Parker Bohn III leads after first round at USBC Super Senior Classic
May 29, 2026
FULL STANDINGS
LAS VEGAS – Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New Jersey, sprinted out to the early lead Thursday at the United States Bowling Congress Super Senior Classic and he did so in near-record fashion at Sam’s Town Bowling Center.
Bohn, 62, totaled 1,529 pins in Round 1, the third-highest six-game total in the event’s history and just 10 pins shy of the record set by Don Breeden in 2024. Bohn started with a 793 series out of the gate (268, 246, 279) and finished with games of 262, 226 and 248, good for a 254.8 average. He leads Charles Moore of Paris, Texas, by 74 pins heading into Round 2 on Friday.
“At the start, I was playing around 5 and trying to throw the ball down the lane between 2-3-4,” Bohn said. “Just trying to get the ball off my hand clean and let the lane shape it back. If it was off my hand clean, it had a good opportunity to strike. When I switched balls after a couple games, I had to move a little deeper to around 8 or 9 at the arrows and to about 4-5-6 down the lane. I had a good reaction there.”
The USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer talked about his comfort level bowling at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas.
“I’ve had a lot of success here at Sam’s Town and bowled a lot of high scores with some good qualifying rounds,” Bohn said. “But unfortunately, I haven’t figured out a way to seal the deal. In my opinion, walking away victorious would tell me that it was mission accomplished.”
Moore finished strong with games of 256, 267 and 257 to grab second place (1,455). The lowest game of his six-game set was 212.
Checking in just seven pins behind Moore is Finland’s Timo Raatikainen (1,448). Raatikainen, who finished tied for seventh in this event last year, is a right-hander who bowls without his thumb in the ball. That style helped him to a high game of 269 on Thursday with no game lower than 213.
Rounding out the top five in the 206-man field are Joe Fullner III of The Villages, Florida, and 2023 champion John Marsala of St. Louis, with 1,420 and 1,410 respectively.
Dwight Burns of Tucson, Arizona, rolled the only 300 game in Round 1 and is in 14th place (1,359).
Defending champion James Campbell of Loudon, Tennessee, is tied for 24th after Round 1 with 1,333 pins.
Competition resumes Friday at noon Eastern as the bowlers on B Squad hit the fresh 42-foot lane condition for their final six games of qualifying. A Squad will bowl on the burn starting at 5 p.m. Eastern.
Bohn talked about bowling on the fresh pattern on Friday.
“If I can figure it out from the beginning, it should somewhat be there for the rest of the block tomorrow because there won’t be as much traffic,” Bohn said. “I’m going to play the vast majority of the tournament on the fresh from here on out, so I need to figure it out tomorrow and that will really tell me the story of whether or not I can go the distance.”
The top 52 bowlers after 12 games of qualifying will advance to Saturday’s cashers’ round.
After six games, Daniel Miyamoto of Mililani, Hawaii, is 52nd (1,280).
The advancers will bowl another six-game block, starting Saturday at noon Eastern, with total pinfall for 18 games helping place the top 12 into one of two match-play groups.
Group 1 will feature the qualifiers who placed as an odd seed (1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11), while Group 2 will consist of the even seeds (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12). The match-play round will get underway Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Each participant in match play will bowl six head-to-head games in their group, including a final position round. Each victory will be worth 30 bonus pins.
At the end of match play, the top finisher in each group – based on 24-game totals including bonus pins – will earn a spot in Sunday’s main stepladder finals. The player with the top pinfall total will be the No. 1 seed for the main stepladder, while the other group leader will be the No. 2 seed.
The second-, third- and fourth-place finisher in each match-play group will have the opportunity to work their way into the main stepladder through a group stepladder Sunday at Sam’s Town. The group stepladder will begin at noon Eastern.
The bowlers in the third and fourth position in each group will face each other in a single-game match, with the winner advancing to take on the competitor in the second position. The winners of the final match in the group stepladder will advance to Sunday’s main stepladder and face each other in the opening match, starting at 2 p.m. Eastern.
The winner of the 2026 Super Senior Classic will take home an $8,000 top prize, while the runner-up collects $6,550.
After the conclusion of the Super Senior Classic, the top bowlers age 50 and older will take to the lanes at Sam’s Town for the 2026 USBC Senior Masters.
The Senior Masters is the second major championship on the 2026 PBA50 Tour schedule and will be held from June 1-7.
BowlTV.com is providing live coverage of both events.
For more information on the Super Senior Classic, click here. To learn more about the USBC Senior Masters, click here.
To stay informed on PBA60 events and the PBA50 Tour, check out PBA.com.
