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The loud, colorful shirts Derby resident Woody Austin wears on the PGA Tour were nowhere to be found when Austin tried his hand among professional bowlers on Tuesday.
Austin wore a navy blue polo shirt with "Austin" stitched in gold script on the back, along with tan slacks and a brown belt.
There was no putter for Austin to break over his head, as he did during a PGA event earlier this year. He calmly walked back to his seat after every frame and sometimes talked with Parker Bohn III, one of his playing partners.
Austin did little to stand out during "A" Squad qualifying for the PBA Tour's Red, White and Blue Open, and that's just how he planned it.
"It's like I tell the guys — I'm just trying to be as respectful as I can and just stay out of the way," said the 45-year-old Austin. "Look at it this way — I'm just trying to give you another $600 of your prize money. I'd be willing to give even more, if I could."
Austin said he averages a 215 — he topped that score once during eight qualifying games Tuesday, notching a 233.
With elevated scores on the easiest of the week's three oil patterns (red), Austin couldn't climb into contention and finished last among 119 players in two squads. Austin and the rest of the field will compete on the white pattern today.
It didn't appear as if Austin's struggles were bothering him as he talked with Bohn and offered low fives and handshakes to his other playing partner, Jesse Buss.
But after his round, Austin, who is known for his competitiveness while golfing, expressed disappointment.
"Everybody says, 'You shouldn't be embarrassed,' but if you are a competitor, that's embarrassing," Austin said. "I'm competitive in anything I do. I know I'm not to the point that I'm ready to even try this, but I tried too hard and I couldn't relax."
Austin planned on playing only in PBA and former Wichita State bowler Sean Rash's charity tournament last weekend. But he was talked into competing in this week's tournament even though he's admittedly far from ready for such a challenge.
He played in the past but took up the sport recently after a five-year hiatus when his sons Parker and Peyton began to bowl.
Rash helped Austin pick the right balls for first rolls and spare attempts, and other players have given Austin equipment tips this week.
"I had 1970s equipment," Austin said. "So when I started back, I had to get some new stuff. I'm not going to get a top-of-the-line bowling ball when I'm just bowling with my boys, so I started out small. Now I've got all this stuff and I'm trying to think and not play the way I play."
The eight games took a physical toll on Austin, giving him cuts, scrapes and blisters on his fingers. He plays what he calls an old-school style, putting no hook on the ball and attempting to hit the pocket straight-on.
Austin finished with a strike on Tuesday and is ready for the second day of qualifying.
"I couldn't relax and I couldn't just throw the ball," Austin said. "Maybe (today) I can come out and show that I'm not as bad as I was."
At Northrock Lanes
First Round Qualifying
(After 8 games)
1, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 2,070 2, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 2,043 3, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,019 4, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 2,012 5, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,991 6, Cory Simmons, Wichita, 1,978 7, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,963 8, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, 1,962
9, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,958 10, (tie) Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., and Matt McFayden, Derby, 1,955 12, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,952 13, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 1,949 14, Andrew Cain, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,947 15, (tie) Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., and Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, 1,945
17, (tie) Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Rick Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 1,944 19, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,943 20, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,942 21, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,941 22, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,940 23, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 1,939 24, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,938
25, (tie) Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., and Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,936 27, Timothy Banks, Gulfport, Miss., 1,923 28, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 1,918 29, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 1,917 30, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, 1,913 31, Jack Ness, Gastonia, N.C., 1,911 32, David Ruder, Edmond, Okla., 1,908
33, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 1,904 34, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 1,900 35, Adrienne Miller, Albuquerque, 1,889 36, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,885 37, John Nolen, Grand Blanc, Mich., 1,884 38, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,882 39, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 1,879
40, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 1,877 41, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,873 42, (tie) Brian Burkhardt, St. Louis; Daniel Farish, Louisville, Ky.; Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., and Brett Cooper, Aurora, Colo., 1,871 46, (tie) Dan Umscheid, Wichita, and Andrew Mortensen, Tulsa, 1,869 48, Mark Buffa, Canada, 1,865
49, Dustin Schmidt, Warrensburg, Mo., 1,863 50, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,859 51, Ryan Abel, Bel Aire, 1,857 52, Brad Cummings, Gastonia, N.C., 1,856 53, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,850 54, Sean Rash, Wichita, 1,843 55, Gilbert Sanchez, Mulvane, 1,836 56, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,835
57, Tim Penner, Wichita, 1,833 58, Erik Gulbrandson, Superior, Wis., 1,826 59, George Lambert IV, Canada, 1,823 60, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,822 61, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,821 62, Josh Blanchard, Wichita, 1,813 63, Kevin Fanter, Maize, 1,811
64, (tie) G. Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y.; Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, and Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,807 67, Stuart Williams, England, 1,806 68, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 1,805 69, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 1,804 70, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,801 71, Leroy Willis Jr, Arlington, Texas, 1,796 72, D.J. Archer, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1,791
73, Jesse Buss, Wichita, 1,787 74, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,786 75, Gregg Getzlow, St Charles, Mo., 1,784 76, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,783 77, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 1,779 78, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, Fla., 1,776 79, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 1,775 80, Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, 1,772
81, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 1,770 82, (tie) Jake Peters, Decatur, Ill., and Lee Rucker, Fort Myers, Fla., 1,767 84, Tom Sorce, Blasdell, N.Y., 1,763 85, Carl See, Amarillo, Texas, 1,760 86, Michael Houtz, Myerstown, Pa., 1,757 87, Kyle Bollman, Madison, Mo., 1,752 88, Derek Hartnell, Wichita, 1,751
89, (tie) Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, and Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,745 91, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,741 92, Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., 1,725 93, Marcus Berndt, Wichita, 1,709 94, Blake Starr, Wichita, 1,706 95, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 1,702 96, Roberto Silva, Mexico, 1,698
97, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,696 98, Adam Ferri, Wichita, 1,693 99, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 1,692 100, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,684 101, Michael Cimba, Monroeville, Pa., 1,679 102, Charles Rollins, Shawnee, 1,657 103, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,653 104, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,650
105, Carmen Salvino, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,642 106, Jay Futrell, Derby, 1,640 107, Lindsay Baker, Waterford, Mich., 1,635 108, Marc Heninger, Tonganoxie, 1,633 109, Robb Helt, Fort Smith, Ark., 1,631 110, William Panebianco, McPherson, Kan, 1,629 111, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,610 112, Frank Gallo Jr., Cape Carteret, N.C., 1,605
113, Frank Guccione, Castle Rock, Colo., 1,601 114, Aaron Ramsden, Tomah, Wis., 1,560 115, Randy Thompson, Marion, Ohio, 1,550 116, Kevin Andes, Somerset, Mass., 1,535 117, Blake Branson, Wichita, 1,531 118, Mark Payne Sr., Amarillo, Texas, 1,489 119, Woody Austin, Wichita, 1,416.
