1985 Quaker State Open

Please be sure to stop by http://forums.mrbowling300.com to discuss this and other great bowling topics! $150,000 QUAKER STATE OPEN Forum Bowl, Grand Prairie, Texas, Jan 21-26, 1985 Durbin's 14th Win A Shocker Mike Durbin, seemingly out of it with only one ball remaining to be thrown in the $150,000 Quaker State Open, stared In disbelief as Mike Edwards left a 4-9 split on what should have been his winning shot. Edwards, only 23 and a non-winner on the PBA Tour, was as shocked as Durbin, and fell, 218-214, as Durbin capped a four-game performance to win his 14th title. Edwards led this 160-man field by 278 pins following 42 games of qualifying and match play in gaining the top qualifying spot and had to wait until the fifth-seeded Durbin disposed of three other opponents to roll into the title game. Durbin started slowly, first disposing of veteran Teats Semiz, 185-170. He got better against Marshall Holman, 247-191, and then opened with nine strikes In ousting Walter Ray Williams Jr., 279-191. Durbin started the title game with a spare and three strikes and found himself leading midway in the game, 118-98. Then it was Edward's turn, and he drilled home four strikes to take a 10-pin lead. All he needed was a mark in the 10th frame, and Edwards just missed converting the game-ending 4-9 split. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount 1 Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 929 (4 games) $27,000 2 Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. 214 (1 game) 14,000 3 Walter Ray Williams Jr., Chino, Calif. 191 (1 game) 8,000 4 Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. 191 (1 game) 6,500 5 Teata Semiz, Cedar Grove, N.J. 170 (1 game) 5,500 PLAYOFF RESULTS - Durbin defeated Semiz, 185-170; Durbin defeated Holman, 247-191; Durbin defeated Williams, 279-191; and in the championship game, Durbin defeated Edwards, 218-214.