Dave Soutar
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David Soutar was a successful professional ten-pin bowler
on the Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA) Tour. He won 18 times on the regular PBA Tour, and seven more times on the Senior PBA Tour. Soutar was raised on the east side of Detroit, Michigan
and is currently a resident of Bradenton, FL.
). He had a career best year in 1970, winning four times, finishing third in earnings, and claiming the PBA's Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award. He was a 1979 inductee into the PBA Hall of Fame.
Soutar continued his success at the senior level, capturing major championships at the 1999 Senior Tournament of Champions, 2000 USBC Senior Masters and 2003 Senior U.S. Open. He is the only PBA player to win both the USBC Masters and Senior USBC Masters. He is also one of only three bowlers to win a regular or Senior PBA title in five decades (joining Dick Weber
and Johnny Petraglia
). In 2011, Soutar set the all-time record for Senior PBA Tour appearances when he bowled in his 250th event in Dayton, Ohio
.
Dave was ranked 20th on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years", which celebrated the organisation's 50th anniversary. His career earnings (with senior events included) are over US$1.2 million.
Ten-pin bowling
Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...
on the Professional Bowlers Association
Professional Bowlers Association
The Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
(PBA) Tour. He won 18 times on the regular PBA Tour, and seven more times on the Senior PBA Tour. Soutar was raised on the east side of Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
and is currently a resident of Bradenton, FL.
Career
Soutar developed his bowling talent at many of Detroit's bowling alleys, leading to his pro career beginning with a bang in 1961, when he won the PBA National Championship at age 21. His only other PBA major title came in the 1973 ABC Masters (now USBC MastersUSBC Masters
The USBC Masters is a championship ten pin bowling event conducted by the United States Bowling Congress. The Professional Bowlers Association began recognizing it as a title event in 1998, and it was designated one of the four majors in 2000....
). He had a career best year in 1970, winning four times, finishing third in earnings, and claiming the PBA's Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award. He was a 1979 inductee into the PBA Hall of Fame.
Soutar continued his success at the senior level, capturing major championships at the 1999 Senior Tournament of Champions, 2000 USBC Senior Masters and 2003 Senior U.S. Open. He is the only PBA player to win both the USBC Masters and Senior USBC Masters. He is also one of only three bowlers to win a regular or Senior PBA title in five decades (joining Dick Weber
Dick Weber
Dick Weber was a famous bowling professional and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association...
and Johnny Petraglia
Johnny Petraglia
Johnny Petraglia was born in Brooklyn, New York, and now hails from Manalapan Township, New Jersey. He is best known as a left-handed bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association , where he won 14 tour titles. He has also won six Senior PBA Tour titles...
). In 2011, Soutar set the all-time record for Senior PBA Tour appearances when he bowled in his 250th event in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
.
Dave was ranked 20th on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years", which celebrated the organisation's 50th anniversary. His career earnings (with senior events included) are over US$1.2 million.