The 2nd Annual South Carolina USBC Association Senior State Match Game Tournament was held on Saturday & Sunday, February 21st & 22nd, 2009, at Royal Z Lanes in Goose Creek, South Carolina. Twenty of South Carolina’s finest Senior Classic bowlers traveled down to Charleston to try and become the State Senior Match Game Champion. After (8) games of qualifying on Saturday, Jeff Bellinger from Columbia, was the top qualifier with a score of 1,928, which averages out to a 241 average for eight games. On Sunday, the top eight qualifiers came back for (8) more games of match play against each other, and Jeff bowled even better in direct head to head competition. He averaged 247 for his eight games of match play and was crowned the South Carolina Senior Match Game Champion for the second consecutive year. Jeff, pictured below, received a first place check for $ 450.00 and a championship plaque from the South Carolina USBC Association.
The Final Standings are as follows:
1st -
Jeff Bellinger
$ 450.00
2nd - John Stewart
$ 275.00
3rd - Ruth Stokes
$ 200.00
4th - Mike O'Barr
$ 175.00
5th - Dave Malikowski
$ 140.00
6th - Arthur White
$ 125.00
7th - Roger Griffin
$ 120.00
8th - Jim McGee
$ 115.00
Alternate John Howe $ 100.00
During qualifying on Saturday, Dave Malikowski (Charleston) shot a 300 game in game # 8, John Stewart (Anderson) shot a 300 game in game # 3, and Jim McGee (Anderson) shot a 290 game in game # 8. To make match play on Sunday, the average was 201.
The South Carolina USBC Association would like to congratulate our champion and say “Thank You” to all of our participants in this year’s SC State Senior Match Game Tournament. We would also like to thank the Greater Charleston USBC Association and Royal Z Lanes for serving as the hosts for the 2009 event.
Associations/bowling centers interested in hosting the 2010 SC State Senior’s Match Game Tournament can contact the SC USBC Association for details