PBA Bowling Tour: 2005–06 season

This is the 2005-2006 season in review for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour.[1]

Season Highlights

• Sean Rash became the first bowler to win a title from a non-exempt position by defeating Mike DeVaney in the West Virginia Championship.

• Current PBA Hall of Famer Del Ballard Jr. made his first televised appearance since 1997 in the Motel 6 Phoenix Classic, but was thwarted of his 14th title (and first since the 1993 U.S. Open) by Ritchie Allen.

• Walter Ray Williams Jr. tied Earl Anthony's then-record of 41 PBA titles when he emerged victorious in the Denny's PBA World Championship.

• Tommy Jones earned PBA Player of the Year honors, becoming the second bowler to win both PBA Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year awards in a career (joining Mike Aulby). Jones won three titles on the season, including the 63rd U.S. Open.

• Two PBA Tour Trial events were held during the season. The first event saw Chris Loschetter, Brian Kretzer and D.J. Archer advance to the exempt field, while the second event was headlined by Kelly Kulick's PBA exemption, making her the first woman to ever capture full-time active membership in the PBA.

Awards and Leaders

Player Of The Year: Tommy Jones

Rookie Of The Year: Bill O'Neill

Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award: Jack Jurek

Money Leader: Tommy Jones ($301,700)[2]

High Average Award: Norm Duke (224.29)[3]

Tournament Results

• Majors are noted in boldface.

Date	Event	City	Oil Pattern	Winner (Title #)	Runner-up	Score
Oct. 30	Tulsa Championship	Owasso, OK	Cheetah	Tommy Jones (6)	Wes Malott	289-248
Nov. 6	Mile High Classic	Lakewood, CO	Shark	Wes Malott (1)	Mika Koivuniemi	215-211
Nov. 13	Greater Omaha Classic	Council Bluffs, IA	Chameleon	Mike Machuga (1)	Bill O'Neill	256-245
Nov. 20	USBC Masters	Wauwatosa, WI	(Special)	Mike Scroggins (3)	Norm Duke	245-238
Nov. 27	Chicago Classic	Vernon Hills, IL	Scorpion	Jason Couch (12)	Joe Ciccone	217-204
Dec. 4	BowlersParadise.com Classic	Hammond, IN	Viper	Pete Weber (32)	Ryan Shafer	189-186
Dec. 11	Keystone State Championship	Mechanicsburg, PA	Chameleon	Patrick Allen (6)	Tom Baker	247-218
Dec. 18	Empire State Classic	Clifton, NY	Scorpion	Mike Wolfe (2)	Chris Collins	268-214
Jan. 8	Earl Anthony Medford Classic	Medford, OR	Shark	Brian Himmler (2)	Mika Koivuniemi	214-204
Jan. 15	Dick Weber Open	Fountain Valley, CA	Chameleon	Jason Couch (13)	Parker Bohn III	241-214
Jan. 22	Motel 6 Phoenix Classic	Phoenix, AZ	Shark	Ritchie Allen (2)	Del Ballard Jr.	232-207
Jan. 29	Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Classic	Trussville, AL	Cheetah	Brian Voss (24)	Steve Wilson	237-190
Feb. 5	Bayer Atlanta Classic	Norcross, GA	Viper	Tommy Jones (7)	Mike Scroggins	224-191
Feb. 12	West Virginia Championship	Parkersburg, WV	Scorpion	Sean Rash (1)	Mike DeVaney	194-178
Feb. 19	63rd U.S. Open	North Brunswick, NJ	U.S. Open	Tommy Jones (8)	Ryan Shafer	237-223
Feb. 26	GEICO Classic	Cheektowaga, NY	Cheetah	Doug Kent (7)	Norm Duke	222-201
Mar. 5	Pepsi Championship	Fairlawn, OH	Shark	Chris Collins (1)	Walter Ray Williams Jr.	245-201
Mar. 19	Ace Hardware Championship	Taylor, MI	Viper	Norm Duke (23)	Chris Loschetter	275-221
Mar. 26	Denny's World Championship	Indianapolis	World Champ.	Walter Ray Williams Jr. (41)	Pete Weber	236-213
Apr. 2	Great Lakes Classic	Wyoming, MI	Chameleon	Patrick Allen (7)	Patrick Healey Jr.	259-193
Apr. 9	Dexter Tournament Of Champions	Uncasville, CT	T of C	Chris Barnes (7)	Steve Jaros	234-227