Michael Haugen takes first round lead in PBA Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator
03/04/10
After battling injuries the past three seasons, Michael Haugen Jr. (pictured left) of Cave Creek, Ariz., charged into the first round lead in the Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator Thursday at Sequoia Pro Bowl. Haugen averaged 247.43 for seven games to take a four-pin lead over 2010 U.S. Open champion Bill O’Neill (right) of Southampton, Pa.
The 43-year-old two-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour title winner posted a seven-game total of 1,732 pins in his bid for his first title since winning the 2008 PBA Tournament of Champions. O’Neill, who won the U.S. Open Sunday in Indianapolis for his second career and 2009-10 title, finished with 1,728 pins.
“I’ve been struggling a little this year,” Haugen said, “but I was really looking forward to bowling here in Columbus. I bowled straight across the center today, from the low end to the high end, and the lanes hooked a little more as I moved. I was able to throw the ball hard and let it hook, and that was nice for me.
“I’ve been bowling pretty well. I bowled well at USBC Masters and at the U.S. Open, but this week the pins are falling,” Haugen added. “I don’t know why. Some weeks the pins fall, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes it’s just a matter of waiting to catch a lane condition that works for you.”
In third place was Tommy Jones (left) of Simpsonville, S.C., with a 1,634 total followed by Ken Simard (right) of Greenville, S.C., at 1,629 and Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla., at 1,619. Simard made it into the field of 64 when Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., withdrew after hurting his back during a practice session on Tuesday.
Following an additional seven-game qualifying round Thursday night, the top 30 will advance to two more seven-game rounds on Friday. Those 30 will then be trimmed to the top 16 who will be seeded into four groups of four for Saturday’s Eliminator Rounds.
In the Eliminator rounds, the bowler with the lowest three-game, total pinfall score will be eliminated. After three rounds, the surviving player in each of the four groups will advance to Sunday’s live ESPN finals starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. In three televised rounds Sunday, the player with the lowest game bowled will be eliminated until the champion is decided.
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Players with position, hometown and 7-game total
1, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,732
2, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,728
3, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,634
4, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 1,629
5, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,619
6, (tie) Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan.; Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., and Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,615
9, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 1,610
10, (tie) Chad Kloss, West Allis, Wis., and Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,604
12, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 1,598
13, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 1,593
14, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 1,588
15, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 1,560
16, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,557
17, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,553
18, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 1,550
19, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,547
20, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,546
21, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,542
22, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,541
23, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,539
24, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 1,532
25, (tie) George Lambert IV, Canada; Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, and Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,525
28, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,524
29, Stuart Williams, England, 1,521
30, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,519
31, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,516
32, (tie) Osku Palermaa, Finland, and Joe Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 1,515
34, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,514
35, (tie) Troy Wollenbecker, Miami; Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., and Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,506
38, (tie) Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., and Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 1,500
40, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,498
41, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,493
42, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,485
43, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 1,480
44, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,479
45, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,475
46, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 1,469
47, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,468
48, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,466
49, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,460
50, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,452
51, Jimmy Johnson, Pataskala, Ohio, 1,451
52, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,449
53, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 1,437
54, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 1,436
55, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 1,432
56, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,413
57, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 1,405
58, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,404
59, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,399
60, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,397
61, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,389
62, (tie) Billy Oatman, Chicago, and Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,352
64, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., withdrew (knee injury)
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U.S. Open champ O’Neill four pins behind heading into Thursday night’s second round
After battling injuries the past three seasons, Michael Haugen Jr. (pictured left) of Cave Creek, Ariz., charged into the first round lead in the Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator Thursday at Sequoia Pro Bowl. Haugen averaged 247.43 for seven games to take a four-pin lead over 2010 U.S. Open champion Bill O’Neill (right) of Southampton, Pa. The 43-year-old two-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour title winner posted a seven-game total of 1,732 pins in his bid for his first title since winning the 2008 PBA Tournament of Champions. O’Neill, who won the U.S. Open Sunday in Indianapolis for his second career and 2009-10 title, finished with 1,728 pins.
“I’ve been struggling a little this year,” Haugen said, “but I was really looking forward to bowling here in Columbus. I bowled straight across the center today, from the low end to the high end, and the lanes hooked a little more as I moved. I was able to throw the ball hard and let it hook, and that was nice for me.
“I’ve been bowling pretty well. I bowled well at USBC Masters and at the U.S. Open, but this week the pins are falling,” Haugen added. “I don’t know why. Some weeks the pins fall, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes it’s just a matter of waiting to catch a lane condition that works for you.”
In third place was Tommy Jones (left) of Simpsonville, S.C., with a 1,634 total followed by Ken Simard (right) of Greenville, S.C., at 1,629 and Rhino Page of Dade City, Fla., at 1,619. Simard made it into the field of 64 when Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., withdrew after hurting his back during a practice session on Tuesday. Following an additional seven-game qualifying round Thursday night, the top 30 will advance to two more seven-game rounds on Friday. Those 30 will then be trimmed to the top 16 who will be seeded into four groups of four for Saturday’s Eliminator Rounds.
In the Eliminator rounds, the bowler with the lowest three-game, total pinfall score will be eliminated. After three rounds, the surviving player in each of the four groups will advance to Sunday’s live ESPN finals starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. In three televised rounds Sunday, the player with the lowest game bowled will be eliminated until the champion is decided.
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Players with position, hometown and 7-game total
1, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,732
2, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,728
3, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,634
4, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 1,629
5, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 1,619
6, (tie) Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan.; Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., and Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,615
9, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 1,610
10, (tie) Chad Kloss, West Allis, Wis., and Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,604
12, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 1,598
13, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 1,593
14, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 1,588
15, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 1,560
16, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,557
17, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,553
18, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 1,550
19, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,547
20, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,546
21, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,542
22, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,541
23, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,539
24, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 1,532
25, (tie) George Lambert IV, Canada; Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, and Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,525
28, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,524
29, Stuart Williams, England, 1,521
30, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,519
31, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,516
32, (tie) Osku Palermaa, Finland, and Joe Bailey, Doylestown, Ohio, 1,515
34, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,514
35, (tie) Troy Wollenbecker, Miami; Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., and Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,506
38, (tie) Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., and Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 1,500
40, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,498
41, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,493
42, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,485
43, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 1,480
44, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,479
45, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,475
46, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 1,469
47, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,468
48, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,466
49, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,460
50, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,452
51, Jimmy Johnson, Pataskala, Ohio, 1,451
52, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,449
53, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 1,437
54, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 1,436
55, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 1,432
56, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,413
57, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 1,405
58, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,404
59, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,399
60, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,397
61, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 1,389
62, (tie) Billy Oatman, Chicago, and Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,352
64, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., withdrew (knee injury)