The PWBA Tour is the professional tour of the Professional Women's Bowling Association, which organizes and oversees a series of annual ten-pin bowling tournaments for the top competitive women bowlers. The association was formed in 1960 by a group of professional women bowlers and went through several reorganizations, including a split that created the Ladies' Professional Bowlers Association in 1974, a merger into the Women's Professional Bowlers Association in 1978 and a restart as the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour, which took the PWBA name in 1998. The tour ceased operations in 2003 and the Women's International Bowling Congress, later part of the United States Bowling Congress, acquired its name and records. It was relaunched in 2015 with backing from the USBC and the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America, and its events include several majors each season.
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The PWBA was formed in 1960 by a group of professional women bowlers.
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organizes and oversees a series of annual tournaments for the top competitive women ten-pin bowlers
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organizes and oversees a series of annual tournaments for the top competitive women ten-pin bowlers
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organizes and oversees a series of annual tournaments for the top competitive women ten-pin bowlers
View the SourceBetty Morris (bowler) (Wikipedia)
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including 16 titles (2 majors) on the PWBA Tour
Aleta Sill (Wikipedia)
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She competed nationally on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour from 1980 through 2001.
Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (Wikipedia)
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Among Dorin-Ballard's 20 PWBA titles (tied for seventh all-time) are three major championships
Lynda Barnes (Wikipedia)
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She is a former member of the PWBA (Professional Women's Bowling Association)
Carol Gianotti (Wikipedia)
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Gianotti debuted in the PWBA in 1989 at the age of 21
Shannon O'Keefe (Wikipedia)
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O'Keefe has won 15 titles on the PWBA Tour
Cheryl Robinson (Wikipedia)
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she captured four PWBA Tour victories
Dotty Fothergill (Wikipedia)
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she won 12 titles on the PWBA Tour
Jordan Richard (Wikipedia)
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competes on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour
Leanne Barrette (Wikipedia)
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top female professional bowlers on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour
Dasha Kovalova (Wikipedia)
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is a right-handed Ukrainian-American professional bowler on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour in the United States
Josie Barnes (Wikipedia)
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She is one of the top players currently competing in the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA).
Cara Honeychurch (Wikipedia)
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Honeychurch competed on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour from 1999 to 2003, winning 8 titles.
Erin McCarthy (Wikipedia)
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She bowls professionally on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour
Kim Adler (Wikipedia)
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a member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA)
Shannon Pluhowsky (Wikipedia)
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competes in the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) and internationally
Danielle McEwan (Wikipedia)
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She currently competes on the PWBA Tour
Stephanie Zavala (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Stephanie Zavala, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Stephanie Zavala, Lead
She bowls professionally on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour
Rocio Restrepo (Wikipedia)
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bowls professionally on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour
Jillian Martin (Wikipedia)
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youngest bowler (age 17) to win an event on the PWBA Tour
Donna Adamek (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Donna Adamek, Lead, PWBA TourQuote, Competitors Include: Donna Adamek, Lead, PWBA Tour
She competed nationally on the Professional Women
Clara Guerrero (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Clara Guerrero, Lead, PWBA TourQuote, Competitors Include: Clara Guerrero, Lead, PWBA Tour
She has one title (a major) on the PWBA Tour
Lisa Wagner (Wikipedia)
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She is the all-time leader in officially recognized PWBA titles with 32
Verity Crawley (Wikipedia)
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In 2017, she began competing professionally on the PWBA Tour
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