JBT-PBA PRO-AM

champs Theo Douthit & Chris Huglin

The best of the JBT SW got together with the best bowlers in the world, and the result was a very special PBA-JBT Pro-Am event at BRC Zone Mesa.  

The JBT SW is very thankful to the PBA for helping make this event possible.  Each JBT bowler teamed with 6 different PBA professionals for a three-game doubles event, with all the usual JBT points, scholarships, and titles on the line.  Among the Pros bowling were ex-JBT stars Michael Fagan, Patrick Allen, Danny Wiseman, Joe Ciccone.   PBA Hall of Famer, JBT alumnus, and Geico Open runner-up Parker Bohn III also attended.  Everyone was entertained and educated by these wonderful professionals, and a great time was had by all, win or lose.

In the scratch division, extremely high scores was the name of the day, and nobody was able to keep up with the pace set by Theo Douthit.  Douthit partnered a 751 series of his own with a whopping 820 from his Pros for a 1571 total that won by over 50 pins.  The win was Theo's third of the season, and with the help of a clean sweep in the brackets, he cashed for almost $500 in scholarships, to push him over the $3000 mark for his JBT SW career.  De Shaun Jefferson, who seems to thrive in Pro-Am formats, finished second, and red-hot David Sevier finished third.  Scott Gilman earned his first top 5 this season with a fourth place finish, and Steven Black earned his 98th career top-5 finish with a fifth place performance.

The handicap division champion was Chris Huglin of Gilbert, AZ.  The little guy put on a big-time show with games of 249, 273, and 238, to go with the same 820 from his Pros, for a 1580 total that took the $350 top prize.  Chris joins his brother Zach in the JBT SW winners' circle with his first JBT SW title.

Finishing second was a fine 1552 effort from Kaitlin Mayall, while David Price broke out of his slump with a 1546 third place tally.  Francisco Peralta finished 4th at 1544 for his first top-5 of the year, while Eric Warren rounded out the top 5 in fifth.

Over $2,800 was awarded to the jam-packed field, pushing us further past the $500,000 mark in scholarships awarded by the JBT SW!  Thanks to Mr. Tim Brenden and everyone at BRC Zone Mesa, as well as everyone at the PBA once again, for a phenomenal evening.