LAS VEGAS – Parker Bohn III of Jackson, New Jersey, sprinted out to the early lead Thursday at the United States Bowling Congress Super Senior Classic and he did so in near-record fashion at Sam’s Town Bowling Center.
Bohn, 62, totaled 1,529 pins in Round 1, the third-highest six-game total in the event’s history and just 10 pins shy of the record set by Don Breeden in 2024. Bohn started with a 793 series out of the gate (268, 246, 279) and finished with games of 262, 226 and 248, good for a 254.8 average. He leads Charles Moore of Paris, Texas, by 74 pins heading into Round 2 on Friday.
“At the start, I was playing around 5 and trying to throw the ball down the lane between 2-3-4,” Bohn said. “Just trying to get the ball off my hand clean and let the lane shape it back. If it was off my hand clean, it had a good opportunity to strike. When I switched balls after a couple games, I had to move a little deeper to around 8 or 9 at the arrows and to about 4-5-6 down the lane. I had a good reaction there.”
The USBC and Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer talked about his comfort level bowling at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas.
“I’ve had a lot of success here at Sam’s Town and bowled a lot of high scores with some good qualifying rounds,” Bohn said. “But unfortunately, I haven’t figured out a way to seal the deal. In my opinion, walking away victorious would tell me that it was mission accomplished.”
Moore finished strong with games of 256, 267 and 257 to grab second place (1,455). The lowest game of his six-game set was 212.
Checking in just seven pins behind Moore is Finland’s Timo Raatikainen (1,448). Raatikainen, who finished tied for seventh in this event last year, is a right-hander who bowls without his thumb in the ball. That style helped him to a high game of 269 on Thursday with no game lower than 213.
Rounding out the top five in the 206-man field are Joe Fullner III of The Villages, Florida, and 2023 champion John Marsala of St. Louis, with 1,420 and 1,410 respectively.
Dwight Burns of Tucson, Arizona, rolled the only 300 game in Round 1 and is in 14th place (1,359).
Defending champion James Campbell of Loudon, Tennessee, is tied for 24th after Round 1 with 1,333 pins.
Competition resumes Friday at noon Eastern as the bowlers on B Squad hit the fresh 42-foot lane condition for their final six games of qualifying. A Squad will bowl on the burn starting at 5 p.m. Eastern.
Bohn talked about bowling on the fresh pattern on Friday.
“If I can figure it out from the beginning, it should somewhat be there for the rest of the block tomorrow because there won’t be as much traffic,” Bohn said. “I’m going to play the vast majority of the tournament on the fresh from here on out, so I need to figure it out tomorrow and that will really tell me the story of whether or not I can go the distance.”
The top 52 bowlers after 12 games of qualifying will advance to Saturday’s cashers’ round.
After six games, Daniel Miyamoto of Mililani, Hawaii, is 52nd (1,280).
The advancers will bowl another six-game block, starting Saturday at noon Eastern, with total pinfall for 18 games helping place the top 12 into one of two match-play groups.
Group 1 will feature the qualifiers who placed as an odd seed (1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11), while Group 2 will consist of the even seeds (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12). The match-play round will get underway Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Each participant in match play will bowl six head-to-head games in their group, including a final position round. Each victory will be worth 30 bonus pins.
At the end of match play, the top finisher in each group – based on 24-game totals including bonus pins – will earn a spot in Sunday’s main stepladder finals. The player with the top pinfall total will be the No. 1 seed for the main stepladder, while the other group leader will be the No. 2 seed.
The second-, third- and fourth-place finisher in each match-play group will have the opportunity to work their way into the main stepladder through a group stepladder Sunday at Sam’s Town. The group stepladder will begin at noon Eastern.
The bowlers in the third and fourth position in each group will face each other in a single-game match, with the winner advancing to take on the competitor in the second position. The winners of the final match in the group stepladder will advance to Sunday’s main stepladder and face each other in the opening match, starting at 2 p.m. Eastern.
The winner of the 2026 Super Senior Classic will take home an $8,000 top prize, while the runner-up collects $6,550.
After the conclusion of the Super Senior Classic, the top bowlers age 50 and older will take to the lanes at Sam’s Town for the 2026 USBC Senior Masters.
The Senior Masters is the second major championship on the 2026 PBA50 Tour schedule and will be held from June 1-7.
BowlTV.com is providing live coverage of both events.
For more information on the Super Senior Classic, click here. To learn more about the USBC Senior Masters, click here.
To stay informed on PBA60 events and the PBA50 Tour, check out PBA.com.