Top PBA Tour Stories of 2014
Jason Belmonte
Jason Belmonte’s back-to-back “major” victories in the USBC Masters and Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions on the heels of winning 2012-13 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year honors was the biggest story in another hallmark year for the PBA. For more detailed information about the PBA’s top stories in 2014, visit the pba.com summary: http://news.pba.com/post/2014/12/30/PBAe28099s-Top-10-Stories-of-2014.aspx. The year’s top stories included:
● The PBA christened the new South Point Bowling Plaza with its series of GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VI telecasts on ESPN;
● The launch of the PBA Women’s Regional program and the introduction of its historic international regional program in Japan;
● The “Hall of Fame” season on the PBA50 Tour;
● Silver Lake Atom Splitters winning the PBA League Elias Cup behind the Mark Roth MVP performance of Chris Barnes;
● The launch of the far-reaching multi-media PBA Network;
● “Perfect” performances on television by Sean Rash and Ronnie Russell;
● The ushering in of a new era for the “young guns” on the PBA Tour;
● An electrifying Badger Open championship match between Bill O’Neill and Brian Valenta;
● Jason Couch becomes the “comeback kid” in an impressive Delaware Regional victory.