Thursday, March 31, 2016

Tournament Thursday: 1960 PBA Tournaments:

Three tournaments were held inn the inaugural season of the PBA Bowling Tour in 1959.

In 1960, the number of PBA Tournaments jumped to seven.


Empire State PBA Open 
Friday, May 13, 1960 - Sunday, May 15, 1960 
Prize fund: $16,500
Location: Schade's Academy, Albany, New York 

Fairless Hills PBA Open
Tuesday, May 17, 1960 - Thursday, May 19, 1960
Prize fund:  $15,300
Location: Fairlanes, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania 

Paramus Eastern PBA Open
Friday, May 20, 1960 - Sunday, May 22, 1960 
Prize fund: $17,400
Location: Paramus Bowl, Paramus, New Jersey 

Las Vegas National PBA Invitational 
Monday, June 20, 1960 - Wednesday, June 22, 1960 
Prize fund: $21,900
Location: Showboat Lanes, Las Vegas, Nevada  

Northern California PBA Open 
Friday, June 24, 1960 - Sunday, June 26, 1960
Prize fund: $18,100
Location: Castle Lanes, San Francisco, California 

Southern California PBA Open 
Wednesday, July 06, 1960 - Thursday, September 01, 1960 
Prize fund: $22,600
Location: Bowl-O-Drome, Los Angeles, California 

First Annual National Championship 
Friday, November 25, 1960 - Monday, November 28, 1960 
Prize fund: $44,000
Location: Imperial Lanes, Memphis, Tennessee