RESULTS: Round 3

LAS VEGAS - Peter Knopp of Bremen, Germany, earned high qualifier honors Wednesday at the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters.

Knopp, who was in fifth place after the second round, has a 15-game total of 3,296, an average of 219.7, at the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center. He shot 1,095 in Round 3 leads Roger Kossert of Lithia, Fla., by six pins.

"There are so many good players here, and I still don't have the confidence I should," said Knopp, who finished 29th at the Senior U.S. Open last week. "I am the underdog. I'm just happy I made the cut."

Knopp, who turned 50 in April, opened the tournament with a five-game block of 1,077 and then shot 1,124 in Tuesday's second round. He said he has bowled well on what he considers tough lane conditions.

"If you bowl good, it might look easy but I think it's pretty tough," Knopp said. "I kept the ball in play, and even though I missed some spares, I got lucky a couple times."

Ross Packard of San Jose, Calif., sits in third position at 3,286, while Kent Wagner of Palmetto, Fla., is fourth at 3,269.

Bob Handley of Winter Park, Fla., who led after the first and second rounds, dropped to fifth with 3,254 after shooting 963 on Wednesday.

The top 63 players advanced to the double-elimination match-play bracket, which will take place Thursday and Friday. Kevin Gannon of Lakewood, Calif., and Dave Sill of Rockledge, Fla., tied for the final spot at 3,017. Sill won a one-game roll-off, 232-196, to advance to the match-play bracket.

Defending champion Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., now joins the field to complete the 64-player bracket. Traber will be seeded No. 32 in the bracket and will take on Gary Dickinson of Edmond, Okla., in the opening round Thursday morning.

Match play will continue throughout Thursday and Friday with the championship match scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PDT on Friday.


USBC SENIOR MASTERS
(at South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center, Las Vegas)
Wednesday's Results

QUALIFYING
(15 games)

1, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,296.
2, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 3,290.
3, Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif., 3,286.
4, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,269.
5, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 3,254.
6, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,237.
7, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield, Mich., 3,221.
8, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, Ind., 3,220.
9, Dean Jones, San Marcos, Texas, 3,195.
10, Cliff Connors, Tempe, Ariz., 3,195.
11, Noel Vazquez, Sacramento, Calif., 3,175.
12, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,160.
13, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 3,160.
14, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,142.
15, Keith Kolozsi, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,138.
16, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 3,116.
17, Joe Salvemini, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,111.
18, David Eatmon, Ferndale, Mich., 3,110.
19, Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 3,105.
20, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 3,101.
21, Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,097.
22, Bob Purzycki, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,094.
23, Greg Shields, Independence, Mo., 3,091.
24, Darryl Bower, Midletown, Pa., 3,087.
25, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,085.
26, Les Shirwindt, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,080.
27, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,077.
28, Howie Partell, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,075.
29, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,074.
30, Phillip Karwoski Sr., South Hadley, Mass., 3,073.
31, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 3,072.
32, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,072.
33, Wayne Webb, Grove City, Ohio, 3,072.
34, John Di Santis, Wilmington, Del., 3,071.
35, Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., 3,070.
36, Warren Blankenship, Ardmore, Okla., 3,061.
37, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,053.
38, Don Fowler, Overland Park, Kan., 3,051.
39, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,050.
40, Ron Winger, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,050.
41, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 3,048.
42, Michael Karch, Edgewood, Wash., 3,045.
43, Samuel Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 3,044.
44, Clark Poelzer, Arden Hills, Minn., 3,044.
45, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 3,041.
46, Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., 3,037.
47, Marc Scherlis, Littleton, Colo., 3,036.
48, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 3,032.
49, Charlie Tapp, Portage, Mich., 3,029.
50, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,029.
51, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,029.
52, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,026.
53, John Chapman, Canada, 3,026.
54, Dick Baker, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,026.
55, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 3,025.
56, Robert Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 3,025.
57, Rohn Morton, Portland, Ore., 3,025.
58, Paul McCordic, Sugarland, Texas, 3,024.
59, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,022.
60, Anthony Myers, Pensacola, Fla., 3,021.
61, Gary Bessette, Summerdale, Ala., 3,020.
62, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 3,018.
63, Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 3,017. (Sill def. Gannon 232-196 in roll-off)

