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.

The photo shows Ron Mohr (left) being congratulated by Dick Weber's son John, PBA Director of Regional and Senior Tours.

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 challenging lane condition so it's a pretty rewarding win."

Mohr now turns his attention to the last event of the season, the PBA Senior World Championship Aug. 30-Sept. 5 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich. The Senior World Championship will be conducted as part of the PBA World Series of Bowling.

"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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PBA Senior Dick Weber Open

Royal Scot Golf & Bowl in Lansing, Mich. (August 22-26, 2009)

Championship Round:
1, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 867 (4 games), $8,000
2, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 175 (1 game), $4,500
3, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 186 (1 game), $3,000
4, Rick Minier, Cypress, Texas, 196 (1 game), $2,500
5, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 171 (1 game), $2,000

Playoff Results:
First Match: #4 Mohr def. #5 Sullins, 216-171
Second Match: Mohr def. #3 Minier, 223-196
Semifinal Match: Mohr def. #2 Williams, 196-186
Championship Match: Mohr def. #1 Baker, 232-175

 

PBA Senior Dick Weber Open - Match Play Results

Players with position, hometown, match play record and 48-game total, The top five advanced to stepladder finals.

1, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 18-6, 10,866
2, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 18-6, 10,845
3, Rick Minier, Cypress, Texas, 14-10, 10,749
4, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 15-9, 10,707
5, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 15-9, 10,577

Missed Cut:
6, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 14-10, 10,373, $1,700
7, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 12-11-1, 10,312, $1,600
8, Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 12-12, 10,248, $1,500
9, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 13-11, 10,243, $1,450
10, Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio, 10-13-1, 10,196, $1,387
(tie) Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 13-10-1, 10,196, $1,387
12, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 13-11, 10,164, $1,350
13, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 13-11, 10,136, $1,325
14, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 11-13, 10,127, $1,300
15, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 11-13, 10,027, $1,280
16, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 15-9, 10,011, $1,260
17, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 8-16, 9,984, $1,240
18, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 11-12-1, 9,934, $1,220
19, John Chapman, Canada, 8-16, 9,926, $1,200
20, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 10-14, 9,915, $1,190
21, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 9-15, 9,684, $1,180
22, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 9-15, 9,780, $1,170
23, Paul Kwiecien, Lansing, Mich., 8-16, 9,765, $1,160
24, Leo Scantamburlo, Riverview, Mich., 6-18, 9,410, $1,150