Professional Bowlers Association : Ask Biography

Organization information

Abbreviation

PBA

Formation

1958

Purpose

Professional association for ten-pin bowling, governing body is USBC

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Region served

Worldwide

Membership

4,300 representing 13 countries (Australia, Bermuda, Canada, China, England, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, United States and Venezuela)

Chairman

Chris Peters

Staff

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The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide. Members include "pro shop" owners and workers, teaching professionals and bowlers who compete in the various events put on by the Association.

The PBA also oversees competition between professional bowlers via the following tours:

* PBA Tour - An annual calendar of events, running from September to April each year. Lumber Liquidators is the title sponsor of the PBA Tour through the 2010-11 season.

* PBA Women's Series - Selected PBA Tour events include a separate event for female professionals.

* PBA Senior Tour - Like the PBA Tour, PBA members 50 years and older are able to compete in their own events.

* PBA Regional Tour - Allowing exempt and non-exempt members, and amateurs to compete in weekend events. The Tour consists of seven regions: Central, East, Midwest, Northwest, South, Southwest, and West.