1986 Greater Los Angeles Open

Please be sure to stop by http://forums.mrbowling300.com to discuss this and other great bowling topics! $125,000 GREATER LOS ANGELES OPEN Gable House Bowl, Torrance, Calif., Jan 13-18, 1986 Del's Day In L.A. A national television audience and a full house at Gable House Bowl won't soon forget the championship performance staged by Del Warren, as he won four games and the Greater Los Angeles Open in Torrance, Calif. The lanky 25-year-old blistered the pins for games of 228, 260, 236 and a championship game 256-218 win over Mark Williams to clinch the $18,000 winner's check and a spot in the $250,000 Firestone Tournament of Champions. His 980 total for four games translated into an average of 245 and marked the second straight week a player won four consecutive games to march to the title. Randy Pedersen turned the same trick in the season opener to win the AC-Delco Classic. Warren first eliminated Steve Wunderlich, 228-200, then sandwiched 11 strikes around a 4-6-7-10 split in the fifth frame for a 260-225 win over Marshall Holman. Warren then set himself up for the title game by eliminating Southern California native Mark Baker, 236-200. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount 1 Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. 980 (4 games) $18,000 2 Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas 218 (1 game) 9,500 3 Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. 200 (1 game) 7,000 4 Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. 225 (1 game) 5,500 5 Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis 200 (1 game) 4,500 PLAYOFF RESULTS - Warren defeated Wunderlich, 228-200; Warren defeated Holman, 260-225; Warren defeated Baker, 236-200; and in the championship game, Warren defeated Williams, 256-218.