$10,000 Handicap Tournament Rules

1. Entry Fee - $65.00, $46.00 Prize Fund, $19.00 Lineage and expenses. Sidepots optional. $3.00 Handicap, $3.00 Scratch.

2. Format - Bowl 3 games across 6 lanes, total pinfall plus handicap used to determine bowlers cut into semis.

3. Handicap - Men and Women, 90% of 220. Maximum handicap 55 pins for Men and 65 pins for Women or Super Seniors per game, including bonus pins. Score sheets must be signed or scores will not count.

4. Averages - Out of town bowlers need to bring verification of Average before they are paid. All bowlers will be re-evaluated every September.

A. Bowlers will use highest 09-10 and 08-09 yearbook average. Any bowler averaging more than 10 pins higher in a current league must report this to Tournament Director for a possible re-rate.

B. If the bowler does not have both a 09-10 and a 08-09 book average, then the bowler will use one of them and their highest current 30 games average.

C. If the bowler has no average in 09-10 or 08-09, then the bowler may enter with 16 pins handicap per game.

D. U.B.A. Bowlers averages may change after 21 Tournament games. Each Tournament you bowl and you do not cash, one bonus pin will be added to your handicap. (Maximum 10 bonus pins)

5. Semi-Finals - Top 90 bowlers will bowl 3 games, across 6 lanes. Total pinfall plus handicap to cut Top 20. Top 24 bowlers will bowl 1 more game to be added to 3 game Semis, to determine top 5 finalists.

6. Finals - The Top 5 bowlers will bowl T.V. style for 1st place.

7. Re-Entries Permitted - Cut or Cash Only once.

8. Ties - Any ties for the Top 5 will be broken by a 1 game roll-off.

9. Any bowler who fails to record their correct scores will be automatically disqualified from this tournament and suspended from further U.B.A. tournaments.

10. Any bowlers using vulgar language or abusing bowling center equipment will be disqualified from that tournament and suspended indefinitely from other U.B.A. tournaments.

11. Tournament Directors reserve the right to re-rate or refuse any entry and have final decision on all disputes.

12. Any bowler wishing to bowl in tournament and not participate in Prize Fund will pay $20.00 (Amateur Field).

13. PBA exempt bowlers are ineligible, PBA Regional Winners Must Report Winnings To Tournament Director.