.
Team All-Events
1, Macanudos (Dan Smith, Lisa Wagner, Ed Ilano, Randy Russell, Chad Pierce), Duluth, Ga., 9,354. 2, R L R L R, Irving, Texas, 9,141. 3, Salem Bowl, St. Charles, Mo., 9,120. 4, Shuffle Master Gaming, Gilbert, Ariz., 9,008. 5, Snooka's Superstars, Valparaiso, Ind., 8,982. 6, Enterprise Park Lanes 2, Springfield, Mo., 8,904. 7, Big Daddy, Atlanta, 8,845. 8, Dykemans Farm, Pawling, N.Y., 8,817. 9, Enterprise Park Lanes 1, Springfield, Mo., 8,728. 10, Dykemans Farm II, Pawling, N.Y., 8,720.
CLASSIFIED DIVISION
Team
1, Double D Statuary, Odem, Texas, 2,699. 2, Rainbow Rollers, McAllen, Texas, 2,697. 3, The Wacouns, Waco, Texas, 2,687. 4, Puppy Trails Kennel, Monroe, La., 2,672. 5, Sorcerers 1, San Antonio, 2,653. 6, No Weak Links, Gaffney, S.C., 2,642. 7, Fun Bunch, El Campo, Texas, 2,622. 8, Faribault Foods, Cokato, Minn., 2,609. 9, Fac Pac, Wichita, Kan., 2,588. 10, A 1 Window Co., Brownwood, Texas, 2,583.
Doubles
1, Steve Wade, Waco, Texas/Billy Haferkamp, Clifton, Texas, 1,162. 2, Chuck Welle, Hawley, Minn/Caleb Baer, Princeton, Minn., 1,138. 3, Curt Hoffman, Benedict, Neb./Kevin Hoffman, Bradshaw, Neb., 1,123. 4, Chris Milligan, Mansfield, Texas/Ellen Chapman, Denton, Texas, 1,122. 5, Joseph Jellots, Starkville, Miss./Jim Breitenbach, Riverhead, N.Y., 1,120. 6 (tie), Craig Kenyon, Hardin, Mont./Leroy Melville, Hardin, Mont. and Mark Rippen II, China Spring, Texas/Prentice Cross, Waco, Texas, 1,118. 8, Lisa Pounds, Shawnee Mission, Kan./Wayne Greenlee, Overland Park, Kan., 1,116. 9, Dennis India, Barrington, Ill./Kenneth Bania, Algonquin, Ill., 1,113. 10, Jim Grinage/Lindsey Calahan, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1,112.
Singles
1, Darlene Baker, Mahomet, Ill., 675. 2, Aaron Biagioni, Ottawa, Ill., 661. 3, Billy Haferkamp, Clifton, Texas, 637. 4, Suzanne Guzik, Cedar Creek, Texas, 628. 5, Michael Bergstrom, El Campo, Texas, 624. 6, Wayne Mayon, Morgan City, La., 619. 7, Ken Uffelman, Billings, Mont., 604. 8, Lisa Soliz, Corpus Christi, Texas, 594. 9, Todd Langel, Rudyard, Mont., 593. 10 (tie), Jim Breitenbach, Riverhead, N.Y., and Mark Hardeman, Lafayette, La., 592.
All-Events
1, Billy Haferkamp, Clifton, Texas, 1,788. 2, Lonnie Trevino, McAllen, Texas, 1,748. 3, Frank Goff Jr., Kingsville, Texas, 1,735. 4, Jim Breitenbach, Riverhead, N.Y., 1,729. 5, Robert Cerny, Wharton, Texas, 1,728. 6, Darlene Baker, Mahomet, Ill., 1,675. 7, John Moore, Houston, 1,664. 8, Aaron Biagioni, Ottawa, Ill., 1,661. 9, Prentice Cross, Waco, Texas, 1,654. 10, Todd Langel, Rudyard, Mont., 1,652.
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