Jason Couch

Jason Couch
Born Jason Couch
(1969-11-08) November 8, 1969
Occupation Ten-pin bowler
Years active 1991–present
Spouse(s) Kim Couch

Jason Couch (born November 8, 1969) is a bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. A left-handed cranker, he currently resides in Clermont, Florida.

PBA career

Since joining the PBA Tour in 1991, Couch has racked up 16 titles, including four major championships. Jason's first title came at the 1993 Tums Classic, defeating Brian Voss in the final match. Later that year he won his first major title at the 1993 Touring Players Championship. He then pulled off an historic "three-peat" in the Tournament of Champions, winning consecutive events in 1999, 2000 and 2002. (The event was not contested in 2001 because the PBA switched from a calendar year to a fall-spring seasonal format.)

Couch is currently 10th on the PBA's all-time money list with over $1.7 million in career earnings. He had season-ending knee surgery in 2007 and had to defer his 2007–08 exemption to 2008–09. He was ranked #24 on the PBA's 2008–2009 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years." Through the end of the 2010–11 season, Jason had recorded 41 perfect 300 games in PBA events. In February, 2012, he was elected to the PBA Hall of Fame.[1] Also in 2012, Couch announced his retirement from full-time competitive bowling on the PBA Tour, although he will continue to have a role on the tour as a ball representative for Ebonite.[2]

Couch graduated from Clermont High School in Clermont, Florida.

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