PBA Bowling Tour: 1961 Season

This is a recap of the 1961 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's third season. It consisted of 13 events, seven of which were won by Dick Weber. One of the tournaments not won by Weber was the PBA National Championship, which went to Dave Soutar.

PBA Bowling Tour: 1961 Season
LeagueProfessional Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationMarch 3 – December 19, 1961
PBA Tour
Season MVPNone selected

Tournament schedule

EventBowling centerCityDatesWinner
Empire State PBA Open Schade's Academy Albany, New York Mar 3–5 Carmen Salvino (1)
National PBA Invitational Paramus Bowl Paramus, New Jersey May 11–13 Ray Lown (1)
All-American Classic Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas May 18–21 Dick Weber (4)
Shreveport PBA Open Southgate Lanes Shreveport, Louisiana May 22–24 Dick Weber (5)
Fred Magee PBA Open Recreation Bowling Lanes Houston, Texas May 26–29 Dick Weber (6)
El Paso PBA Open Freeway Lanes El Paso, Texas Jun 1–4 Harry Smith (1)
Western Regional PBA Open South Bay Bowling Center Redondo Beach, California Jun 7–10 Dick Weber (7)
San Jose PBA Open Saratoga Lanes San Jose, California Jun 13–15 Dick Weber (8)
Northern California PBA Open Brentwood Bowl San Francisco, California Jun 16–18 Vern Downing (1)
Las Vegas PBA Invitational Showboat Lanes Las Vegas, Nevada Jun 21–23 George Howard (1)
Second Annual National Championship Eastgate Coliseum Cleveland, Ohio Nov 9–13 Dave Soutar (1)
Benesch PBA Open Argo Bowl Argo, Illinois Dec 9–11 Dick Weber (9)
Puerto Rico Invitational Star Bowling Center Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Dec 16–19 Dick Weber (10)
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