PBA Bowling Tour: 1965 Season

This is a recap of the 1965 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's seventh season, and consisted of 32 events. Dave Davis won the first two titles of his career, including the sixth PBA National Championship, but it was PBA legend Dick Weber who was honored with the Sporting News PBA Player of the Year award. The second-ever PBA Firestone Tournament of Champions was held this season, and featured all PBA titlists since the inaugural 1962 event. The tournament offered a then-PBA record $25,000 first prize, and was won by Billy Hardwick. Following this season, the PBA announced that the Tournament of Champions would be an annual event.

PBA Bowling Tour: 1965 Season
LeagueProfessional Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationDecember 10, 1964 – November 27, 1965
PBA Tour
Season MVPDick Weber

Buzz Fazio won the season-opening tournament on December 14, 1964 for his second PBA title. His victory made him the oldest player (56 years, 307 days) to capture a standard PBA Tour title[1]—a record that would not be broken until 1995 (by 57-year-old John Handegard).[2]

Tournament schedule
EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
Northern California PBA Open Country Club Lanes Sacramento, California Dec 10–14 Buzz Fazio (2)
Southern California PBA Open Kona Lanes Costa Mesa, California Dec 17–21 Jerry Hale (1)
Hialeah-Miami PBA Open Hialeah Lanes Hialeah, Florida Jan 26–30 Billy Golembiewski (3)
Mobile Sertoma PBA Open Florida Bowl Mobile, Alabama Feb 2–6 Billy Golembiewski (4)
Parkersburg PBA Open Emerson Lanes Parkersburg, West Virginia Feb 8–12 Fred Lening (2)
Thunderbird PBA Open Thunderbird Lanes Wichita, Kansas Feb 16–20 Dick Weber (14)
Pikes Peak PBA Open Classic Lanes Colorado Springs, Colorado Feb 22–26 Dave Soutar (2)
Oklahoma City PBA Open 66 Bowl Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mar 2–6 Mike Limongello (1)
Madison PBA Open North Gate Bowl Madison, Wisconsin Mar 9–13 Earl Johnson (5)
Continental Open Continental Lanes Roseville, Michigan Mar 16–20 Bob Strampe (2)
Fair Lanes PBA Open Fairanes Buffalo, New York Mar 23–27 Bill Allen (8)
Insurance City PBA Classic Meadow Lanes Hartford, Connecticut Mar 30 – Apr 3 Bill Allen (9)
PBA Firestone Tournament of Champions Firestone Bowlarama Akron, Ohio Apr 5–10 Billy Hardwick (8)
Venezuelan PBA Open Pin Cinco Lanes Caracas, Venezuela May 3–9 Harry Smith (8)
Seattle PBA Open Robin Hood Lanes Seattle, Washington Jun 3–6 Gene Rhoda (1)
Portland PBA Open Valley Lanes Portland, Oregon Jun 10–13 Mike McGrath (1)
San Jose PBA Open Saratoga Lanes San Jose, California Jun 17–20 Bill Tucker (1)
Tucson Squirt PBA Open Cactus Bowl Tucson, Arizona Jul 1–4 Harry Smith (9)
Salt Lake City PBA Open Ritz Classic Bowl Salt Lake City, Utah Jul 8–11 Dave Davis (1)
Denver PBA Open Broadmoor Bowl Denver, Colorado Jul 15–18 Harry Smith (10)
Louisville PBA Open Thelmal Lanes Louisville, Kentucky Jul 22–25 Gene Rhoda (2)
Boston PBA Open Westgate Lanes Brockton, Massachusetts Aug 12–15 Johnny Meyer (2)
Bergen Mall PBA Open Tenpin-on-the-Mall Paramus, New Jersey Aug 19–22 Carmen Salvino (6)
Bertrand PBA Open Bertrand Bowl Waukegan, Illinois Aug 26–29 Tom Harnisch (1)
PBA Labor Day Classic Hart Bowl Dallas, Texas Sep 3–6 Sam Baca (1)
Birmingham PBA Open Roebuck Lanes Birmingham, Alabama Sep 9–12 Carmen Salvino (7)
Nashville-Kiwanis PBA Open Tusculum Lanes Nashville, Tennessee Sep 16–19 Gary Martineau (1)
Houston PBA Open Lamar Lanes Houston, Texas Sep 23–26 Dick Weber (15)
Northern California PBA Open L&I Castle Lanes San Francisco, California Sep 30 – Oct 3 Bob Strampe (3)
Oxnard PBA Open Tournament Bowl Oxnard, California Oct 7–10 Johnny Guenther (1)
Las Vegas PBA Open Showboat Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Oct 12–15 Bob Collatos (1)
Sixth Annual PBA National Championship Continental Lanes Roseville, Michigan Nov 21–27 Dave Davis (2)

References
  1. "1964 Northern California PBA Open". PBA.
  2. "PBA to Induct Norm Duke, Del Ballard Jr. and John Handegard into PBA Hall of Fame". PBA. November 25, 2008.
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