Less is more: with the tour at a crossroads, PWBA president John Falzone is gambling that fewer events--but greater exposure--is the ticket to turning things around.(Professional Women's Bowling Association )(Interview)

From: Bowling Digest | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

A NOTE TO BOWLING FANS regarding the 2003 PWBA season: Don't blink or you might miss it! The tour is staging just 12 tournaments this year, its lightest schedule since 1985. Those tournaments are being spread over a four-and-a-half-month time frame, from late May to mid-October.

It's a move designed to not only cut costs, but increase prize funds. After four years of declining purses, the tour expects to pay out $1,345,000 in prize money this season, the same figure as last year. And with a 37% reduction in total events (down from 19), the minimum purse in each event is ...

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