onefrombills
03-04-2009, 02:30 AM
In the coming months, we'll talk with some of best-known bowlers at the Open Championships and get their thoughts on their time at the tournament and what it takes to succeed on the championship lanes.
This week, we heard from Roger Hutchison of Mason, Ohio, who recently earned the distinction of Joe Bowler, a tradition that began in 1951, and rolled the ceremonial first ball (a nine count), signifying the official start of the 2009 event.
HOMETOWN: Mason, Ohio
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: 15 (last 14 consecutive)
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: 0
BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 15
FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: Brunswick
ONE all-time favorite host city: Baton Rouge
TWO best Open Championships memories: 1. being Joe Bowler; 2. shooting 700 in singles in Billings in 2002
THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1. find the right line; 2. be accurate; 3. enjoy yourself
FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Syracuse in 1999 (not a preferred host city)
FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: Don Johnson, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Earl Anthony, Dick Weber, Johnny Petraglia
SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: Brunswick Twisted Fury, Fury solid, X-Caliber (only had three)
SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Baton Rouge, Salt Lake City, Orlando, San Antonio and San Francisco
EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: LT-48, X-Caliber, Columbia Icon, Twisted Fury solid (no others come to mind)
NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: It would be the guys that go to the tournament with me. Glen Sims, Jeff Deaton, Fred Ziegenhardt, Kevin Betts, Kevin Dunavent, Gary Barnes, Tim Brown, Steve Lynch and Spencer Lynch.
TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Walter Ray Williams Jr.
ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: Hit your mark, make a good shot and keep the speed up.
TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: Hopefully, bowling in a league in Mason.
This week, we heard from Roger Hutchison of Mason, Ohio, who recently earned the distinction of Joe Bowler, a tradition that began in 1951, and rolled the ceremonial first ball (a nine count), signifying the official start of the 2009 event.
HOMETOWN: Mason, Ohio
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: 15 (last 14 consecutive)
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: 0
BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 15
FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: Brunswick
ONE all-time favorite host city: Baton Rouge
TWO best Open Championships memories: 1. being Joe Bowler; 2. shooting 700 in singles in Billings in 2002
THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1. find the right line; 2. be accurate; 3. enjoy yourself
FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Syracuse in 1999 (not a preferred host city)
FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: Don Johnson, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Earl Anthony, Dick Weber, Johnny Petraglia
SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: Brunswick Twisted Fury, Fury solid, X-Caliber (only had three)
SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Baton Rouge, Salt Lake City, Orlando, San Antonio and San Francisco
EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: LT-48, X-Caliber, Columbia Icon, Twisted Fury solid (no others come to mind)
NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: It would be the guys that go to the tournament with me. Glen Sims, Jeff Deaton, Fred Ziegenhardt, Kevin Betts, Kevin Dunavent, Gary Barnes, Tim Brown, Steve Lynch and Spencer Lynch.
TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Walter Ray Williams Jr.
ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: Hit your mark, make a good shot and keep the speed up.
TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: Hopefully, bowling in a league in Mason.