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Sunday, January 24, 2010

West Lane Bowl

3900 West Lane

Stockton

3rd Annual "Junior-Senior Doubles"

Check-in at Noon

Bowl at 1:00pm

At Least One Bowler Per Team

Must Be 45 years of Age or Older

All "Junior" Bowlers Must be USBC Members

or Be At Least 18 Years of Age. This tournament is not

for junior bowlers, and no scholarship

money will be awarded.

2009 Winning Team

Scott Vanderlick & Bob Roak

We Filled the House in 2008 and 2009

Reservations Are Advised For 2010

Entry Fee $200 Per Team

With 19 or Fewer Teams

1st PLACE – Guaranteed $1,000

2nd PLACE – Guaranteed $600

With 24 Teams

1st Place: $1,200 Guaranteed Minimum

2nd Place: $670 Guaranteed Minimum

With 36 Teams

1st Place: $1,500 Guaranteed Minimum

2nd Place: $850 Guaranteed Minimum

Prize ratio is a full 1-3

Last-cash will pay minimum of $210 per team

A WORD ABOUT OUR GUARANTEES

We've been doing this a long time. (Phil started promoting tournaments in 1962, while he was still in high school.) From the beginning, we've offered one thing that other tournaments don't offer: unconditionally guaranteed prize money. It's as simple as this: whatever we promise to pay, we pay. We keep our promises, even if we lose money in the process. (Which has been known to happen on occasion.) You always know that if you show up to bowl a PRO tournament, the money we've promised to pay will be waiting. As we've said for years: we take the risk, not you.

FORMAT

Bowl eight (8) games across 16 lanes. Cashers to be determined by total pinfall per team.

In addition to doubles competition, we will offer computerized brackets and a variety of side pot options.

RULES

Aside from our dress code (shown elsewhere on this page), the basic rules are:

(a) At least one bowler on each team must be age 45 or older

(b) "Juniors" must be USBC members or at least 18 years of age (this is not a tournament for kids)

(c) Participants must behave professionally

(d) Participants may clean their bowling balls during competition with USBC-approved cleaner, but may not sand, scuff, polish or otherwise alter any ball's surface once competition has begun

(e) Any disputes will be governed by USBC regulations; any disputes not governed by USBC regulations will be decided by the Tournament Director.

The PRO Dress Code

We strive to maintain a positive and professional image of PRO and the sport of bowling. One of the ways we do this is through our dress code.

Bowlers must wear a PBA-approved shirt, with or without a collar, name not required. Bowlers may NOT wear ordinary t-shirts to bowl.

Men are required to wear slacks or "dress shorts."* Cutoffs and similar casual attire or "beach wear" is not acceptable.

Women must wear skirts or "dress shorts." As with the men, cutoffs and similar casual attire or "beach wear" is not acceptable.

* Dress Shorts Q&A

Q: What are "dress shorts"?

A: Well, at first we figured it would be pretty easy to define the term. We'd start by saying what weren't dress shorts, something along the lines of "No cutoffs, no athletic shorts, no cargo shorts..." Then we went shopping and saw that brand-name "dress shorts" cost a lot of money. Soon after, we saw a pair of darn good-looking, $25 linen cargo shorts and began to rethink the "dress shorts" thing. Here's what we came up with: while cutoffs and athletic shorts are still banned, we think "dress shorts" simply means "really short slacks."

Kidding aside, you know what we mean: look presentable. A nice shirt, a nice pair of slacks or shorts. If you look like a slob, we won't let you bowl. Really.