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Hall of Famer Steve Cook Takes First Round Lead in PBA Senior Jackson Open



JACKSON, Mich. (April 19, 2009) – Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Steve Cook of Granite Bay, Calif., averaged 248.12 for eight games to take the first round lead in the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Jackson Open at Airport Lanes Sunday.



Cook, a 15-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour champion looking for his first Senior Tour win, had games of 277, 234, 204, 245, 258, 246, 253 and 268 to hold an 11-pin lead over Charlie Tapp of Kalamazoo, Mich., in second .



The 52-year-old Cook had competed in an occasional Senior Tour stop last season but plans to compete in several more stops during the 2009 season thanks to a conditioning program and successful physical therapy for his ailing legs. At 6 feet, seven inches and more than 260 pounds, Cook was one of the biggest competitors ever to compete on the PBA Tour.



“I’ve always felt competitive but it’s just a matter of how well my legs hold up,” said the left-hander who has also recently lost 30 pounds. “I’ve been working with a trainer and have had a lot of physical therapy so I feel I can bowl more and be competitive.



“I just need to pick up tomorrow where I left off today,” Cook added. “My goal is to finish in the top eight after tomorrow so I can take advantage of having two byes in match play and that will help the stress on my legs.”



Kerry Painter of Henderson, Nev., who qualified 11th after the first round with 1,925 finished his block with games of 299 and 300.



The full field of 151 players will bowl one more eight-game qualifying round Monday before the field will be cut to the top 32 qualifiers for match play rounds on Tuesday. Match play begins with the round of 32 on Tuesday which will feature players who qualified 17th-32nd. Bowlers qualifying 9th-16th will receive one bye and those qualifying in the top eight will receive two byes. The Round of 8, semi-final and championship matches are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.





PBA SENIOR JACKSON OPEN

Airport Lanes, Jackson, Mich.

April 19, 2009

ROUND 1 QUALIFYING (8 games)

1, Steve Cook, Granite Bay, Calif., 1,985
2, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,974
3, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 1,972
4, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,959
5, Mitch Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 1,954
6, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,950
7, (TIE) Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., and Chuck Haus, Linden, Mich., 1,945
9, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,930
10, Gerry Keslar, Tonganoxie, Kan., 1,927
11, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,925
12, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,916
13, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,915
14, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,912
15, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,901
16, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,898
17, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb, 1,897
18, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,893
19, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 1,889
20, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 1,888
21, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,885
22, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,877
23, Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill, 1,874
24, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 1,872
25, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,870
26, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,864
27, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 1,862
28, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,860
29, Robert Flaws, Chicago Ridge, Ill., 1,857
30, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,855
31, Dick Baker, Henderson, Nev., 1,842
32, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,839
33, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,838
34, James Stanley, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1,835
35, (TIE) Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., and Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,833
37, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,829
38, Ken Konczos, Sagamore Hills, Ohio, 1,827
39, (TIE) Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif, and Mark Weller, Jonesville, Mich., and Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,826
42, Brian Voss, Alphretta, Ga., 1,825
43, Fred McClain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 1,824
44, (TIE) Larry Walker, Garden City, Mich., and Sam Zurich, Grant, Fla., 1,822
46, Jay Young, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1,817
47, Karl Wolf, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1,805
48, Bill Hewlett, Meridian, Idaho, 1,801
49, Mike Mineman, Belleville, Ill., 1,800
50, (TIE) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., and Gene Vincent, Decatur, Ill., 1,797
52, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 1,796
53, Robert Maki, Ishpeming, Mich., 1,794
54, Don Boone, South Euclid, Ohio, 1,789
55, Don Sylvia, Discovery Bay, Calif., 1,787
56, (TIE) Mike Hastings, Georgetown, Del, and Joe Krajenke, Clinton Twp., Mich., 1,783
58, Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo., 1,780
59, Andy Ippolito, Forest Hills, N.Y., 1,779
60, (TIE) Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., and Len Gray, Cincinnati, 1,778
62, Leo Plaia, New Orleans, 1,777
63, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,776
64, (TIE) Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., and Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 1,772
66, Chuck Huckelberry, Rockford, Ill., 1,769
67, Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 1,768
68, (TIE) Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., and Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,767
70, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 1,762
71, (TIE) Steve Fulton, Lansing, Mich., and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,761
73, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,759
74, Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va., 1,758
75, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,757
76, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,756
77, Gregg Getzlow, St Charles, Mo., 1,751
78, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,749
79, (TIE) Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., and Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,741
81, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 1,740
82, Gregory Smith, Baltimore, 1,733
83, (TIE) Vic Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., and Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 1,732
85, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,731
86, Jim Shuck, Huntingdon, Pa., 1,730
87, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,727
88, (TIE) Doug Evans, Southgate, Mich. and Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,726
90, (TIE) Phillip Moros, Lombard, Ill., and Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla, and Jim Lauricella, Sterling Hts., Mich., 1,718
93, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 1,715
94, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 1,712
95, (TIE) Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., and Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,710.
97, Russ Freeman, Lake Villa, Ill., 1,709
98, (TIE) Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., and Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,705
100, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,701
101, (TIE) Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., and Norb Wetzel, Fond du Lac, Wis., 1,700
103, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,697
104, John Milletics, Sandusky, Mich., 1,684
105, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 1,683
106, Dowell Milliken, Lake Grove, N.Y., 1,679
107, Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 1,674
108, Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 1,673
109, Edward Buco, Berlin, Md., 1,671
110, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,662
111, Leo Scantamburlo, Riverview, Mich., 1,655
112, Matt Buxton, Jefferson City, Mo., 1,652
113, Kim Buell, Speedway, Ind, 1,648
114, (TIE) Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., and Allen Meskan, Wood Dale, Ill., 1,646
116, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 1,635
117, Mark Koehler, Saint Clair Shores, Mich., 1,627
118, Howard Frostman, Washburn, Wis., 1,626
119, Perry Keplinger, Amherst, Ohio, 1,622
120, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,621
121, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 1,620
122, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,611
123, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.Va., 1,609
124, Bob Oakes, Akron, Ohio, 1,606
125, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,605
126, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 1,596
127, Lee Snow, Wixom, Mich., 1,593
128, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,592
129, Charlie Juliano, Batavia, N.Y., 1,586.
130, Rick Cashell, Dedham, Mass., 1,580
131, James Scott, Villa Park, Ill, 1,571
132, Jim Hutchinson, Ludlow Falls, Ohio, 1,563
133, Gregg Schmied, Schererville, Ind., 1,560
134, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,552
135, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 1,548
136, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,545
137, Phil Cloyne, Anthony, Fla., 1,532
138, Robert Kwiecien, Lansing, Mich., 1,526
139, Larry Grandt, Gurnee, Ill, 1,522
140, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 1,520
141, John Henry Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind, 1,516
142, John Hunt, Grayling, Mich., 1,500
143, Bill Brake, North Canton, Ohio, 1,493
144, David Rossi, Morgantown, W.Va., 1,490
145, Rick Kralovic, Sylvania, Ohio, 1,481
146, (TIE) Rick Horne II, Brownstown, Mich., and Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 1,477
148, Karl Bosman, Trenton, Mich., 1,473
149, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,433
150, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,397
151, Bryan Cleavenger, Temperance, Mich., 1,393



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