Bohn breaks 10-game scoring record, maintains overall lead at Senior Masters
June 05, 2025
Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New Jersey, poses for a picture on the lanes at Sam's Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Bohn, a USBC and PBA Hall of Famer, broke the Senior Masters' 10-game scoring record by 96 pins after finishing the second round with a two-day, 10-game total of 2,539.
QUALIFYING RESULTS - ROUND 2
LAS VEGAS – Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New Jersey, averaged 254 during Tuesday’s opening round of qualifying at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters, which is being contested at Sam’s Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
Not surprisingly, that allowed the USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer to finish opening day in first place in the 310-player field at this year’s tournament.
The question heading into Wednesday’s second five-game qualifying block was what would the 61-year-old left-hander do for an encore?
Bohn answered that question in resounding fashion when C Squad hit the lanes Wednesday afternoon, recording games of 246, 208, 279, 246 and 275 on the 38-foot oil pattern being used at this year’s tournament.
That allowed the PBA legend to follow up Tuesday’s 1,285 effort with a 1,254 mark on Wednesday to push his two-day, 10-game total 2,539 (a 253.9 average), which broke the 10-game Senior Masters scoring record by 96 pins.
Brian Dennis of Demorest, Georgia, who ended Round 2 tied for 10th place with 2,335, held the previous mark of 2,443, which he set during the 2024 Senior Masters at Sam’s Town.
Joining Bohn in the overall top five through two rounds of qualifying were 2023 Senior Masters champion John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Florida (2,434); Tom Adcock of Forsyth, Illinois (2,413); Andrew Rettig of Hamburg, New York (2,408); and Tom Daugherty of Riverview, Florida (2,396).
Jon Rakoski of Estero, Florida, the defending Senior Masters champion, sits in a tie for 105th place at 2,144. He will attempt to improve his position during Thursday’s final five-game qualifying block, but even if he finishes outside of the top 63, he will still be seeded into the tournament’s match-play bracket as the No. 64 seed.
Currently, the last men inside the cut number are Sheldon Frye of McDonough, Georgia, and Skip Pavone of San Jose, California, who are tied for 62nd place with matching 10-game totals of 2,199 (a 219.9 average).
While Frye and Pavone are among several bowlers hoping to drop no lower than spot No. 63, Bohn’s name sits atop the short list of candidates who will vie for the No. 1 seed.
After Wednesday’s round, Bohn was a bit taken aback upon learning that he’d just added the 10-game scoring record to his list of Senior Masters accolades. Perhaps he shouldn’t have been, however, as he also holds the event’s top two 15-game marks – (3,717 in 2017 and 3,712 in 2016).
But while Bohn didn’t hit the lanes at Sam’s Town on Wednesday with a scoring record in mind, he certainly wasn’t looking to coast either.
“I honestly didn’t even have my sights set on that mark. I’m just trying to go out there and do what I can do to knock over as many pins as possible,” Bohn said. “On the other hand, I’m never one who’s going to lay low and just try to shoot 180. I’m always trying to get everything that I can.”
Nevertheless, with a spot in match play all but guaranteed at this point, Bohn intends to use Thursday’s final qualifying block for a bit of experimentation.
“I think that tomorrow I’m going to try one or two other bowling balls to try to get more of a feel for the lanes themselves,” Bohn said. “It’s always good to try things that you can learn from that can help you moving forward.
“Still, we all know that the real tournament starts when match play starts. I’ve been in the finals enough times in the Masters, whether it’s the Senior Masters or the regular one, to know that you just have to go out there and bowl your opponent. I’m just going to try to learn some things tomorrow that will allow me to make a move fast enough if I need it. Hopefully, that will allow me to see the lane so that I can become victorious.”
Bohn always wants to win; nevertheless, his son Brandon gave him a bit of extra motivation via text Wednesday afternoon when he reminded his father that he would need to reach the winner’s circle at this year’s Senior Masters in order to square up the family’s all-time Masters title count – Brandon Bohn picked up his second USBC U22 Masters title in Allen Park, Michigan, on May 26.
Even though the elder Bohn chuckled when discussing the text, he admitted that his children’s success does, in fact, fuel him – in addition to Brandon, Bohn’s son Justin and daughter Sydney also are highly accomplished bowlers who compete for top collegiate programs and have represented Junior Team USA.
“My kids just continue to keep raising the bar, and that makes me want to go out there and do better today than I did yesterday,” Bohn said. “I don’t know how much better I can keep doing than what I’ve done over the last two blocks, but I hope that I can continue forward from here.”
All Senior Masters competitors will bowl one more five-game qualifying block on Thursday. Then, the top 63 will join Rakoski in the tournament’s double-elimination bracket.
Bracket matches will be contested in a three-game total-pinfall format until the field is cut to the top five for the stepladder finals, which will be contested on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern and be streamed live on BowlTV.
Since the stepladder will be broadcast on BowlTV, the top seed will have to be defeated twice in the tournament’s true double-elimination format. The winner of the 2025 USBC Senior Masters will take home a major championship on the PBA50 schedule and the first-place prize of $20,000.
