Doug Kent
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Doug Kent (b. February 9, 1967 in the USA) is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). In the 2006-07 season, Kent became just the sixth bowler in PBA history to win two major championships in one tour year as he captured titles in the USBC Masters and Denny's PBA World Championship. For his efforts, he was voted the Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year and received a four-year exemption for PBA tour events.[1]
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[edit] PBA Career
Doug Kent joined the PBA in 1988. His career started slowly, as he won only the 1991 ABC Masters title in his first seven seasons until breaking through again with a victory in the 1996 Greater Detroit Open.
2006-07 was a career year for Kent, winning two titles -- both majors (2006 USBC Masters and 2007 Denny's World Championship). In addition to Tour winnings of $200,530 that season, Kent won $150,000 in the season-ending Motel 6 Roll to Riches, a special event that does not count toward official PBA earnings. In addition to his two majors in 2006-07, Kent won the 2002 PBA World Championship to give him four majors among his 10 total PBA titles. His career PBA earnings total over $1.4 million, good enough for 17th all-time (through 2007).
[edit] Personal
Kent resides in Newark, New York, with wife, Chrissie, and children. Because Kent married the former Chrissie Beamish, whose sister, Leslie, is married to Parker Bohn III, Kent is Bohn's brother-in-law. Kent also operates Doug Kent's Rose Bowl Lanes in Newark and Doug Kent's Laskeside Lanes in Penn Yan. Kent's nickname on tour is "Dougie Fresh."
[edit] References
- ^ "Doug Kent Named PBA Player of the Year." www.mybowler.com, May 22, 2007.
