François Lavoie

François Lavoie
Born (1993-02-27) February 27, 1993[1]
Bowling Information
Affiliation PBA
Dominant hand Right
Wins 3
300-games 2
Sponsors Storm Bowling, Vise Inserts
Personal blog facebook.com/francoislavoiebowling/

François Lavoie (born February 27, 1993) is a Canadian ten-pin bowler from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He competes on the PBA Tour, and has been a member of Team Canada. He has won several PBA titles.

Background

Lavoie won the 2013 World Bowling Championships trios gold medal (partners: Mark Buffa and Patrick Girard).[1]

In 2014, Lavoie won the Intercollegiate Singles Championship with Wichita State University.[1]

In 2015, Lavoie won the Intercollegiate Team Championship with Wichita State University, and the Pan Am Games doubles gold medal (partner: Dan MacLelland).[1]

Lavoie was a four-time member of Youth Team Canada, and has been a four-time member of adult Team Canada.[1]

Professional bowling career

Lavoie joined the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 2015.[1] He was the 2016 Harry Golden Rookie of the Year and 2016 Southwest Region Rookie of the Year.[1] Through July 2017 Lavoie's tour earnings totaled US$123,020.[1]

Tournament wins

  1. 2016 U.S. Open (Las Vegas; a PBA major title). He recorded the PBA's 26th televised finals 300 game (sixth in a major title tournament, and first ever in the U.S. Open finals), and followed Mika Koivuniemi as the second international player to win the U.S. Open.[1]
  2. 2016 Shark Championship (Reno, Nevada)[1]
  3. 2017 Xtra Frame Greater Jonesboro (Arkansas) Open[1]

Personal

Lavoie graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in business administration.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Francois Lavoie (bowler profile)". PBA.com. July 6, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017.
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