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    Who are the Bowlers of the Decade?

    12/15/09

    As another decade of bowling closes, it's time to reflect back on the 2000s and consider the athletes who made their mark. Many men and women showcased their skills and won multiple championships throughout the past 10 years, but the question remains: Who were the greatest bowlers of the 2000s?

    US Bowler magazine is asking BOWL.com readers to vote for the male and female bowler who you believe stood above his and her peers and deserves to be named “Bowler of the Decade.”

    Please consider the list below and choose your top five male and top five female bowlers from #1 (your choice for best bower) to #5 (fifth best bowler).

    Please e-mail your choices back to us at usbowler@BOWL.com by Dec. 21, 2009.

    Thank you for your time, insight and dedication.

    All the best,
    US Bowler

    MALE BOWLERS

    __ Chris Barnes
    HIGHLIGHTS: 10 PBA titles; 63 TV appearances; $1,452,77 earnings; 2 major titles; 2007-08 Player of the Year.

    __ Walter Ray Williams Jr.
    HIGHLIGHTS: 17 PBA titles; 63 TV appearances; $1,558,6443 earnings; 5 major titles; 2002-03 Player of the Year.

    __ Mike Scroggins
    HIGHLIGHTS: 5 PBA titles; 30 TV appearances; $820,200 earnings; 2 major titles.

    __ Patrick Allen
    HIGHLIGHTS: 13 PBA titles; 37 TV appearances; $1,180,890 earnings; 2 major titles; 2004-05 Player of the Year.

    __ Parker Bohn III
    HIGHLIGHTS: 10 PBA titles; 36 TV appearances; $925,404 earnings; 1 major title; 2001-02 Player of the Year

    __ Pete Weber
    HIGHLIGHTS: 10 PBA titles; 31 TV appearances; $1,116,252 earnings; 2 major titles.

    __ Wes Malott
    HIGHLIGHTS: 6 PBA titles; 31 TV appearances; $689,500 earnings; 2008-09 Player of the Year.

    __ Doug Kent
    HIGHLIGHTS: 6 PBA titles; 15 TV appearances; $834,902 earnings; 3 major titles; 2006-07 Player of the Year.

    __ Norm Duke
    HIGHLIGHTS: 16 PBA titles; 49 TV appearances; $1,290,560 earnings; 4 PBA major titles; 2000 Player of the Year.

    __ Tommy Jones
    HIGHLIGHTS: 12 PBA titles; 26 TV appearances; $1,058,420 earnings; 2 major titles; 2005-06 Player of the Year; 2001-02 Rookie of the Year.

    __ Ryan Shafer
    HIGHLIGHTS: 4 PBA titles; 37 TV appearances; $901,755 earnings.

    __ Jason Couch
    HIGHLIGHTS: 8 PBA titles; 30 TV appearances; $866,542 earnings; 2 PBA major titles.

    __ Robert Smith
    HIGHLIGHTS: 7 PBA titles; 21 TV appearances; $675,499 earnings; 1 major title.

    __ Danny Wiseman
    HIGHLIGHTS: 5 PBA titles; 18 TV appearances; $813,677 earnings; 1 major title.

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    FEMALE BOWLERS

    __ Carolyn Dorin-Ballard
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2001 Queens champion; 2 PBA Women's Series title; 11 PWBA titles; 2001 PWBA Bowler of the Year; 2001 and 2003 BWAA Bowler of the Year

    __ Liz Johnson
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 Queens champion; 2007 U.S. Women's Open champion; 2 PBA Women's Series title; bowled third televised 300 game in PWBA history in 2001; first woman in history to qualify for PBA event in 2004; 5 PWBA titles; 2005 and 2007 BWAA Bowler of the Year

    __ Diandra Asbaty
    HIGHLIGHTS: 1 PBA Women's Series title; 2004 and 2007 World Ranking Masters champion for Team USA; 2003, 2006 and 2007 BWAA Amateur Bowler of the Year

    __ Shannon Pluhowsky
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2006 Queens champion; 3 PBA Women's Series title; 2002 and 2004 QubicaAMF World Cup winner for Team USA; 2004 BWAA Bowler of the Year; 2001, 2002 and 2004 BWAA Amateur Bowler of the Year

    __ Kim Terrell-Kearney
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2002 Queens champion; 2001 U.S. Women's Open champion; 2008 U.S. Women's Open champion; bowled a 300-300 PWBA tie match vs. Michelle Feldman in 2000

    __ Lynda Barnes
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 Queens champion; 2008 USBC Clash of the Champions winner; 2005 and 2007 U.S. Amateur champion; 2008 BWAA Bowler of the Year; 2005 and 2008 BWAA Amateur Bowler of the Year

    __ Tennelle Milligan
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 Queens champion; 2000 US Women's Open champion; 3 PWBA titles

    __ Michelle Feldman
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2 PBA Women's Series titles; 2002 PWBA Player of the Year; bowled a 300-300 PWBA tie match vs. Kim Terrell-Kearney in 2000; 9 PWBA titles; 2002 PWBA Bowler of the Year

    __ Kelly Kulick
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 Queens champion; 2003 U.S. Women's Open champion; 2 PBA Women's Series title, including 2009-10 Women's World Championships; became first woman in history to earn PBA Tour exemption in 2006; 2006 BWAA Bowler of the Year; 2000 BWAA Amateur Bowler of the Year

    __ Wendy Macpherson
    HIGHLIGHTS: 2003 Queens champion; 2000 Queens champion; 1 PBA Women's Series title; 4 PWBA titles; in 2006 became the only female bowler to win a USBC Open Championships title; 2 PWBA titles; 2000 PWBA Bowler of the Year; 2000 BWAA Bowler of the Year

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