Arizona bowler celebrates 50 years at 2025 USBC Open Championships
April 21, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. – Some of the biggest accomplishments in bowling happen at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, including reaching 50 years of tournament participation.
On Sunday, that took place for Kenneth Doyle of Sun City, Arizona, at the Raising Cane’s River Center, where he was presented with a plaque, chevron and diamond lapel pin for making his milestone appearance.
He was escorted down to the lanes and bowled with his family, including his daughters, Kathy and Karyn, his son-in-law, Steve, and his granddaughter, Kaci. His family started to join him at the tournament in 2004, when it was being held in Reno, Nevada.
Karyn and Steve joined the team that year, and over the next few years, Kathy and Kaci followed him along the way.
“Seeing all the other people on the squad, all the other people that we bowl with in our group,” said Doyle, who started bowling the tournament in 1970, when the event was being held in Knoxville, Tennessee. “Having my family there is the best part. This is what keeps me going.”
This is one of the reasons why Reno is one of his favorite cities to visit for the USBC Open Championships, as well as Las Vegas and Baton Rouge. Two of those locations (Reno and Las Vegas) are close to home for him, but Reno also is not too far from one of his favorite places to visit – Napa, California.
Baton Rouge is a favorite simply because of the incredible cuisine.
Getting to 50 years meant a lot to Doyle, stating, “It takes dedication and endurance. Getting here means that I can officially retire.”
The Open Championships has served as a way for his family to get together every year. While Doyle and his wife live in Arizona, Karyn and Steve live in Michigan and Kathy and Kaci reside in Illinois.
When talking about how she felt about her father’s big day, Karyn said, “This is just something that’s really nice to be able to share with your family.”
Now that Doyle’s appearance is in the books, he’s knocked over 75,796 pins at the tournament for a career average of 169.5 across 50 years.
The Open Championships is celebrating its third trip to Baton Rouge in 2025 and scheduled to feature more than 58,000 bowlers and 11,600 five-player teams competing across 150 consecutive days at the River Center.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Open Championships page.
On Sunday, that took place for Kenneth Doyle of Sun City, Arizona, at the Raising Cane’s River Center, where he was presented with a plaque, chevron and diamond lapel pin for making his milestone appearance.
He was escorted down to the lanes and bowled with his family, including his daughters, Kathy and Karyn, his son-in-law, Steve, and his granddaughter, Kaci. His family started to join him at the tournament in 2004, when it was being held in Reno, Nevada.
Karyn and Steve joined the team that year, and over the next few years, Kathy and Kaci followed him along the way.
“Seeing all the other people on the squad, all the other people that we bowl with in our group,” said Doyle, who started bowling the tournament in 1970, when the event was being held in Knoxville, Tennessee. “Having my family there is the best part. This is what keeps me going.”
This is one of the reasons why Reno is one of his favorite cities to visit for the USBC Open Championships, as well as Las Vegas and Baton Rouge. Two of those locations (Reno and Las Vegas) are close to home for him, but Reno also is not too far from one of his favorite places to visit – Napa, California.
Baton Rouge is a favorite simply because of the incredible cuisine.
Getting to 50 years meant a lot to Doyle, stating, “It takes dedication and endurance. Getting here means that I can officially retire.”
The Open Championships has served as a way for his family to get together every year. While Doyle and his wife live in Arizona, Karyn and Steve live in Michigan and Kathy and Kaci reside in Illinois.
When talking about how she felt about her father’s big day, Karyn said, “This is just something that’s really nice to be able to share with your family.”
Now that Doyle’s appearance is in the books, he’s knocked over 75,796 pins at the tournament for a career average of 169.5 across 50 years.
The Open Championships is celebrating its third trip to Baton Rouge in 2025 and scheduled to feature more than 58,000 bowlers and 11,600 five-player teams competing across 150 consecutive days at the River Center.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Open Championships page.