Mike Scroggins
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Mike Scroggins is a left-handed professional ten-pin bowler
and member of the Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA), having joined in 1989. He resides in Amarillo, TX.Profile at www.pba.com http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=8928&f=1 He has won eight PBA Tour
titles in his career, including two majors. He won the USBC Masters
in 2005 and the Lumber Liquidators 66th U.S. Open
in 2009. He has 39 career PBA 300 games, and stands at $1,151,518 in career PBA Tour earnings following the 2010-11 season. According to current PBA rules, the two major titles make Scroggins eligible for the PBA Hall of Fame.
Open, in his television debut. He then went 12 years without a title until he won in Belleville, IL in the 2003-04 season. In the 2005-06 season he won his first career major, the 2005 USBC Masters. He also set a PBA record in 2005-06 by rolling 79 straight games of 200 or higher over a two-tournament span, breaking the previous record of 61 games set by Walter Ray Williams Jr.
In the 2007-08 season, he won multiple titles in one season for the first time in his career: in Fountain Valley, CA and Omaha, NE.
In 2009, he won the 66th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open, the second major of his career. As the #2 seed, he defeated Chris Barnes 200-199 in the semifinal. Barnes, who was aiming to win Player of the Year with the U.S. Open title, failed to win by leaving an 8-pin at the start of the 10th frame. Then, needing a strike to tie, he left the 10-pin, which gave Scroggins the win. Scroggins moved on to play defending champion and top seed Norm Duke
in the final. Duke, like Barnes, also had a chance to win Player of the Year with a U.S. Open title. But Scroggins defeated Duke 191-173 to win his second career major. In winning the title he won $100,000 in prize money and a three-year tour exemption.
He had a chance to repeat as U.S. Open champion when he qualified as the #1 seed for the February 28, 2010 TV finals. But he lost in the final match to Bill O'Neill
, 267-207. Scroggins would rebound the very next week, winning his 8th PBA title at the Etonic Don Johnson
Eliminator Championship. He finished the 2009-10 season tied with Walter Ray Williams, Jr. and Bill O'Neill
in PBA Player of the Year points, but the honor went to Williams in an overall competition points tie-breaker.
Scroggins has 36 PBA Regional titles and is a four-time PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year. He also currently holds the second-highest league average ever recorded in USBC
history—256.8 in a 1999-2000 Amarillo, TX trio league. It was the highest league average until Jeff Carter
established a new record the following season with a 261.7 average. Scroggins also holds the USBC record for most sanctioned 800 series in a season (15).
Ten-pin bowling
Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...
and member of the Professional Bowlers Association
Professional Bowlers Association
The Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
(PBA), having joined in 1989. He resides in Amarillo, TX.Profile at www.pba.com http://www.pba.com/players/singlebio03.asp?ID=8928&f=1 He has won eight PBA Tour
PBA Tour
The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour is the major professional tour for ten-pin bowling, operated by the Professional Bowlers Association. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA Tour consists of "exempt" bowlers who are a part of the almost 4,300 members worldwide...
titles in his career, including two majors. He won the USBC Masters
USBC Masters
The USBC Masters is a championship ten pin bowling event conducted by the United States Bowling Congress. The Professional Bowlers Association began recognizing it as a title event in 1998, and it was designated one of the four majors in 2000....
in 2005 and the Lumber Liquidators 66th U.S. Open
U.S. Open (bowling)
The U.S. Open is one of the four major tournaments in the Professional Bowlers Association. The first modern-day U.S. Open tournament in the PBA took place in 1971 and was won by Mike Limongello. With four victories, Pete Weber holds the most modern-day U.S. Open trophies.The U.S...
in 2009. He has 39 career PBA 300 games, and stands at $1,151,518 in career PBA Tour earnings following the 2010-11 season. According to current PBA rules, the two major titles make Scroggins eligible for the PBA Hall of Fame.
Career
After bowling collegiately at West Texas State University, Scroggins joined the PBA tour in 1989. His first title was the 1992 SacramentoSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
Open, in his television debut. He then went 12 years without a title until he won in Belleville, IL in the 2003-04 season. In the 2005-06 season he won his first career major, the 2005 USBC Masters. He also set a PBA record in 2005-06 by rolling 79 straight games of 200 or higher over a two-tournament span, breaking the previous record of 61 games set by Walter Ray Williams Jr.
In the 2007-08 season, he won multiple titles in one season for the first time in his career: in Fountain Valley, CA and Omaha, NE.
In 2009, he won the 66th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open, the second major of his career. As the #2 seed, he defeated Chris Barnes 200-199 in the semifinal. Barnes, who was aiming to win Player of the Year with the U.S. Open title, failed to win by leaving an 8-pin at the start of the 10th frame. Then, needing a strike to tie, he left the 10-pin, which gave Scroggins the win. Scroggins moved on to play defending champion and top seed Norm Duke
Norm Duke
Norm Duke is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has bowled 58 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including the 15th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history on January 5, 2003....
in the final. Duke, like Barnes, also had a chance to win Player of the Year with a U.S. Open title. But Scroggins defeated Duke 191-173 to win his second career major. In winning the title he won $100,000 in prize money and a three-year tour exemption.
He had a chance to repeat as U.S. Open champion when he qualified as the #1 seed for the February 28, 2010 TV finals. But he lost in the final match to Bill O'Neill
Bill O'Neill (bowler)
William "Bill" O'Neill is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler who competes on the PBA Tour in North America. He is a resident of Southampton, Pennsylvania. His nickname on tour is "The Real Deal". O'Neill was the 2009-10 U.S. Open champion, winning the event on February 28, 2010...
, 267-207. Scroggins would rebound the very next week, winning his 8th PBA title at the Etonic Don Johnson
Don Johnson (bowler)
Don Johnson was an American ten-pin bowler who spent many years on the Professional Bowlers Association tour.-PBA career:...
Eliminator Championship. He finished the 2009-10 season tied with Walter Ray Williams, Jr. and Bill O'Neill
Bill O'Neill (bowler)
William "Bill" O'Neill is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler who competes on the PBA Tour in North America. He is a resident of Southampton, Pennsylvania. His nickname on tour is "The Real Deal". O'Neill was the 2009-10 U.S. Open champion, winning the event on February 28, 2010...
in PBA Player of the Year points, but the honor went to Williams in an overall competition points tie-breaker.
Scroggins has 36 PBA Regional titles and is a four-time PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year. He also currently holds the second-highest league average ever recorded in USBC
United States Bowling Congress
The United States Bowling Congress is a sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States. It was formed in 2005 by a merger of the American Bowling Congress, Women's International Bowling Congress, Young American Bowling Alliance, and USA Bowling...
history—256.8 in a 1999-2000 Amarillo, TX trio league. It was the highest league average until Jeff Carter
Jeff Carter (bowler)
Jeff Carter is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler, member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He joined the PBA in 1999.-PBA career:...
established a new record the following season with a 261.7 average. Scroggins also holds the USBC record for most sanctioned 800 series in a season (15).