Todd Book and Mark Williams Lead at Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship

Book made his only televised final at the Lake County Indiana Classic in nearby Merrilllville, Ind. in 2007, where he finished fourth. He will begin Friday’s Round of 32 as the top seed.

Williams, a member of the PBA Hall of Fame, won the PBA Senior Lake County Indiana Open, also held at Olympia Lanes in August 2008. He has 17 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles and leads the field going into Friday’s Round of 8.

“It’s one of my favorite bowling centers,” said Williams. “I won here in August and I’ve really been looking forward to coming back. Between the two tournaments I haven’t stuck with the same strategy, I’ve played about six different arrows.”

The senior championship round will be televised and televised live for the first time since 2001.

The Lake County Indiana Golden Anniversary Championship is taking place from Nov. 4-9 at Olympia Lanes in Hammond, Ind. Friday features the top 32 bowlers and top 8 senior bowlers competing in a single-elimination best 4-out-of-seven match play format. Saturday is a day for the fans, with PBA Pro-Ams and Fan Day taking place at Olympia Lanes. The championship round takes place Sunday, live on ESPN at 1 p.m. EST.

Round of 64 (Block 1 & 2 combined):
1, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 3,310
2, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,222
3, Tommy Delutz Jr., Flushing, N.Y., 3,191
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,185
5, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,177
6, Wes Malott, Argyle, Texas, 3,175
7, Ken Abner, Cincinnati, 3,170
8, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 3,168
9, Bill O’Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3,159
10, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 3,151
11, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 3,147
12, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan, 3,138, $100
13, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,134
14, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,118
15, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore, 3,115
16, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,112
17, George Lambert IV, Wichita, Kan, 3,108
18, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 3,099
19, Craig Tuholski, Washougal, Wash., 3,091
20, John Nolen, Waterford, Mich., 3,065
21, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 3,061
22, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,060
23, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,043
24, Robert Smith, Columbus, 3,037
24, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 3,037
26, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3,034
27, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 3,032
28, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,024
29, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 3,023
30, Tony Reyes, San Bruno, Calif., 3,017
31, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,015
32, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,012­­­­
33, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 3,004, $1,800
34, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,997, $1,800
35, Edward VanDaniker Jr, Essex, Md, 2,988, $1,800
36, Joe Bailey, Pittsburgh, 2,983, $1,800
37, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 2,980, $1,800
37, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 2,980, $1,800
39, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 2,973, $1,800
40, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2,967, $1,800
41, Dave D’Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 2,960, $1,800
41, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,960, $1,800
43, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 2,957, $1,800
44, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis, 2,953, $1,800
45, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 2,941, $1,800
46, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 2,922, $1,800
47, Jason Lundquist, Delaware Water Gap, Pa, 2,921, $1,800
48, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 2,920, $1,800
49, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,900, $1,800
50, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 2,895, $1,800
51, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,890, $1,800
52, Marc Heninger, Tonganoxie, Kans, 2,874, $1,800
53, Rhino Page, Topeka, Kan, 2,873, $1,800
54, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2,865, $1,800
55, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 2,862, $1,800
56, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 2,853, $1,800
57, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2,840, $1,800
58, David Traber, Hebron, Ill., 2,836, $1,800
59, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla, 2,829, $1,800
60, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,823, $1,800
60, Chester Rogers Jr, Milwaukie, Ore, 2,823, $1,800
62, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 2,767, $1,800
63, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 2,748, $1,800
64, Terrance Reeves, Valrico, Fla, 929, $1,800

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