Up Front
EVERYTHING BOWLING, ALL THE TIME
Country Clinic: Throughout his 12 qualifying games at the 2014 PBA Bear Open, “Country Boy” Ronnie Russell put on a consistency clinic, averaging 218 with 12 consecutive games between a low of 200 and a high of 236.
Cultural Heritage Center packed with archives and tribal rolls. The Nation also operates the Grand
Casino Resort, which got involved with the Professional Bowlers Association when long-time touring pro Mike Ed- wards — the only Native American ever to win a PBA title — and his wife Sa- mantha Mulligan, a PBA staffer, pitched casino executives on the idea. “The Grand Casino people have real- ly embraced the sport and competitive
King Of Swing: Though his win in the King of Swing telecast did not officially count as a PBA Tour title, O’Neill called it “a title in my heart.” Money-wise, O’Neill was the big winner at the Summer Swing, pocketing a total of $29,100.
bowlers,” Edwards said. “They started by hosting successful regionals, including last year’s RPI (Regional Players Invi- tational), and they want more tourna- ments. We approached them about the idea of hosting the Summer Swing and they were immediately very interested.
We’re just happy to be able to bring the sport back to Oklahoma.” Or as PBA Commissioner Tom Clark
put it during one of the post-tourna- ment trophy presentations: “This event doesn’t happen without Mike Edwards.” The PBA had not staged a national
tour event in Oklahoma since 2005, when Tommy Jones won the Tulsa Championship, and it had not been in the Oklahoma City area (Shawnee is about 38 miles east of OKC) since 1994, when Norm Duke won the Choice Ho- tels Classic in Edmond.
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