I have been juggling around the idea of running a tournament similar to the Bradley Open in KY down here in the south and have come up with The Southern Shootout Championship. It will be a full weekend of competitve bowling ranging from 3 game sweepers on Friday Night to the cut the field format on sat/sun. Here is the info, and tournament schedule.

The Friday Sweepers will consist of 2 squads, both with seperate prize funds. (7pm and 9pm)They will be 3 game sweepers with a $50 entry fee per sweeper and optional high game pots and $5 brackets. The cash ratio will be 1 in 5 and will pay $500 for 1st place based on 40 entries per sweeper.

Saturdays Event will be consisted of an A squad (8am) and B squad(1pm). You may request your squad upon availabilty. The field we be open to the first 240 entries. A squad will bowl 5 games with the top half advancing to the next round that sat night. B Squad will bowl 5 games right after A squad completes there round with no re-oil. The top half off of B Squad will also advance to the next round Sat night(7pm). Total pinfall will not carry over to the Sat night round. The qualifiers that advance will bowl 5 more games on the fresh and the cashers will advance to sundays cashers round. The cashers will be 1 in 5 from the total amount of entries in the tournament, For example. If there are 100 entries on each squad, there are 200 entries in the tournament. The top 50 will advance from each squad, so there will be 100 in the sat night round. After the next 5 games the top 40 will advance to the sunday round. Total pins from the Sat night round will carry over to Sunday. The Sunday Round will consist of 5 more games with total pinfall carrying over. The top 8 will advance to match play with the other 32 cashing. The format for the top 8 is as follows. 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5 in a best of 3 match. The 4 winners advance with the same format for the round of 4. The 2 winners will bowl for the southern shootout championship title in a best of 3 match as well. If you bowl A squad and would like to re-enter to bowl B, you may at the same price as the initial entry if the squad is not full.

The Southern Shootout Championship
May 15-17, 2009
AMF Casselberry Lanes
Fern Park, FL 32730
(407)831-7171

$250 Entry Fee
1st Place $10,000 (Based On 200), field is full at 240 entries
Cash Ratio will be 1 in 5
Brackets will be $5 on Friday night, and $10 on Sat and Sun. High Game Pots also available.

Checks and cash only. Checks will only be accepted up until 2 weeks before the tournament date for funds verification. AFter the 2 week deadline, CASH ONLY!!! Checks can be made out to Strike It Big Pro Shop and mailed to Erik Ramos c/o AMF Casselberry Lanes 115 Wilshire Blvd. Fern Park,FL 32730.

Tournament is open to all bowlers who are not currently exempt on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour.
Any questions please e mail me at pbaramos@hotmail.com, or contact me at (407) 831-7171 or (321)439-5145
Reserve your squad today before we fill up......

Thanks,
Erik Ramos