Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Jone's wins player of the year bowling with ebonite

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JONES WIN's PLAYER OF THE YEAR

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. -- The votes have been cast and the results are in: Ebonite Tour staff player, Tommy Jones, has been chosen as the 2005-2006 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year, the PBA announced today.

“Seeing Tommy recognized as the Player of the Year is a dream we have had for him since he joined the Ebonite brand and began his pro career in 2001,” says Ed Gallagher, Ebonite brand manager. “We’re thrilled to join thousands of his fans in wishing Tommy our heart-felt congratulations! It’s a well-deserved honor for him and Ebonite is proud to be associated with such a tremendous player and person.”

In his fifth season on Tour, Jones led all bowlers in earnings with $301,700, the third-highest single-season total of all-time. He also finished second in points (237,886), tied for first in match play appearances (19), tied for second in TV appearances (6) and finished fifth in average (221.68).*

In Tommy’s first year on Tour he won the 2002 Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year Award, joins PBA Hall of Famer Mike Aulby as the only two bowlers in Tour history to win both awards in their career. Since then, Tommy has captured eight tour titles, four of those wins coming this season, including back-to-back wins at the Japan Cup (2004 and 2005), The Tulsa Championship, Bayer Atlanta Classic and his first Major at the 63rd U.S. Open. This year’s season-ending awards were voted on by the PBA membership as well as the bowling media after the season concluded.

According to Tommy, his run-away victory season was due in large part to Ebonite’s new ball, The One.

“I drilled up several of The One balls and don’t hit the lanes without it. It’s the most aggressive high performance ball to come onto the market in a long time and it’s taken me to the winner’s circle several times.”

Prior to joining the Tour, Tommy bowled at the amateur level in South Carolina. Now, a resident of Simpsonville, Tommy spends his summers on the golf course and conducting seminars and demos for Ebonite. He and his wife, Kristen, have a baby girl, Ella.

Bowling fans will be seeing a lot of more Tommy… after his unstoppable season, he’s earned his Tour exemption through 2009!

Based in Hopkinsville, Kent., Ebonite International is a privately-owned company that currently services bowling centers, distributors and retail outlets both domestically and internationally.

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