Mike Scroggins
Personal information | |
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Born | March 12, 1964 |
Years active | 1989-present |
Bowling Information | |
Affiliation | PBA |
Rookie year | 1992 |
Dominant hand | Left |
Wins | 8 PBA Tour (2 majors) 3 PBA50 Tour 40 PBA Regional Tour 4 PBA50 Regional Tour |
300-games | 39 |
Sponsors | Storm Products |
Mike Scroggins (born March 12, 1964) is a left-handed professional
Career
After bowling collegiately at
In the 2007–08 season, he won multiple titles in one season for the first time in his career: in
In 2009, he won the 66th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open, the second major of his career. As the #2 seed, he defeated Chris Barnes 200–199 in the semifinal. Barnes, who was aiming to win Player of the Year with the U.S. Open title, needed a strike and six pins to win the match. However, he suffered from possibly the worst break in bowling, leaving a solid 8 pin on his first shot of the 10th frame. Then, needing a strike to tie, he left the flat 10 pin on nearly the exact same shot line, which gave Scroggins the win.[5] Scroggins moved on to play defending champion and top seed Norm Duke in the final. Duke, like Barnes, also had a chance to win Player of the Year with a U.S. Open title. But Scroggins defeated Duke 191–173 to win his second career major. In winning the title he earned $100,000 in prize money and a three-year tour exemption.[5]
He had a chance to repeat as U.S. Open champion when he qualified as the #1 seed for the February 28, 2010 TV finals. However, he lost in the final match to
Scroggins has 40 PBA Regional titles, four PBA50 Regional titles, and is a four-time PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year. He also currently holds the second-highest league average ever recorded in USBC history—256.8 in a 1999-2000 Amarillo, TX trio league. It was the highest league average until Jeff Carter established a new record the following season with a 261.7 average.[9] Scroggins also holds the USBC record for most sanctioned 800 series in a season (15).[1]
PBA Tour titles
National PBA Tour
Major titles in bold type.
- 1992 ARC Sacramento Open (Pinole, CA)
- 2003–04 Baby Ruth Real Deal Classic (Belleville, IL)
- 2005–06 USBC Masters (Wauwatosa, WI)
- 2007–08 Motel 6 Fountain Valley, CA)
- 2007–08 Elkhorn, NE)
- 2008–09 Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open (North Brunswick, NJ)
- 2009–10 Pepsi Red, White and Blue Open (Wichita, KS)
- 2009–10 Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator Championship (Columbus, OH)
PBA50 Tour
- 2015 UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl (The Villages, FL)
- 2015 Farmingdale, NY)
- 2015 DeHayes Insurance Group Championship (Fort Wayne, IN)
Personal
Scroggins lives in Amarillo, TX with his wife Melanie. The couple has three children. He has a twin brother, Mark, who was the 1993 PBA Rookie of the Year and was exempt for the 2007-08 PBA season.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Profile at www.pba.com [1]
- ^ "Mike Scroggins wins bowling gold at U.S. Open in North Brunswick". April 6, 2009.
- ^ "Mike Scroggins - Hall of Fame Bio". pba.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Scroggins wins first major at USBC Masters". United States Bowling Congress. November 20, 2005. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007.
- ^ a b Scroggins Wins 66th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open for Second Career Major [2]
- ^ Vint, Bill. "Bill O'Neill Wins First Major Title in 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open." Article at www.pba.com on February 28, 2010.
- ^ Vint, Bill. "Scroggins Tops Home-Town Favorite Kretzer to Win Eighth Title in Don Johnson Eliminator." Article at www.pba.com on March 7, 2010.
- ^ Vint, Bill. "Weber Re-Writes PBA History with Marathon Open Victory, Hands Williams Player of the Year Title." Article at www.pba.com on April 4, 2010.
- ^ Records & Stats area at www.bowl.com
- ^ "Mike Scroggins Wins PBA50 UnitedHealthcare Sun Bowl In The Villages In PBA50 Tour Debut". bowl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Scroggins Wins Third PBA50 Title of Season, Weber Earns PBA50 Player of the Year". bowl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.