1983 Brunswick World Open

Please be sure to stop by http://forums.mrbowling300.com to discuss this and other great bowling topics! $150,000 BRUNSWICK MEMORIAL WORLD OPEN Brunswick Northern Bowl, Glendale Heights, III., Nov 13-19, 1983 Webb All-World Wayne Webb wrote "finis" to his 1983 season with a championship performance that netted him his second Brunswick Memorial World Open title in the last six years, plus the $23,000 first prize. He captured the $150,000 event from Steve Cook, runnerup for the second straight year, with a 194-191 championship victory at Brunswick Northern Bowl. In the opening matches Ted Hannahs eliminated Joe Berardi, 213-211, but fell to Cook, 208-191. Cook, down 37 pins after only three frames against Norm Duke, then rallied to win, 199-169, to earn a second consecutive shot at the rich championship. The prize fund had been increased from $110,000 to $150,000 only four days prior to the tournament, with the U.S. Olympic Committee benefiting by a $15,000 contribution in honor of the participants. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount 1 Wayne Webb, Carmel, Ind. 194 (1 game) $23,000 2 Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. 598 (3 games) 12,000 3 Norm Duke, Mt. Pleasant, Texas 169 (1 game) 7,500 4 Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio 404 (2 games) 6,000 5 Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. 211 (1 game) 5,000 PLAYOFF RESULTS- Hannahs defeated Berardi, 213-211; Cook defeated Hannahs, 208-191; Cook defeated Duke, 199-169; and in the championship game, Webb defeated Cook, 194-191.