Amateur Bowlers Association
The longest running handicap singles tournament in the Carolinas
* * * NO MEMBERSHIP FEE * * *

$1,200.00
1st Tournament
(2nd - $600) (3rd & 4th - $250) (5th - 8th - $95 ) (9th - 15th - $45 min.)
 - $1500 1st w/210 paid entries

SHOOTOUT FORMAT FINALS @ 8PM SATURDAY
(15-8-4-2)

1 Woman, 1 Senior, 1 Super Senior and 1 Scratch
GUARANTEED

ALL QUALIFIERS WILL CASH
(1:10 qualifying ratio)

SATURDAY ONLY

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Dress Code: NO Tank Tops - "Short" Shorts - Cut Offs

SQUADS: 12:30*, 2:00*, 3:30, 5:00 & 6:30PM
15 QUALIFIERS MINIMUM
*High handicap score on 12:30 & 2 PM squads will automatically qualify

First time bowler to the ABA or any ABA bowlers that have not bowled an ABA Tournament in the last 12 months CANNOT use the last squad of any tournament as their first entry. Their first entry must be a prior squad.

First time bowler to ABA MUST BRING AVERAGE VERIFICATION
for current AND last 2 years yearbook averages

ENTRY FEE $48 MC, VISA or American Express
with a $3 discount for cash - $45 CASH ENTRY FEE
NO CHECKS

For information, write:

Chris Martin & Gary English - Tournament Directors
ABA - Amateur Bowlers Association Tournaments
P.O. Box 241
Fairplay, SC 29221-1162
864-888-8799 / 706-491-2585

DIRECTIONS

Columbia Lanes - Columbia, SC
From I-26, take Bush River Rd (exit 108) west 6 blocks.
From I-20, take exit 63 east, 2 blocks.
Lanes are behind El Chico Restaurant.

AMF Star Lanes - Greenville, SC
From I-85 take Mauldin Rd (exit #46) north to Hwy 291 (about 2 blocks)
Right on Hwy 291 (S. Pleasantburg Dr) to Cleveland St, left on Cleveland St and
lanes will be on the right, behind Morgan Manor.  

Centennial Lanes - Charlotte, NC
From I-77, take Woodlawn Rd (Exit 6) east to South Blvd.
Left on South Blvd.,  lanes will be on the right

Shamrock Lanes, Spartanburg, SC
From I-26, take Reidville Road (exit 22) east to E. Blackstock
Road (Hwy 215). Turn right onto E. Blackstock Road and lanes
will be 0.6 mile on the left.

Liberty Lanes - Gastonia, NC
From I-85 take US 321, S York Road (exit 17) south.
Lanes are approximately 3 1/2 miles on the right,
next to Market St restaurant.

All Star Lanes - Florence, SC
From I-20/I-95, take I-20 Business Spur into Florence,
approximately 1.75 miles to Evans St. Left onto Evans to Cashua Road.
(Post Office will be on the left corner).
Left onto Cashua Road and lanes will be on the right.

Victory Lanes, Mooresville, NC
From I-77, take Hwy. 150 (exit 36) west, (NB I-77, turn left).
Go approx 0.5 mile, turn right onto Bluefield Road (between Citgo sta.
and Walgreen's). Lanes will be approx. 0.c miles on the left.

$1,200 1st ABA SHOOTOUT RULES

1.ABA "SHOOTOUTS" are open to bowlers 18 or older; however, NO members of ANY Professional Bowling Organization will be allowed to participate.

2. ABA Dress Code: NO Tank Tops, "Short" Shorts, or Cut-Offs.

3. Entering Handicap = 70% of 220; thereafter, a floating handicap system is used (you gain or lose handicap pins based on qualifying and amount of money won). Maximum entering handicap for Women is 55 pins and for Men is 40 pins.

4. Qualifying Format: Bowl 3 games across 6 lanes. Total Pins, with handicap, is used to determine bowlers cut into the finals. One woman and one senior guaranteed to qualify each day. No carry-over of scores from one day to the next or to the finals. Order of qualifying -- auto positions, regular handicap, then Out-of-Cut positions (high handicap woman, senior, and then scratch position).

5. Finals: All qualifiers will bowl "SHOOTOUT" format to determine the winner. All qualifiers (15/16) will bowl one game with the top eight scores advancing to the next match. Those eight bowlers bowl one game with the top four scores advancing to the next match. Those four bowlers bowl one game with the top two scores advancing to the final match. Those two bowlers bowl one game to determine 1st and 2nd place. All scores include handicap. Ties advance to the next game of the shootout except when cutting to top four or final two, then a one game roll-off will be used. In the event of 17 to 20  qualifiers, the 1st game of the "SHOOTOUT" will cut the field in half (ex.- 17/18 cuts to top 9, 19/20 cuts to top 10), then the second game will cut to the top 4 and the third game to the final 2. In the events with 21 or more qualifiers, the first game will cut to the top 16, the 8-4-2.

6. Entry Fee: $48 entry fee with a $3 discount for cash -- $45 CASH ENTRY FEE.
($28 prize fund, $1 special events fund and $16 lineage and expenses)
MC,  VISA & American Express accepted - NO CHECKS.

7. Handicap Gain: Bowlers not qualifying shall receive one additional pin handicap
(2 pins IF bowled 3or more times) into their next ABA tournament.  NOTE: The Tournament Director reserves the right to only award one additional pin with 4 or more entries IF it appears the bowler is throwing games away just to gain handicap. Also, any low games may not count toward ABA average.

8. Handicap Loss: Bowlers making the cut will lose a min. of (1) pin, regardless of money won or lost.

9. Maximum of eight (6) bowler per pair, EXCEPT for the last squad of the day - no limit.

10. LANE ROTATION: 10 lanes or less, move 1 pair to the right, 12 lanes or more move 2 pairs to the right, 28 lanes or more move 2 pairs to the right PLUS split the house in half.

11. A set of ABA Tournament Rules are available at the desk

12. First time bowlers to the ABA must provide proper average verification for the current season and previous two (2) years.

13. First time bowlers to the ABA or any ABA bowler that has not bowled an ABA Tournament in the last 12 months CANNOT use the last squad of any tournament as their first entry. Their first entry must be a prior squad.

14. NO TAP: Some tournaments will be No-Tap (9 pins on 1st ball counts as a strike). No handicap will be used in this format, 'free strike' system will be used based on bowlers average. 

15. Marathon: Some tournaments will be a 7-game marathon.

16. Bowlers must complete all games, not allowed to withdraw in the middle of a squad.

17. ABA Tournament Directors reserve the right to re-rate or refuse any bowler or entry. The Tournament Director's decisions are FINAL, without appeal.

18. NO SMOKING in the bowlers pit area

19. In case of severe weather conditions, CALL THE LANES

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