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General Category => PBA => Topic started by: Spike2112 on August 11, 2007, 04:50:08 AM

Title: Michael Haugen
Post by: Spike2112 on August 11, 2007, 04:50:08 AM
Is he still on the pro tour? I always rooted for him, especially when he was with Visionary. He always bowled well on tv, but seemed to have the toughest luck in the big games. Was cool seeing him throw a Blue Warlock against WRW in the 2003 US Open!


Spike
Title: Re: Michael Haugen
Post by: Russell on August 11, 2007, 12:56:52 PM
I had the pleasure of having dinner with him last year at the US Open...very nice guy.  He has a fantastic all around game, and is always around.  He gets caught in tweener no man's land a lot I think.

As far as I know he will be out there this year...
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Title: Re: Michael Haugen
Post by: bluerrpilot on August 11, 2007, 12:59:41 PM
Yes. He is also bowling West and I think Northwest regionals. I just bowled with him last week in a local tourney which he won and he is now throwing Hammer equipment.
Title: Re: Michael Haugen
Post by: Spike2112 on August 11, 2007, 01:12:14 PM
That's good to hear. Hope he gets his first PBA title this year and does it throwing a Hammer! Too bad he can't use Visionary anymore. Would love to see someone using mid-priced Ogre beat up on someone else's top-line ball...


Spike
Title: Re: Michael Haugen
Post by: jkiser01 on August 11, 2007, 02:04:43 PM
DISREGARD this post. I am stupid!! LOL..
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Edited on 8/11/2007 3:15 PM
Title: Re: Michael Haugen
Post by: JessN16 on August 11, 2007, 02:26:38 PM
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he is of course not exempt so he will have to bowl the rabbit squads to try to make it into the tourny.. that gets really old and expensive if you don't have a sponsor.. he is a very nice guy, I have met and talked to him a couple times over the years..
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He is exempt. He was 30th in points and his bio can be found in the PBA exempt list found here: http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=11216

Jess
Title: Re: Michael Haugen
Post by: shelley on August 11, 2007, 02:37:46 PM
He finished 30th in points (http://"http://pba.com/stats/ytdstats.asp?Tour=1&Stype=Points"), they take the top 40-ish (39, I believe, since Mineman was outside the cut line).  He did lose his exemption after the 05-06 season but finished second at Tour Trials, regaining it along with Del Ballard, Kelly Kulick, Chris Johnson, and the rest of that crowd.

SH
Title: Re: Michael Haugen
Post by: jkiser01 on August 11, 2007, 03:14:51 PM
Wow, I stand corrected. I got him confused with another bowler.. Michael Haugen is indeed exempt..

This baby is causing me to lose alot of sleep and sometimes it shows!! LOL..
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Title: Re: Michael Haugen
Post by: tonybowls on August 11, 2007, 09:40:31 PM
Nice guy. I got to bowl with him at the US Open Pro Am earlier this year.