BILL ROWE ( OWNER / OPERATOR ) ROWE ZONE BOWLING STORE
OPENED FIRST PRO SHOP IN 1979
COMPETED AS AN EXEMPT PBA PLAYER ON THE PROFESSIONAL BOWLERS TOUR IN 2004 – 2005
***** CURRENTLY COMPETING ON THE PBA50 TOUR *****
2021-2022 Season Recap – I bowled 8 PBA50 Tournaments , 3 were Regional Events and 5 were National Events. I cashed in all 3 Regional Events with my best finish was 3rd in Corning, NY where I lead a field of over 100 bowlers in Qualifying. My National Experience took me to Aberdeen and Mooresville North Carolina , Westland Michigan , Hammond Indiana and Wyoming Michigan. I cashed and made match play in 4 events where my best finish was 5th in Hammond at the PBA50 South Shore Open where I made the Stepladder Finals. If you’d like to watch the finals from Hammond here is a link : Click Here to Watch Me Bowl in Hammond !!! I’m in the 1st Match Bowling against Parker Bohn III so make sure you’re at the beginning of the show.
My Personal Bowling Resume from Over the Years
Canadian National Team Accomplishments
Member of Canada’s National Team 1992 thru 1998
- Canadian Tenpin Federation Canadian Male Bowler of the Year
- 5 consecutive years …. ( 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 )
- 1992 CTF National Team Trials Silver Medalist
- 1994 CTF National Team Trials – Canadian National Champion
- 1996 CTF National Team Trials Bronze Medalist
- Representing Canada in International Competition
1993 American Zone Championships – Guadalajara, Mexico
- Bronze Medal Trios & Silver Medal 5 Man Team
** Masters Finalist **
1994 Commonwealth Invitational – Victoria, BC Canada
- Singles Gold and All Events Gold
1995 Pan American Games – Buenos Aries, Argentina
- Gold Medal ( Singles )
- Bronze Medal ( 4 Man Team )
** Masters Finalist **
1995 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Reno, Nevada
- Silver Medal ( Singles )
** Masters Finalist **
1996 Atlanta Olympics – Atlanta, Georgia USA
- Gold Medal ( Singles Event Atlanta Olympic Challenge )
*** Demonstration Sport in the Summer Olympics ***
1997 American Zone Championships – Santo Domingo, DR
- Silver Medals – Singles Event
- Silver Medal – Trios Event
- Silver Medal – 5 Man Team
- Silver Medal – Individual All Events
- Silver Medal – Masters
1998 Commonwealth Games – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Silver Medal (Singles)
- Bronze Medal (Mixed Doubles)
*** Perfect 300 Game in Singles Event ***
Individual International Competition
- 1995 4th Place SBS Invitational – Seoul, Korea
- 1997 5th place SBS Invitational – Seoul, Korea
- 1997 UAE International Open Champion – Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 1998 Swiss International Champion – Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1998 AMF Gold Cup Champion – Brisbane, Australia
- 1998 Cancun International Open Champion Cancun, Mexico
- 1999 4th Place Golden Bowling Ball Tour – Dresden, Germany
Also participated in tournaments in Sweden, Austria, Costa Rica and Malaysia
“Major” Canadian Tournaments Accomplishments
- 1996 Jonquiere Open Runner-Up – Jonquiere, Quebec
- 1999 Silver Dollar Open Champion – Calgary, Alberta
- 1999 World Cup National Finals Runner Up – London, Ontario
- 1999 Club Multisport Scratch Champion – Montreal, Quebec
- 1999 TKO Scratch Champion – Bellville, Ontario
- 2000 Club Multisport Scratch Champion – Montreal, Quebec
- 2000 CBC TV Championship Bowling Series Runner Up – Vancouver, British Columbia
- 2000 TSN Pins Game Champion – Toronto, Ontario
*** Plus dozens of other Canadian tournament victories over the years ***
“Major” US Tournament Victories
- 1992 Lilac Challenge Champion – Rochester, New York
- 1993 Challenge of the Hemispheres Champion – Chicago, Ill
- 1995 World Team Challenge Champion – Dublin, CA USA
- 1995 World Team Challenge Champion – Baltimore, MD USA
- 1995 International Qualifier Champion at the Brunswick World Tournament of Champions and cashed in the main tournament – Chicago, IL USA
- 1995 Reichert Cup International Team Member – Won singles match vs Eric Forkel
- 1996 – 10th Place ABC Masters – Salt Lake City, Utah USA
- 1997 Reichert Cup International Team Member Reno, Nevada – Won singles match vs Dave D’Entremont
- 1999 Hammer 10K Clash Champion – Detroit, Michigan
( plus many other small tournament victories )
2004 – 2005 – Competed on the PBA Lumber Liquidators Professional Tour as an Exempt Player
( 1 PBA perfect 300 game )
Hamilton & District Bowling Hall of Fame Inducted 2006
Canadian Tenpin Federation Hall of Fame Inducted 2005
Ranked 5th in the Bowlers Journal Top 100 Amateurs of all time.
Local Accomplishments
- Season High Average of 231
- High Sanctioned 3 Game Series 856
- Sanctioned 300 Games : 9
- Lifetime 300 Games : Over 20
- PBA Tour 300 Games : 1
- Sanctioned 800 Series : 4
- Lifetime 800 Series : Over 10