DID NOT ADVANCE

64, Kevin Gannon, Lakewood, Calif., 3,017. $900
65, Fred Strasser, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 3,016.$850
66, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,011. $850
67, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,011. $850
68, David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 3,010. $850
69, Sam Carter, Ben Lomond, Calif., 3,009. $850
70, John Eiss, Orono, Minn., 3,007. $850
71, George Lord, Mulberry, Fla., 3,006. $850
72, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,005. $850
73, Kevin Humble, Lake Mary, Fla., 2,998. $850
74, Warren Nelson, Madera, Calif., 2,994. $850
75, Terry Metzner, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2,993.
76, Jerry Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2,993.
77, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 2,993.
78, Mike Lucente, Warren, Mich., 2,992.
79, Hal Wilbur, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,989.
80, Mark VanMeter, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,983.
81, John Young, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,981.
82, Max Martinez, Tijeras, N.M., 2,979.
83, Don Sylvia, Reno , Nev., 2,978.
84, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 2,977.
85, Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 2,977.
86, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 2,976.
87, Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, Wash., 2,976.
88, Steven Bergan, Belleville, Ill., 2,976.
89, Jim Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 2,973.
90, Sam Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,969.
91, Warren Eales, Chandler, Ariz., 2,969.
92, Greg Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 2,969.
93, Rudy Moreno, Reno , Nev., 2,964.
94, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 2,964.
95, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 2,963.
96, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepard, Mich., 2,959.
97, Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 2,958.
98, Dan Ahlquist, Sweden, 2,956.
99, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 2,955.
100, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 2,955.
101, Bruce Lang, Lenore, Idaho, 2,955.
102, William Neumann, Rensselaer, N.Y., 2,954.
103, Craig Vogel, Rome, N.Y., 2,953.
104, Tim Ruelle, Racine, Wis., 2,951.
105, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,950.
106, Robin Romeo, Newhall, Calif., 2,948.
107, James Martin, Vero Beach, Fla., 2,947.
108, Skip Sansone, Tucson, Ariz., 2,947.
109, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 2,946.
110, Bob Pazur, Venice, Fla., 2,946.
111, Al Rezendes, Aurora, Colo., 2,946.
112, Danny Carbone, Broomfield, Colo., 2,945.
113, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 2,939.
114, Dennis Jones, Fremont, Calif., 2,937.
115, Rich Cook, Olympia, Wash., 2,937.
116, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 2,936.
117, Mike Castleton, San Diego, Calif., 2,936.
118, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 2,932.
119, Dale Seath, Mankato, Minn., 2,931.
120, Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 2,929.
121, Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., 2,925.
122, Dewaine West, Temecula, Calif., 2,925.
123, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 2,924.
124, Dale Eagle, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,924.
125, Edward Bordenka, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,923.
126, Bill Argenbright, Waynesboro, Va., 2,923.
127, Glenn Morgan, Seminole, Ala., 2,923.
128, Patrick Byrne, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,919.
129, TJ Johnson, Spring, Texas, 2,916.
130, JP Muller, Gervais, Ore., 2,913.
131, Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 2,912.
132, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 2,911.
133, Paul Kwiecien, Lansing, Mich., 2,908.
134, David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 2,902.
135, Don Lane, Oakland, Calif., 2,901.
