Walter Ray Williams Jr. 11th after first round bowling in Senior Tour debut

Keith Sharp (pictured left) of Orlando, Fla., averaged 247.7 to lead after the first round Monday in the Professional Bowlers Association Senior Miller High Life Classic at George Pappas Victory Lanes.

Sharp had games of 247, 239, 266, 255, 258, 258, 256 and 203 for a 1,982 pinfall total to hold a 57-pin lead over Dave Flemming (right) of Fairborn, Ohio in second.

“It was one of those rounds where I had the right ball for the right condition,” said the 55-year-old Sharp who owns one Senior Tour title. “I drilled a new ball before the round and I guessed right. I was able to play the same shot for most of the games and it’s always a good thing when you don’t have to make a lot of adjustments.”

Reigning PBA Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. (left), making his Senior Tour debut, finished the round in 11th with a 1,861 pinfall (232.6 average).

“I bowled four good games and four not so good, but overall I bowled decent," said the 50-year-old PBA Hall of Famer. “We’ll see what tomorrow brings and go from there.”

The 157-player field will bowl another eight-game qualifying round on Tuesday after which the field will be cut to the top 32 players who will advance to best-of-five match play beginning Wednesday at 11 a.m. Match play continues all day Wednesday with the Round of 8 and championship rounds scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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PBA Senior Miller High Life Classic - First Round

Players with position, hometown and 8-game total

1, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,982
2, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,925
3, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,923
4, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 1,921
5, John Chapman, Canada, 1,911
6, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 1,909
7, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,895
8, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,885
9, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,881
10, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,868
11, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,861
12, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,853
13, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 1,852
14, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,845
15, Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y., 1,844
16, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,841
17, John Pepper Jr., Albuquerque, N.M., 1,839
18, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,834
19, Bennie Holman, Decatur, Ill., 1,830
20, Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,828
21, Tom Howard, Rushville, Ind., 1,824
22, Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga., 1,823
23, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,811
24, Bill Argenbright, Fisherville, Va., 1,810
25, (TIE) George Lord, Lakeland, Fla. and
Chuck Gardner, Charlotte, N.C., 1,807
27, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,798
28, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,787
29, Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla., 1,786
30, Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,780
31, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,777
32, (TIE) Charles Fitzgerald, Statesville, N.C.,
George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. and
Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,775
35, Mark McNutt, Alpharetta, Ga., 1,773
36, (TIE) Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich.,Dave Sill, Cary, Ill.,
and Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 1,769
39, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,765
40, Jay Boyle, Garnet Valley, Pa., 1,761
41, Nicholas Serino, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,760
42, Timothy Bates, Orlando, Fla., 1,759
43, (TIE) Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev.,
Charlie Tomey, Spartanburg, S.C., and
Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C., 1,755
46, William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,748
47, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 1,745
48, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,744
49, Curtis Aemisegger, Wauconda, Ill., 1,742
50, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,741
51, (TIE) Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska and
Fred Kaczmarczyk, Martinez, Calif., 1,737
53, Joseph Stalnaker, Alderson, W.Va., 1,732
54, Gale Voshell, Dover, Del., 1,726
55, Karl Wolf, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1,723
56, (TIE) Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., and
Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,721
58, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,718
59, Bob Handley, Winter Park, Fla., 1,714
60, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,713
61, (TIE) Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va. and
Emilio Mora, Defiance, Ohio, 1,709
63, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 1,708
64, Fred Ferreira, Kings Park, N.Y., 1,707
65, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,706
66, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,705
67, Gregory Smith, Baltimore, 1,703
68, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,701
69, John Shreve, Elyria, Ohio, 1,699
70, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., 1,693
71, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,690
72, (TIE) Nick Panicaro, Ocala, Fla. and
Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,689
74, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,685
75, Henry Blough, Elizabethtown, Pa., 1,684
76, Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,680
77, Mark Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,677
78, (TIE) Dowell Milliken, Lake Grove, N.Y. and
Robert Rogers, Brick, N.J., 1,676
80, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 1,671
81, (TIE) Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore. and
Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,670
83, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 1,667
84, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,665
85, (TIE) Jim McGee, Townville, S.C. and
David Martin, Chesapeake, Va., 1,663
87, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,661
88, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,660
89, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,658
90, (TIE) Todd Wilson, Summerfield, N.C. and
Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,656
92, (TIE) Frank Gallo Jr., Newport News, Va.,
and Lee Burton Jr., Charlotte, N.C., 1,653
94, Steve Bova, Massapequa, N.Y., 1,650
95, William Keenan Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,646
96, Roger Painter, Woodbridge, Va., 1,643
97, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,642
98, Keith Glasgow, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1,641
99, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 1,635
100, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,634
101, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,633
102, Mike Hastings, Georgetown, Del., 1,625
103, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,623
104, Randy Niehaus, Rockford, Ill., 1,622
105, Larry Williams, St. Augustine, Fla., 1,621
106, William Tenan Jr, Hayes, Va., 1,619
107, Bob Webb, Burnsville, N.C., 1,618
108, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 1,617
109, Chuck Fairchild Jr., New Canton, Va., 1,616
110, (TIE) David Kneas, Annapolis, Md. And
Ron Woods, Hudson, Fla., 1,614
112, Lawrence Goosney, Calabash, N.C., 1,607
113, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,603
114, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,597
115, Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,595
116, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,594
117, Donna Tuttle, King, N.C., 1,590
118, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,580
119, Tino Polce III, Wall, N.J., 1,579
120, Darryl Roberson, Oakton, Va., 1,569
121, David Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,566
122, Al Brooks, Bluefield, W.Va., 1,556
123, Rodney Tramp, Porterville, Calif., 1,555
124, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 1,550
125, Robert Moore, N. Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1,547
126, John Maloof, Park Hall, Md., 1,546
127, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,545
128, Gene Morrison, Spring Lake, N.C., 1,541
129, Richard Steinhoff, Asheville, N.C., 1,536
130, Ross McDonald, Clarksville, Md., 1,535
131, Brian Clarke, Columbia, S.C., 1,530
132, Bruce Byrd, Nebo, N.C., 1,528
133, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 1,525
134, Kevin Murray, Concord, N.C., 1,523
135, Phil Taylor, Tifton, Ga., 1,519
136, Stan Wells, Kingsport, Tenn., 1,518
137, (TIE) R. Barry Ingram, Danville, Va.,
Stephen Lippman, Palm Harbor, Fla, and
Bob Oakes, Akron, Ohio, 1,513
140, Ron Evans, Atlanta, Ga., 1,511
141, Hugh Bolton, Forrest, Va., 1,508
142, Dale Diamond, Springfield, Ill., 1,494
143, Oray Nicolai, Reston, Va., 1,477
144, Frank Spada, Columbia, S.C., 1,468
145, Dennis Neal, Thaxton, Va., 1,467
146, (TIE) Rick Hood, Stafford, Va. and
Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 1,464
148, Hollis McMullen, Rockville, Md., 1,446
149, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,435
150, Rick White, Bristol, Va., 1,426
151, Jim Burns Sr, Piney Flats, Tenn., 1,424
152, Kevin Bogardus, Ararat, N.C., 1,422
153, Tom Giffin, Martinsville, Va., 1,415
154, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,391
155, Rich Giragosian, Charlotte, N.C., 1,356
156, Fernando Chea, East Brunswick, N.J., 1,335
157, Daniel Jeffrey, Olin, N.C., 1,204

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