Posted at 11:20 a.m., Sunday, October 28, 2007
Bowling: Rash beats Jaros for USBC Masters title
Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — Sean Rash, of Wichita, Kan., won the U.S. Bowling Congress Masters title today by defeating Steve Jaros 269-245 in the final.Rash got a break on a crossover strike in the third frame and struck out after leaving a 6-pin in the fifth.
He has won titles in each of his first four TV appearances, tying Hugh Miller as the only bowlers to accomplish that feat. He improved to 7-0 in TV matches to start his career and is one shy of tying the record 8-0 start of George Branham III.
"Being undefeated on TV, I love it," Rash said. "That's where you want to be on Sundays. If you're not on the show you didn't have a good week."
Rash, a second-year exempt player on the Denny's PBA Tour, earned $100,000 from the purse of $350,000. The USBC Masters is one of four major championships in bowling and is the first U.S. event on the 2007-08 tour schedule.
Rash, seeded No. 1, was the only bowler to go unbeaten through the double-elimination match-play bracket. He earned a two-year tour exemption for winning the title.
Jaros, of Yorkville, Ill., went into the finals seeded fourth but beat third-seeded Walter Ray Williams Jr., 279-254, and then knocked off second-seeded Patrick Allen 290-233.
Williams, of Ocala, Fla., is the tour's career winner with 42 titles but hasn't won since the 2006 season opener, a span of 22 events that includes five television appearances.