136, Van Fenner, Reno, Nev., 2,899.
137, Jerry Smith, Englewood, Colo., 2,898.
138, Bob Permann, Hemet, Calif., 2,898.
139, Rick Parschen, Strongsville, Ohio, 2,895.
140, Darrell Jones, Lingle, Wyo., 2,894.
141, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 2,892.
142, Mike Mchugh, Keller, Texas, 2,891.
143, Bill Nichols, Roseville, Calif., 2,887.
144, Charles Best, Buda, Texas, 2,886.
145, Ziggy Czaja, Fontana, Calif., 2,886.
146, Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas, 2,885.
147, Chip Willett, San Diego, Calif., 2,885.
148, Brad Newhouse, Henderson, Nev., 2,885.
149, David Zelger, Red Lion, Pa., 2,885.
150, Leo Plaia, River Ridge, La., 2,884.
151, Don Robinson, Boise, Idaho, 2,883.
152, Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2,880.
153, Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,876.
154, Steve Freeman, Hermantown, Minn., 2,875.
155, Vaughn Doody, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,873.
156, Mitch Vernon, Olympia, Wash., 2,872.
157, James McGee, Townville, S.C., 2,869.
158, Glen Smith, Seattle, Wash., 2,868.
159, Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 2,868.
160, Frank DeFilippo, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,864.
161, Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz., 2,863.
162, Char Hammel, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,863.
163, Don Moser, Murrieta, Calif., 2,863.
164, James Moran, Henderson, Nev., 2,863.
165, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 2,857.
166, Bob Teeters, Anderson, Ind., 2,855.
167, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 2,855.
168, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 2,855.
169, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 2,855.
170, Eddie Katz, Lakewood, Calif., 2,854.
171, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 2,851.
172, Lee Patterson, Antioch, Calif., 2,840.
173, Stan Winters, Simi Valley, Calif., 2,839.
174, Jim Cameron, Aliso Viejo, Calif., 2,838.
175, Bill Sell, Menasha, Wis., 2,837.
176, Max Shellabarger, Layton, Utah, 2,833.
177, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,832.
178, John Cocchi, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,830.
179, Phil Gessner, Spring, Texas, 2,824.
180, Don Jackson, Bonita, Calif., 2,824.
181, Bernard Iwasczyszyn, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,823.
182, Ike Reese, Atlanta, Ga., 2,821.
183, Richard Nardozza, Clearfield, Pa., 2,821.
184, Lee Rucker, Ft. Myers, Fla., 2,818.
185, Ron DeGroat, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,818.
186, Francisco Figueredo, Lauderhill, Fla., 2,818.
187, Ron Hosler, Denver, Colo., 2,817.
188, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 2,815.
189, Bob Priess, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,812.
190, Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., 2,812.
191, Dennis Dedmon, Houston, Texas, 2,808.
192, Jerry Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 2,800.
193, Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif., 2,797.
194, Gary Reh, Nesbit, Miss., 2,796.
195, Bob McGuire, Warrenton, Va., 2,795.
196, James King, New Braunfels, Texas, 2,792.
197, Bobby Holmes, N Las Vegas, Nev., 2,790.
198, Paul Plummer, Boise, Idaho, 2,784.
199, Gary Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,783.
200, William Keenan, Orlando, Fla., 2,782.
201, Bill Ades, Hesperia, Calif., 2,781.
202, Jeff Suma Sr., Auburn Hills, Mich., 2,778.
203, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 2,775.
204, Charles Nibert, Big Lake, Alaska, 2,775.
205, Robert Walters, N Las Vegas, Nev., 2,774.
206, Alden Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 2,771.
207, Mark Peavey, Van Nuys, Calif., 2,770.
208, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 2,769.
209, Wayne Richards, Fernley, Nev., 2,767.
210, John Czipka, Sparks, Nev., 2,766.
211, Thomas Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 2,763.
212, Randy Shewmake, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,761.
