Saturday we returned to the newest facility on the Tour, Bowlero-South Seattle (Acme).  Looking back at previous Tour results we decided to make a slight adjustment to the oil pattern, to bring the scores back up to our Ideal range.  The scoring was still a little low, but an increase over last time, with only ONE 1K series of 1021 and a low to CASH of just 885.  The lower scores, meant that many bowlers were within reach of the leaders.  Several were making a serious run, shooting near or above 500 after two games, but couldn't crack that 1000 series.  This weekend we also ran the famous get the front TWO TAPS & win $10.00 instantly.  $300.00 extra was paid out Saturday, among 25 bowlers who took advantage of this special, with a few cashing multiple times.  The biggest winner was Bob Rouse who cashed THREE times in his ONE entry.  Our 2-time cashers were Jon Schneider, Kare Tong and Jordon Pangelinan.  We also had a few runs at the Middle-7 Taps, but all ended after 5 Taps in-a-row.  Chuck Deforest had a nice run for the Front-7 Taps but got an 8 count on his 6th try.  Chuck takes home a nice Bonus of $250.00 for his 5 Taps.  We hope this was a fun event for everyone, maybe we can do it again soon.

 

Our Winner this week and first time Champion is Zac Clute.  Zac's highest finish to date had been a FOUR 3rd place efforts, but was never able to crack that Top spot.  At our 3QC two weeks ago he had a chance to win (3rd Place), but lost out by just TWO pins to the eventual Champion KaiPedro.  This week, Zac was the leader after the first squad with a nice 992 series, but that score got knocked off in the second squad.  So Zac, not satisfied to be in 2nd, re-entered in the third squad to try and get that lead back.  He fired off a really sweet 1021 series (only 1000 all day) to retake the lead, then during the fourth squad Zac could be seen pacing back and forth wondering if his score would hold up.  He had many scares, with several bowlers shooting some fantastic two game sets, but none managed to knock off that big target on his back.  Using his new Purple Hammer, drilled by Jeff Knapp at Kenmore Lanes, Zac was just in a zone this weekend, or as he says “I just got in the groove”.  He would like to thank his buddy James Black for cheering him on.  Zac takes home a very nice check of $2,139.00, which he plans on saving.  Congratulations Zac on your first Tour Championship.