Patrick Allen (bowler)

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Patrick Allen (b. September 23, 1970) is one of the premiere left-handed ten-pin bowlers currently on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. He has won 10 PBA titles, including one major (2005 Denny's World Championship). A long-time resident of Tarrytown, NY, he has relocated to Wesley Chapel, FL.

Allen joined the PBA in 1999, and became a full-time member the following year. He won his first PBA title in 2002 at the Greater Detroit Open. His finest season as a pro came in 2004-05, when he earned PBA Player of the Year honors and led the Tour in points. That season, he made match play in 19 of 21 events, made five TV finals appearances, won three titles (including his lone major) and cashed $350,740 in earnings. The earnings rank as the second-highest all-time in a PBA season, behind only the monster $419,700 season posted by Walter Ray Williams Jr. in 2002-03. Allen also made the top-five in all four major tournaments in 2004-05, the only time that has been accomplished since the ABC/USBC Masters became an official PBA event in 1998.^[1]

"P.A.," as he is known to his fans and fellow pro bowlers, became the PBA's 36th career millionaire in 2007, and his earnings now stand at over $1.1 million.