Fairless Hills PBA Open

The Fairless Hills PBA Open was the first time this event was contested for the Professional Bowlers Association and the second event of the 1960 PBA Season

Tournament Recap

The PBA tour's second event of 1960, the $15,300 Fairless Hills PBA open, was held at Fairlanes, in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. The first day of PBA competition was May 17, 1960. The competition ran until May 19, 1960. 32 bowlers cashed in this competition. Bill Bunetta, of Fresno, CA, won his first event and took home the first prize of $2,500. Rounding out the top 5 were [...] Hoover, Ray Bluth, Bob Kwolek, and Joe Joseph.

Top 10

Position

Name

Hometown

Prize

1

Bill Bunetta

Fresno, CA

$2,500

2

[...] Hoover

Akron, OH

$1,800

3

Ray Bluth

St. Louis, MO

$1,300

4

Bob Kwolek

Detroit, MI

$1,000

5

Joe Joseph

Lansing, MI

$800

6

Don Carter

St. Louis, MO

$700

7

Earl Johnson

Minneapolis, MN

$600

8

Pat Patterson

St. Louis, MO

$550

9

[...] Weber

St. Louis, MO

$500

10

Johnny King

Chicago, IL

$475

References

http://pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/138