After two six-game blocks at the PBA World Championship presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon, Tommy Jones surged into the 42-game lead at +1,288. He parlayed an opening 300, his second perfect game of the Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIII, into the tournament’s top seed. Jason Belmonte, Jason Sterner, Jakob Butturff and Kris Prather round out the top five with 12 games left.

Major champions Graham Fach (East), Sean Rash (Midwest), Dom Barrett (Southwest), Tommy Jones (South) and Jakob Butturff (West) will lead their respective regions into the PBA Players Championship Regional Finals. After 28 games of qualifying, the top five players from each region earned a spot in the telecasts that begin airing on Fox Sports’ FS1 Saturday, January 22.

Tommy Jones had heard the tales of pins inside Pla-Mor Lanes in Coldwater, Ohio, being tough to knockdown. From the dreaded 7-10 to the pocket shots resulting in pins shifting out of place.

Career Titles: 20 (2 majors)Age: 422020 Earnings: $61,700 (rank: 11)2020 Points: 9,410 (rank: 16)2020 Peak Ranking: 12020 Low Ranking: 19

Match: No. 16 Tommy Jones vs. No. 17 Jakob ButturffRound: Round of 24Broadcast Info: Saturday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m. Eastern on FOX (U.S.) and FloBowling (international)Other Matches On This Show: No. 9 Francois Lavoie vs. No. 24 Norm Duke; No. 13 Dom Barrett vs. No. 20 Dick Allen; No. 12 Marshall Kent vs. No. 21 Chris Via

ARLINGTON, Texas – Calling it a perfect storm might be an understatement.

Career Titles: 19 (2 majors)Age: 412019 Earnings: $54,418 (rank: 20)2019 Points: 15,480 (rank: 18)2019 Peak Ranking: 152019 Low Ranking: Unranked

Nineteen-time title winner Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, South Carolina, and former ownership partners Mike Slade and Rob Glaser have been elected to the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame, PBA Commissioner Tom Clark announced today.

Sometimes you just see a player’s name and you know they are going to be in the PBA Hall of Fame. Tommy Jones is one of those names.