1960 Empire State PBA Open

The Second Annual Emipire State PBA Open was the first event of the 1960 PBA Season.

Tournament Recap

The PBA tour's first event of 1960, the $16,500 Empire State PBA open, was held at Schade's Academy, in Albany, New York. The first day of PBA competition was Friday, May 13, 1960. The competition ran until Sunday, May 24. 28 bowlers cashed in this competition. [...] Weber, of St. Louis, MO, won his third consecutive event and took home the first prize of $2,500. Rounding out the top 5 were Tom Hennessey, Ed Lubanski, Billy Golembiewski, and Al Thompson.

Top 10

Position

Name

Hometown

Prize

1

[...] Weber

St. Louis, MO

$2,500

2

Tom Hennessey

St. Louis, MO

$2,000

3

Ed Lubanski

Detroit, MI

$1,500

4

Billy Golembiewski

Detroit, MI

$1,000

5

Al Thompson

Cleveland, OH

$800

6

Glenn Allison

St. Louis, MO

$700

7

Therm Gibson

Detroit, MI

$650

8

Don Carter

St. Louis, MO

$600

9

Joe Donato

Schenectady, NY

$550

10

Billy Welu

St. Louis, MO

$500

References

http://pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/137