Thirty-seven years a record stood for one of bowling's most prized tournaments. In 1979, at age 19 and 83 days, Mike Aulby won the Masters Tournament.
The United States Bowling Congress Masters, or USBC Masters for short, is one of four major events on the Professional Bowling Association's tour.
On Sunday, February 14, 2016, Anthony Simonsen took the prize at age 19 and 39 days. Simonsen, who defeated amateur Dan MacLleand 245-207 in the title match, received a $50,000 check for his winning week.
Simonsen is no stranger to the spotlight. In October 2015, he and Connor Pickford lead qualifying in the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship. They would go on to win the event and split a $22,000 check.
The USBC Masters has 15 games of qualifying, separated into three blocks of 5 games apiece. Two of their qualifying sets are on a fresh pattern, while one block is contested on the "burn." After qualifying, the top 63 + the defending champion are seeded into a 64-man bracket.
Simonsen qualified fifth overall with a 223.71 average (3341 total pinfall), and cruised through the winners bracket, going 6-0.
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