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pete weber wins in mooresville for back-to-back pba50 tour titles; jurek finishes 2nd and baker finishes 3rd
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pete weber (l) is congratulated by host general manager paul kreins (photo courtesy pba llc)
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mooresville, n.c. 锟?professional bowlers association hall of famer pete weber won the pba50 tour锟絪 mooresville ford open presented by columbia 300 and miller high life wednesday night at george pappas锟?victory lanes, notching back-to-back titles and his sixth career pba50 title to tie his late father, dick weber, on the all-time 锟絪enior tour锟?titles list.
in winning the title, the reigning pba50 player of the year spoiled jack jurek锟絪 bid to defend his 2015 mooresville title after the lackawanna, n.y., veteran won all six matches in the final match play round to run away with the top berth for the stepladder finals. unconverted splits in the first two frames put jurek in a hole, which he almost escaped, but back-to-back strikes by weber in the ninth and 10th frames locked up his 212-198 victory.
锟絠 had my first 500-over (a 200 average) round here two years ago and finished third,锟?weber said. 锟絣ast year i was second, and now i锟絤 first. this is now my favorite place to bowl.锟?
weber, who ended the 2015 season battling chronic back and knee problems, has bowled virtually pain free in 2016, including his romp to victory in the pba50 unitedhealthcare sun bowl in the villages open a week earlier.
锟絠锟絤 feeling really good,锟?weber said. 锟絠锟絭e had no pain at all this spring, and now i锟絤 looking forward to bowling in new york because i led there last year, too.锟?
weber advanced to the title match with a 266-205 victory over 61-year-old tom baker of king, n.c., ending baker锟絪 bid for a 13th pba50 tour title. baker started the stepladder finals with a 227-203 win over robert brown of cody, wyo., followed by a 279-257 slugfest with sam maccarone of blackwood, n.j., in match two.
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final standings
1, pete weber, st. ann, mo., $7,500.
2, jack jurek, lackawanna, n.y., $4,000.
3, ss-tom baker, king, n.c., $2,500.
4, ss-sam maccarone, blackwood, n.j., $2,000.
5, robert brown, cody, wyo., $1,750.
stepladder results
match one 锟?baker def. brown, 227-203.
match two 锟?baker def. maccarone, 279-257.
semifinal match 锟?weber def. baker, 266-206.
championship 锟?weber def. jurek, 212-198.
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