This is a recap of the 1992 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 34th season, and consisted of 35 events.

PBA Bowling Tour: 1992 Season
LeagueProfessional Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 7 – November 11, 1992
PBA Tour
Season MVPDave Ferraro
PBA Tour seasons

The 1992 season featured 12 first-time winners, including a stretch of five straight weeks in January–February where previous non-winners took home all of the titles.

Eric Forkel, who won his first PBA title earlier in the season, won his second at the Bud Light PBA National Championship. Robert Lawrence was victorious at the BPAA U.S. Open, while PBA President Marc McDowell captured the Firestone Tournament of Champions.

Though he won only two titles on the year and was shut out in majors, Dave Ferraro made numerous TV finals and finished high on the points, average and earnings lists, all of which helped him garner PBA Player of the Year honors.

Jim Pencak, who had gone undefeated in his first 15 career televised matches (a PBA record), ran his streak to 16 in the semi-final of the ABC West Lanes Open before losing in the final match to Bob Vespi.[1]

Tournament schedule

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Event Bowling center City Dates Winner
AC-Delco Classic Gable House Bowl Torrance, California Jan 7–11 Marc McDowell (3)
Showboat Invitational Showboat Bowling Center Las Vegas, Nevada Jan 12–18 Harry Sullins (4)
ARC Sacramento Open Mardi Gras Lanes Pinole, California Jan 21–25 Mike Scroggins (1)
Quaker State Open Forum Bowling Lanes Grand Prairie, Texas Jan 28 – Feb 1 Alan Bishop (1)
Flagship City Open Eastway Lanes Erie, Pennsylvania Feb 4–8 Eric Forkel (1)
True Value Open Landmark Recreation Center Peoria, Illinois Feb 10–15 Bruce Hamilton (1)
Fair Lanes Open Fair Lanes Woodlawn Baltimore, Maryland Feb 17–22 Bob Learn, Jr. (1)
Florida Open Cypress Lanes Winter Haven, Florida Feb 24–29 Chris Warren (5)
Paula Carter's Homestead Classic Paula Carter's Pro Bowl-Homestead Homestead, Florida Mar 2–7 Brian Voss (12)
Johnny Petraglia Open Carolier Lanes North Brunswick, New Jersey Mar 9–14 Dave Ferraro (8)
Cleveland Open Yorktown Lanes Parma Heights, Ohio Mar 16–21 Steve Cook (15)
Bud Light PBA National Championship Imperial Lanes Toledo, Ohio Mar 22–28 Eric Forkel (2)
Toyota Long Island Open Sayville Bowl Sayville, New York Mar 30 – Apr 4 Del Ballard, Jr. (10)
BPAA U.S. Open Roseland Bowl Canandaigua, New York Apr 5–11 Robert Lawrence (3)
Tums Classic Bradley Bowl Windsor Locks, Connecticut Apr 13–18 Jimmy Keeth (1)
Firestone Tournament of Champions Riviera Lanes Fairlawn, Ohio Apr 21–25 Marc McDowell (4)
Earl Anthony PBA Open Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl Dublin, California May 19–23 Mike Shady (1)
Seattle Open Skyway Park Bowl Seattle, Washington May 25–30 Eric Adolphson (1)
PBA Oregon Open Hollywood Bowl Portland, Oregon Jun 2–6 Del Ballard, Jr. (11)
Active West PBA Open Active West Town Square Lanes Riverside, California Jun 8–13 Dave Ferraro (9)
Fresno Open Cedar Lanes Fresno, California Jun 16–20 Dave D'Entremont (1)
El Paso Open Bowl El Paso El Paso, Texas Jun 23–27 Parker Bohn III (6)
Tucson PBA Open Golden Pin Lanes Tucson, Arizona Jun 30 – Jul 4 Bob Vespi (1)
Wichita Open Northrock Lanes Wichita, Kansas Jul 7–11 Mike Miller (2)
Choice Hotels Summer Classic Boulevard Bowl Edmond, Oklahoma Jul 12–18 Amleto Monacelli (12)
Beaumont PBA Doubles Classic Crossroads Bowling Center Beaumont, Texas Jul 19–23 Parker Bohn III (7),
Hugh Miller (6)
Columbia 300 Open Astro Bowling Center San Antonio, Texas Jul 26–30 Roger Bowker (3)
Senior/Touring Pro Doubles St. Clair Bowl Belleville, Illinois Aug 2–6 Dick Weber (28),
Justin Hromek (1)
Green Bay Classic Red Carpet Lanes Green Bay, Wisconsin Aug 9–13 Mike Aulby (20)
ABC West Lanes Open ABC West Lanes Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Aug 15–20 Bob Vespi (2)
Oronamin C Japan Cup Tokyo Port Bowl Tokyo, Japan Oct 8–11 Parker Bohn III (8)
Bud Light Touring Players Championship Woodland Bowl Indianapolis, Indiana Oct 17–21 Pete Weber (19)
Rochester Open Marcel's Olympic Bowl Rochester, New York Oct 24–28 Marc McDowell (5)
Taylor Lanes Open Taylor Lanes Taylor, Michigan Oct 31 – Nov 4 Amleto Monacelli (13)
Brunswick Memorial World Open Brunswick Deer Park Lanes Lake Zurich, Illinois Nov 5–11 Jeff Lizzi (1)

References

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  1. ^ "1992 ABC West Lanes Open". PBA.
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