Realizing a dream that began in his junior bowling days, Morgan was thrilled with his victory. The University of California-Davis collegiate bowling coach has tasted success in the collegiate ranks and as a past winner in the High Roller 40-and-over division, but, "This one definitely tops them all by far."
Like many PBA Seniors, Morgan has lived a "normal" life, raising a family and working for UPS for the last 25 years, but competing at the highest level has always been on his mind.
Morgan attributed his success in Brentwood to playing a straighter line to the pocket than most of the other players. "Straighter was greater this week," he said. "I played dead straight all day and I made some good ball changes along the way. I never lost a single game all day."
Morgan, seeded No. 3 into match play based upon his qualifying standing, started his title run with a 3-0 best-of-five-game sweep of reigning three-time Senior Player of the Year Tom Baker, King N.C., in the Round of 16. He then disposed of Scott Hansel-Farrell, Stockton, Calif., 2-0, in a best-of-three match, and PBA Senior Tour champion Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 245-236, in the single-game Round of 4.
Traber was the final victim before Morgan collected his championship trophy and $8,000 first place check.
The PBA Senior Tour will take a month-long break before completing its season with the PBA Senior Hammond Open at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind., Aug. 4-7, and the PBA Senior Decatur Open at Spare Time Lanes in Decatur, Ill., Aug. 9-12.
PBA Senior Tour
2008 PBA Senior Northern California Classic
Harvest Park Bowl
Brentwood, Calif.
Wednesday, July 2
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
(Single-game match. Winner earns $8,000. Loser earns $4,500.)
#3 Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif. def. #13 Dale Traber, Cedarburg,
Wis., 247-227.
ROUND OF 4
(Single-game matches. Losers eliminated, earn $3,000.)
#13 Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., def. #8 Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho,
268-224.
#3 Nick Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., def. #7 Rohn Morton, Vancouver,
Wash., 245-236.
ROUND OF 8
(Single elimination, best of three games. Losers eliminated, earn
$1,700.)
#8 Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, def. #1 Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska,
2-0 (228-206, 248-246).
#13 Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., def. #21 Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind.,
2-0 (266-258, 268-248).
#7 Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash. def. #2 Ty Dawson, Sunnyvale, Calif.,
2-1 (234-192, 227-256, 268-257).
#3 Norm Morgan, Sacramento, Calif., def. #11 Scott Hansel-Farrell,
Stockton, Calif., 2-0 (225-223, 254-212).

