- Michael Haugen Jr.
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Michael Haugen Jr. (born December 29, 1966) is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler residing in Carefree, Arizona.[1] He is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), having joined in 1994. He won the 2008 H&R Block Tournament of Champions and has 2 titles overall.[2]
Career
He first joined the PBA in 1994.[2]
Early in the 2007-08 season, he won the Lake County Indiana Classic in Merrillville, Indiana.[1] In doing so, he won his first tournament in 200 attempts and qualified for the H&R Block Tournament of Champions. The same season, he became the second bowler in history to win his first PBA title and the Tournament of Champions major in the same season.[3] In the latter tournament, as the number 1 seed, he completed a stunning comeback by defeating Chris Barnes in the final, 215-214, after trailing by 53 pins in the sixth frame.[3][4] A finger injury cut his season short as he was forced to miss the final seven events of the year, but he did manage to bowl in the Motel 6 "Roll to Riches" event in April, 2008.
Injuries again curtailed his 2008-09 season, as he was only able to compete in seven events. But he returned to start the 2009-10 season and made the TV finals for the PBA Viper Championship at the World Series of Bowling. Through the end of the 2010-11 season, he had accumulated 25 perfect 300 games in PBA events.[2]
Personal
He resides in Carefree, AZ.[1]
References
- ^ a b c http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2007/11/19/sports/top_sports/doc41772abf7d22a26b862573980004b7cd.txt
- ^ a b c Profile at www.pba.com [1]
- ^ a b http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=bowling/news/newstest.aspx?id=4128540
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/sports/20080128/c11_update28.art.htm
Categories:- Living people
- American bowling players
- 1966 births
- Bowling biography stubs
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