This is a recap of the 1999 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 41st season, and consisted of 26 events.

PBA Bowling Tour: 1999 Season
LeagueProfessional Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 10 – November 17, 1999
PBA Tour
Season MVPParker Bohn III
PBA Tour seasons

Parker Bohn III collected five titles during the season to take PBA Player of the Year honors, ending Walter Ray Williams, Jr.'s streak of three straight POY awards.

Tim Criss secured a major title at the PBA National Championship. Amateur Brian Boghosian took the title at the ABC Masters, while Bob Learn, Jr. won his first career major at Bowling's U.S. Open. Jason Couch collected $100,000 in winning the season-ending Brunswick World Tournament of Champions among his two titles on the year.[1]

During the season, Steve Jaros and Mike Miller rolled the 13th and 14th (respectively) televised 300 games in PBA history. Another highlight of the season was the PBA's first-ever outdoor finals at the NYC PBA Experience, which took place on specially-built lanes in mid-town Manhattan's Bryant Park.[2]

Tournament schedule

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Event City Dates Winner
National Bowling Stadium National/Senior Doubles Reno, Nevada Jan 10–15 Jason Hurd (1),
Johnny Petraglia
Albuquerque Open Albuquerque, New Mexico Jan 19–23 Brian Himmler (1)
PBA Don Carter Classic Dallas, Texas Jan 26–30 Mike Miller (3)
Columbia 300 Open Austin, Texas Feb 2–6 Parker Bohn III (18)
Chattanooga Open Chattanooga, Tennessee Feb 9–13 Steve Jaros (3)
Flagship Open Erie, Pennsylvania Feb 16–20 Chris Barnes (1)
PBA National Championship Toledo, Ohio Feb 21–27 Tim Criss (5)
Empire State Open Latham, New York Apr 13–17 Parker Bohn III (19)
Brunswick Johnny Petraglia Open North Brunswick, New Jersey Apr 20–24 Doug Kent (3)
Brunswick Long Island/NYC PBA Experience Sayville, New York
New York, New York
Apr 27 – May 1 Eric Forkel (5)
ABC Masters Syracuse, New York May 3–8 Brian Boghosian (amateur)
Bayer/Brunswick Touring Players Championship Akron, Ohio May 10–15 Steve Hoskins (9)
PBA Oregon Open Portland, Oregon May 25–29 Chris Barnes (2)
Showboat Invitational Las Vegas, Nevada May 31 – Jun 5 Parker Bohn III (20)
Tucson Open Tucson, Arizona Jun 8–12 Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (30)
National Bowling Stadium Open Reno, Nevada Jun 13–20 Ricky Ward (4)
AC Delco All-Star Classic Lakewood, California Jun 21–26 Tommy Delutz, Jr. (1)
Bowling's U.S. Open Uncasville, Connecticut Jul 24 – Aug 1 Bob Learn, Jr. (4)
Oronamin C Japan Cup Tokyo, Japan Sep 16–19 Parker Bohn III (21)
AC Delco Challenge Virginia Beach, Virginia Oct 2–6 Mark Mosayebi (1)
Brunswick Pro Source Open Wichita, Kansas Oct 9–12 Rick Lawrence (1)
Track/Dexter Open Canandaigua, New York Oct 16–20 Parker Bohn III (22)
Greater Detroit Open Taylor, Michigan Oct 23–27 Dave Wodka (1)
Bay City Classic Bay City, Michigan Oct 30 – Nov 3 Jason Couch (6)
Indianapolis Open Indianapolis, Indiana Nov 6–10 Randy Pedersen (12)
Brunswick World Tournament of Champions Overland Park, Kansas Nov 13–17 Jason Couch (7)

References

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  1. ^ "PBA Champions by Season". PBA.
  2. ^ "PBA History". PBA.
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