"You never want to lead a tournament by a lot because it makes it that much more terrible to lose - just terrible," said the 61-year-old Petraglia.

Webb was able to overcome an open in the sixth frame of the championship match -- a missed 10-pin -- which dropped him two pins behind Petraglia.

"I couldn't believe I missed that spare but I just yanked it," Webb said. "I thought that was going to be the turning point in the match but I was able to recover.

"It's tough to see someone who bowled as well as Johnny this week lose but when it comes down to one match, it happens."

In the semi-final match Webb defeated two-time Senior U.S. Open champion and PBA Hall of Famer Tom Baker, 225-212 to advance to the final. In the opening match, Baker defeated one-time Senior Tour and five-time Denny?s PBA Tour champion Bob Handley, 176-156. It was the second consecutive year that Baker and Handley finished third and fourth in the Senior U.S. Open, respectively.

The U.S. Senior Open is a major on the Senior Tour. As one of the most demanding formats in the sport the four finalists had to bowl 51 games of qualifying and match play to make it to the stepladder.

2008 Senior U.S. Open presented by Suncoast
Suncoast Bowling Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
Friday, June 20

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
(Pos., name, hometown, total, games, money)

1. Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., 429 (2 games) $20,000
2. Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. 172 (1 game) $11,000
3. Tom Baker, King, N.C., 388 (2 games) $7,000
4. Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 156 (1 game) $5,500

SCORES - In the first match, Baker def. Handley, 176-156; in the second match, Webb def. Baker, 225-212; and in the final, Webb def. Petraglia, 204-172.

ROUND-ROBIN MATCH PLAY (5th-24th)
(Pos. name, hometown, match play record, 51-game pinfall, money. Thirty bonus pins awarded for a victory and 15 bonus points for a tie.)

5, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 14-10-0, 11,566, $4,000
6, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 11-13-0, 11,494, $3,700
7, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 13-10-1, 11,487, $3,400
8, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 14-9-0, 11,486, $3,200
9, Rod Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 11-12-1, 11,466, $3,000
10, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 14-9-1, 11,442, $2,800
11, Mark Roth, Fulton, N.Y., 14-9-1, 11,411, $2,600
12, Kenny Parks, East Chicago, Ind., 14-10-0, 11,390, $2,400
13, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 14-10-0, 11,347, $2,200
14, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 13-11-0, 11,346, $2,000
15, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 11-13-0, 11,273, $1,950
16, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 13-11-0, 11,272, $1,900
17, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 10-14-0, 11,203, $1,850
18, Greg Shields, Independence, Mo., 11-11-2, 11,146, $1,800
19, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fl20, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 9-14-1, 11,086, $1,700
21, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 7-17-0, 11,078, $1,650
22, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 10-14-0, 10,971, $1,600
*23, Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 6-17-1, 10,878, $1,437.50
24, Jerry Swank, Chouteau, Okla., 4-19-1, 10,810, $1,550

*Zurich entered match play as alternate replacing Henry Gonzalez who withdrew.
Zurich and Gonzalez split 23rd and 25th place prize money.

MILLER WINS FIRST SENIOR TITLE IN KLAMATH FALLS

Hugh Miller had his sights set on the championship from the opening round of competition in the PBA Senior Epicenter Classic.

"In qualifying I wanted to finish strong so I stepped up my focus to finish in the top eight." The 51-year-old southpaw did so in a big way by rolling 12 consecutive strikes in the last game of qualifying to take the second seed position and securing a double bye into the round of 16.

Miller's focus remained strong going 6-1 in match play en route to a championship showdown with 1999 PBA Senior Player of the Year Dale Eagle.

"I knew (Dale) Eagle was going to be tough, and I was going to have to shoot a big game, so I knew I had to strike a lot."

"My last win was in 2002, and that was a regular tour event. I haven?t even won a regional since 2004." Ending an extensive title drought Miller added "Every few years things just come together for me."

When asked how comfortable he was on the lanes at the Epicenter Family Entertainment Complex, Miller replied, "In Jackson I finished second, but I left a couple opens in the championship match, so I was looking to redeem myself and I stayed focused. I got myself into a good level of concentration in the championship match. I got a lucky break the first ball in the 10th frame, I gave the ball away a little, but the left lane was hooking more so it came back to strike."

Miller finished the tenth with two more strikes, winning his first career PBA Senior Tour title in style, bowling a perfect game in the championship match. When asked what was next on his agenda, the Senior Tour's newest champion replied, "My goal now is to win again as soon as possible."