Professional Women's Bowling Association

Professional Women's Bowling Association
AbbreviationPWBA
Formation1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Founded atThe Cherry Bowl in Rockford, Illinois
Dissolved2003 (2003), but
re-launched in 2015
Websitepwba.com
Logo introduced in 2014
but debuted in the 2015 season

The Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) organizes and oversees a series of annual tournaments for the top competitive women ten-pin bowlers. The series is often referred to as the "women's tour" of bowling.

The PWBA was formed in 1960 but ceased operations in 2003. The PWBA Tour was re-launched in 2015 by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA) with a three-year funding commitment.[1] In addition, through a new partnership with the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), the PBA began conducting PWBA Regional (women-only) events and PWBA members are now allowed to bowl all PBA events.[2]

  1. ^ "Women's pro tour to re-launch with USBC, BPAA commitment". United States Bowling Congress. October 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "PBA, PWBA to Cooperate in Providing More Opportunities for Women Bowlers". Bowlers Journal International. March 24, 2015.