Professional Bowlers Association
PBA 50
Jordan Lanes Open
August 14 – 16, 2026
Jordan Lanes · 731 Jordan Pkwy, Whitehall, PA 18052
Register for the PBA 50 Main Tournament through PBA.com
🏆 PBA Members: $245 🎳 Non-Members: $310 📅 Deadline: August 10, 2026
Register for PBA 50 Tournament →Tournament Schedule
Friday
August 14
- Practice Session: 3–5 PM
- Orientation Meeting: 5 PM
⚠ Mandatory for first-time participants - Buffet for All Bowlers: 5–6 PM
- Pro-Am: 6 PM
Saturday
August 15
- Roll Call: 8:30 AM
- Qualifying Begins: 9 AM (Eight games)
- Top 16 Advance to Bracket Finals
- Note: Format may change based on field size
Sunday
August 16
- Roll Call: 8:30 AM (Seeds 9–16) / 9:45 AM (Seeds 5–8) / 11 AM (Seeds 1–4)
- Round 1 – Seeds 9–16 (Best of 3): 9 AM
- Round 2 – Seeds 5–8 vs. Round 1 winners: 10:15 AM
- Round 3 – Seeds 1–4 vs. Round 2 winners: 11:30 AM
- Rounds 4 & 5 – Single game, immediately following
Eligibility
- 🏅Must be 50 years or older by August 14, 2026
- 📊Non-members: verifiable average of 200 for 36 games
- 🔵Members have priority over non-members up to 7 days before event
- 👥Field Capacity: 80 bowlers
- 👤Host: Terry Thompson (GM)
Prize Fund*
- 🥇1st Place: $3,000
- 🔸16th Place: $700
- 🔸Final Cash Spot: $450
- 🥇Top 2 (60+ bowlers, outside prize list): min. $275
*Prize fund based on 72 entries. Payout ratio 1:3
Pro-Am Tournament
Friday, August 14 · Starting at 6 PM
$55
Youth (17 & Under)
$65
Adult (18 & Over)
Bowl 3 games with 3 different PBA Pro Bowlers · Open to all ages · Prize payout 1:8 per division
2026 Pro-Am Tournament Rules
Event Details
- 📅Date: Friday, August 14, 2026
- 🕕Check-In: 6:00 PM
- 🎳Format: No-Tap Doubles Pro-Am
- 🔢Games: 3 games on 1 pair — pros rotate after each game
- 📍Location: Jordan Lanes, 731 Jordan Pkwy, Whitehall, PA
Entry Fees & Divisions
- 👦Youth 12 & Under — $55 (SMART Account payout)
- 🧑Youth 13–17 — $55 (SMART Account payout)
- 🏆Adult 18 & Over — $65 (Prize payout 1:8)
- ✅Open to all ages — no experience required
- 📬All prizes mailed after completion of the PBA 50 Open
Scoring & Handicap
- 📊Doubles Score: Your score + Pro's score (pro minimum 200)
- ➗Handicap: 80% of the difference between your average and 200
- 📋Use highest 2025/26 USBC average (21+ games)
- 📝Current average accepted with written league secretary verification
- ⚠️No established average = bowl scratch
Official Tournament Rules — 2026 Jordan Lanes Pro-Am
- USBC rules will prevail throughout this tournament.
- This is a non-sanctioned tournament.
- All bowlers will bowl 3 games on 1 pair. Pros will be moving after each game.
- Handicap will be 80% of the difference between the bowler's average and 200.
- Doubles Score is player's score plus pro's score. (Pro minimum score 200)
- Averages to be used in this order:
- Highest 2025/26 average — 21 games or more
- Current highest average — 21 games or more (must have written verification from league secretary)
- No average = bowl scratch
- It is the bowler's responsibility to verify the accuracy of their average before the tournament. Failure to make corrections prior to completion of the 1st game will result in disqualification.
- Advanced paid reservations are appreciated.
- Entry fee: Youth 17 & Under $55 / Adult 18 & Over $65. All prizes will be verified and mailed after completion of the Jordan Lanes PBA 50 Open.
- There will be no refunds of entry fee without 48 hours' notice.
- Tournament director/committee is responsible for lane assignments. Requests to bowl with specific pros cannot be obligated.
- Lanes will be dressed prior to start of competition with the house pattern.
- Payout ratio 1:8. Jordan Lanes management reserves the right to change payout ratio.
- Please dress neatly — collared shirts, no hats.
- Tournament management has the discretionary authority to determine if, due to any mechanical malfunction of the scoring system, a game is irretrievable and should be re-bowled.
- Jordan Lanes management reserves all rights.
Ready to Register?
Friday, August 14, 2026 · Check-In 6:00 PM · Jordan Lanes
Youth 17 & Under $55 · Adult 18 & Over $65
Spots are limited — reserve your place today!
$55
Youth 17 & Under
$65
Adult 18 & Over
Or call 610-437-BOWL ·
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