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PBA Champions
Season
Winner
Nationality
2022
Dom Barrett
England
2021
Tom Daugherty
United
States
2020
Jason Belmonte
Australia
2019
Jason Belmonte
Australia
2018
Tournament not held
2017
Jason Belmonte
Australia
2016
E.
J. Tackett
United States
2015
Gary Faulkner Jr.
United States
2014
Mike Fagan
United States
2013
Dominic Barrett
England
2012
Parker
Bohn III
United States
2011
Osku Palermaa
Finland
2010
Chris Barnes
United States
2009
Tom Smallwood
United States
2008
Norm
Duke
United States
2007
Norm Duke
United States
2006
Doug Kent
United States
2005
Walter Ray Williams Jr.
United States
2004
Patrick
Allen
United States
2003
Tom Baker
United States
2002
Walter Ray Williams Jr.
United States
2001–02
Doug Kent
United
States
2001
Walter Ray Williams Jr.
United States
A Bowler's Prayer
I ask God's blessing, as I bowl,
That He, my game will bless.
I ask not for a higher score
But strength
to do my best.
I ask, that I might concentrate
On fundamental things.
So I'll achieve consistency
That only practice brings.
That He will
still my shakiness,
And dry my sweaty palm;
That He will grant me confidence,
And give me peace and calm.
But more than this, help me
to show
More friendliness and love;
For I know my strength and confidence,
Is a gift from God, above.
by Ray Prillwitz
A Bowler’s Prayer
Heavenly Father,
May we always be strong in our purpose
of living by the rules of the game.
May we accept the
10 frames of your commandments,
not only as a challenge, but as an opportunity
to distinguish ourselves in your service.
May we choose for ourselves a lane through life,
which is straight and true.
May our grip on ourselves be a firm one.
May we tow the line of
all our obligations.
May our approach to life be smooth and steady.
May there be no split between you and me.
O' Lord, whether you strike
or spare me,
give me the strength like your servant Job,
to praise your Holy name and when you come O' Lord,
to check the final score
sheet,
may it find a winner in this tournament of life,
whose praise is as rich so that all of us may share it.
Amen
