PBA Tour

PBA Tour
Formation1958[1]
PurposeA series of professional ten-pin bowling events. The governing bodies are the PBA and the USBC
HeadquartersMechanicsville, Virginia
Location
  • United States and Japan
Membership
PBA members
PBA Commissioner
Tom Clark[1]
Parent organization
Bowlero Corporation[2]
Websitehttp://www.pba.com/

The PBA Tour is the major professional tour for ten-pin bowling, operated by the Professional Bowlers Association. Headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia, over 3,000 members worldwide make up the PBA.[1] While most of the PBA members are Regional professionals, a small percentage of the bowling membership competes at the national and international level, forming the PBA Tour. (PBA.com lists 57 bowlers that have Tier 1 national touring pro status as of the start of the 2024 season.)[3] Founded in 1958, the PBA Tour has been in continuous operation since the inaugural 1959 season.

Each year, the PBA Tour puts on a series of events for PBA members. Most events are held across the United States, with the PBA co-sponsoring selected international events as part of the World Bowling Tour (WBT). In addition, the PBA Tour has co-hosted the Round1 Japan Cup along with the Japan Professional Bowling Association (JPBA). Also, select American members compete against their European counterparts in the Weber Cup.

  1. ^ a b c "About the PBA". PBA. January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "BOWLERO CORP ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF THE PROFESSIONAL BOWLERS ASSOCIATION". bowlerocorp.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "2023 PBA Tour Players". PBA. Retrieved March 19, 2024.