213, Gerry Chinn, Castaic, Calif., 2,761.
214, Robert Michalojko, Mars, Pa., 2,757.
215, Richard Campbell, Phippsburg, Maine, 2,754.
216, Jorge Gutierrez, Las Cruces, N.M., 2,752.
217, Lee Tucker, Camarillo, Calif., 2,750.
218, Barry Richards, Lodi, Calif., 2,750.
219, Darrel Curtis, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,747.
220, Jerry Watkins, Bloomfield, N.M., 2,746.
221, Rickey Smith, Gulf Breeze, Fla., 2,746.
222, Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, 2,740.
223, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 2,737.
224, Fred Kouri, Castle Rock, Colo., 2,736.
225, Gordon Stuntz, Hellertown, Pa., 2,730.
226, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 2,729.
227, Larry Galloway, Fresno, Calif., 2,729.
228, Terry Leong, Henderson, Nev., 2,727.
229, Garde Ron, Henderson, Nev., 2,724.
230, Mike Schmid, Arden Hills, Minn., 2,720.
231, Harry Villavicencio, Puerto Rico, 2,719.
232, Bob Neuerburg, Ceres, Calif., 2,716.
233, Glenn Masukawa, Henderson, Nev., 2,715.
234, Avery LeBlanc, Plano, Texas, 2,714.
235, Pawel Bondar, Lauderhill, Fla., 2,714.
236, Ray Shuel, Canada, 2,712.
237, Randee Fry, Scotts Bluff, Neb., 2,708.
238, Chuck Worsham, Orange, Calif., 2,699.
239, Mike Raleigh, Clyde, Mich., 2,696.
240, Steve Fulton, Lansing, Mich., 2,690.
241, Allen Sobelman, Moorpark, Calif., 2,688.
242, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 2,683.
243, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 2,683.
244, Carey Hofmann, Phoenix, Ariz., 2,681.
245, Lauri Karrppala, Folsom, Calif., 2,680.
246, Bob Sturges, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,678.
247, Ernie Bourque, Acushnet, Mass., 2,674.
248, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.Va., 2,667.
249, John E Reed, Pueblo, Colo., 2,664.
250, Douglas Thompson, Aberdeen, S.D., 2,660.
251, Lindle Kincannon, Pearland, Texas, 2,658.
252, Ralph Presley, Atlanta, Ga., 2,657.
253, Donnie Todd, Somerset, Ky., 2,657.
254, Will Friedrich, Green Bay, Wis., 2,654.
255, Melvin Shirey, Sun City West, Ariz., 2,652.
256, Dan  Duskin, Atlantic, Iowa, 2,645.
257, Dennis Frawley, Binghamton, N.Y., 2,643.
258, Tom McNaughton, Sylmar, Calif., 2,641.
259, Brien Show-Yin, Australia, 2,637.
260, Carl Hendrickson, Cloquet, Minn., 2,630.
261, William Kaiser, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,630.
262, Mark Sabatine, Syracuse, N.Y., 2,623.
263, Don Ketterling, Westlake Village, Calif., 2,606.
264, Bill Stempke, Burbank, Calif., 2,601.
265, Diogenes Perez, New York, N.Y., 2,597.
266, Fernando Aguirre, Puerto Rico, 2,594.
267, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,593.
268, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 2,591.
269, Leon Uzelac, Woods Cross, Utah, 2,583.
270, Ronald Ruminer, Clifton, Colo., 2,572.
271, Richard Latvala, Egan, Minn., 2,563.
272, Rodney Musgrove, Clinton, Utah, 2,554.
273, Perry Larson, Kaysville, Utah, 2,549.
274, Frank Weiler, San Bernadino, Calif., 2,545.
275, Butch Hrouda, Dickinson, N.D., 2,545.
276, Gregory Popham, Crestview Hills, Ky., 2,516.
277, Ralph O'Leary, La Mirada, Calif., 2,514.
278, James Cote, Spokane, Wash., 2,509.
279, Jose Mendaz, Venezuela, 2,504.
280, Rich Cutler, Valley Springs, Calif., 2,501.
281, Clyde Gehringer, Memphis, Tenn., 2,499.
282, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,478.
283, Terre Sampson, Las Vegas, Nev., 2,472.
284, Ross Larsen, Riverside, Calif., 2,465.
285, Randolph Kerr, Troutdale, Ore., 2,460.
286, Jorge Aeurero, Taylorsville, Utah, 2,457.
287, Tim Bates, Orlando, Fla., 2,449.
288, Gary Friedman, Chandler, Ariz., 2,444.
289, Gary Carter, Woodinville, Wash., 2,392.
290, Doug Kuzanek, Rowlett, Texas, 2,295.
291, Jerry Dallum, Prescott, Ariz., 2,258.
292, David Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,011.
293, Mike Landrith, Maricopa, Ariz., 1,846.
294, Matt Surina, Linnewood, Wash., 1,806.
295, Edward Bayard, Escondido, Calif., 1,621.
296, Dan Miner, E. Moline, Ill., 949.
297, Carl Chavez, Albuquerque, N.M., 924.