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Cbjdc

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Overall view of PBA
« on: February 16, 2004, 09:20:05 PM »
Got to ask this question?  This all exempt tour that I am hearing is not really going to be all exempt.  According to sources I have bowlers who even dont make it to the all exempt field can still make the tournaments by sponsors exemptions.  Guys like Parker bohn and other might benefit from it.  

After all you have to look at the scores for the week Parker missed the best chance he was going to get with this tournament.  He blew most of the competition away only losing to WRW.  

Honestly folks I think that we should go to what the PGA tour has have a tour school and earn your card that way.  Then have these elite fields.  Dont just up and decide who is going to be exempt by who wins or by points.  Make it more of a way to work up to the big show rather then feeling like if you dont get exempt then your out of a job.
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straightUP7

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Re: Overall view of PBA
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2004, 12:30:20 PM »
Hey Cb,         My "driller" told that the PBA has something like "tour school" in the works. Sorry but, I can not remember the details......

Take care,   Jeff
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ClutchClay

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Re: Overall view of PBA
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2004, 12:43:43 PM »
I got this from http://www.pba.com/exempt_tour/04-05_Trials.asp:

PBA Tour Trials Information

Dates:  6/1/2004 - 6/6/2004
 
Location: Stardust Bowl II
3925 E. Lincoln Hwy.
Merrillville, IN 46410
Tel: (219) 942-0432
 
Exempt Info: Top eight (8) competitors with the highest five (5) day cumulative pin totals will earn a PBA Tour exemption for the 2004 - 2005 PBA Tour season.

There's more on that page but I only listed the overview for brevity.
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seadrive

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Re: Overall view of PBA
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2004, 02:41:53 PM »
If Parker bowls well the rest of the season, he'll make the top 50 with no problem.

There are a couple of spots each week reserved for people other than the exempt guys (somewhere around 6, I believe), but no one guy is going to get the Commissioner's Exemption (for example) each week.  The exemptions are designed to allow a local pro or two, the pro-am winner, and maybe guys like Holman and Petraglia to bowl when the tour comes to their locale.
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