For scores and information about the 2025 USBC Senior Masters, CLICK HERE.
QUALIFYING RESULTS - ROUND 2
LAS VEGAS – Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New Jersey, averaged 254 during Tuesday’s opening round of qualifying at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters, which is being contested at Sam’s Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
Not surprisingly, that allowed the USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer to finish opening day in first place in the 310-player field at this year’s tournament.
The question heading into Wednesday’s second five-game qualifying block was what would the 61-year-old left-hander do for an encore?
Bohn answered that question in resounding fashion when C Squad hit the lanes Wednesday afternoon, recording games of 246, 208, 279, 246 and 275 on the 38-foot oil pattern being used at this year’s tournament.
That allowed the PBA legend to follow up Tuesday’s 1,285 effort with a 1,254 mark on Wednesday to push his two-day, 10-game total 2,539 (a 253.9 average), which broke the 10-game Senior Masters scoring record by 96 pins.
Brian Dennis of Demorest, Georgia, who ended Round 2 tied for 10th place with 2,335, held the previous mark of 2,443, which he set during the 2024 Senior Masters at Sam’s Town.
Joining Bohn in the overall top five through two rounds of qualifying were 2023 Senior Masters champion John Janawicz of Winter Haven, Florida (2,434); Tom Adcock of Forsyth, Illinois (2,413); Andrew Rettig of Hamburg, New York (2,408); and Tom Daugherty of Riverview, Florida (2,396).
Jon Rakoski of Estero, Florida, the defending Senior Masters champion, sits in a tie for 105th place at 2,144. He will attempt to improve his position during Thursday’s final five-game qualifying block, but even if he finishes outside of the top 63, he will still be seeded into the tournament’s match-play bracket as the No. 64 seed.
Currently, the last men inside the cut number are Sheldon Frye of McDonough, Georgia, and Skip Pavone of San Jose, California, who are tied for 62nd place with matching 10-game totals of 2,199 (a 219.9 average).
While Frye and Pavone are among several bowlers hoping to drop no lower than spot No. 63, Bohn’s name sits atop the short list of candidates who will vie for the No. 1 seed.
After Wednesday’s round, Bohn was a bit taken aback upon learning that he’d just added the 10-game scoring record to his list of Senior Masters accolades. Perhaps he shouldn’t have been, however, as he also holds the event’s top two 15-game marks – (3,717 in 2017 and 3,712 in 2016).
But while Bohn didn’t hit the lanes at Sam’s Town on Wednesday with a scoring record in mind, he certainly wasn’t looking to coast either.
“I honestly didn’t even have my sights set on that mark. I’m just trying to go out there and do what I can do to knock over as many pins as possible,” Bohn said. “On the other hand, I’m never one who’s going to lay low and just try to shoot 180. I’m always trying to get everything that I can.”
Nevertheless, with a spot in match play all but guaranteed at this point, Bohn intends to use Thursday’s final qualifying block for a bit of experimentation.
“I think that tomorrow I’m going to try one or two other bowling balls to try to get more of a feel for the lanes themselves,” Bohn said. “It’s always good to try things that you can learn from that can help you moving forward.
“Still, we all know that the real tournament starts when match play starts. I’ve been in the finals enough times in the Masters, whether it’s the Senior Masters or the regular one, to know that you just have to go out there and bowl your opponent. I’m just going to try to learn some things tomorrow that will allow me to make a move fast enough if I need it. Hopefully, that will allow me to see the lane so that I can become victorious.”
Bohn always wants to win; nevertheless, his son Brandon gave him a bit of extra motivation via text Wednesday afternoon when he reminded his father that he would need to reach the winner’s circle at this year’s Senior Masters in order to square up the family’s all-time Masters title count – Brandon Bohn picked up his second USBC U22 Masters title in Allen Park, Michigan, on May 26.
Even though the elder Bohn chuckled when discussing the text, he admitted that his children’s success does, in fact, fuel him – in addition to Brandon, Bohn’s son Justin and daughter Sydney also are highly accomplished bowlers who compete for top collegiate programs and have represented Junior Team USA.
“My kids just continue to keep raising the bar, and that makes me want to go out there and do better today than I did yesterday,” Bohn said. “I don’t know how much better I can keep doing than what I’ve done over the last two blocks, but I hope that I can continue forward from here.”
All Senior Masters competitors will bowl one more five-game qualifying block on Thursday. Then, the top 63 will join Rakoski in the tournament’s double-elimination bracket.
Bracket matches will be contested in a three-game total-pinfall format until the field is cut to the top five for the stepladder finals, which will be contested on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern and be streamed live on BowlTV.
Since the stepladder will be broadcast on BowlTV, the top seed will have to be defeated twice in the tournament’s true double-elimination format. The winner of the 2025 USBC Senior Masters will take home a major championship on the PBA50 schedule and the first-place prize of $20,000.
For scores and information about the 2025 USBC Senior Masters, CLICK HERE.