ARLINGTON, Texas – The Professional Women’s Bowling Association has unveiled its 2027 Regional Tour schedule, providing aspiring female bowlers with opportunities to compete against top talent while pursuing a path to the professional ranks.
The 10-event regional season kicks off with the Fort Meade Regional at The Lanes Fort Meade in Fort Meade, Maryland, on Jan. 31, and concludes with the Regional Showdown at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Florida, from Dec. 2-4.
The Regional Tour will also make stops in Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin, Ohio and South Carolina, with seven first-time hosts for regional events.
Returning host centers in 2027 include Steel City Bowl & Brews and Myrtle Beach Bowl, both mainstays on the regional schedule since 2024, along with Boardwalk Bowl, which hosted earlier this year. Seven centers will welcome the PWBA for the first time: The Lanes Fort Meade, Lucky Strike Euless, Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl, Howell Lanes, Rab’s Country Lanes, Revs Bowl and Station 300 Akron.
Each regional champion will be automatically seeded into match play at the Regional Showdown, while the remainder of the 18-person field will be filled after an eight-game qualifying round that will be open to all PWBA Regional-eligible bowlers.
Those 18 players will compete in round-robin match play before cutting to the top four bowlers for the stepladder finals.
All bowlers who qualify for match play will cash at the Regional Showdown, with additional cash spots outside the top 18 paid at a 1:3 ratio if the number of entries is high enough, similar to PWBA National Tour prize funds.
The winner of the 2027 Regional Showdown will receive not only a cash prize and trophy, but she will also have her entry fees covered for all 2028 PWBA National Tour singles events.
Female competitors must average at least 180 to be eligible to enter a PWBA Regional event while PWBA Tour national champions will not be eligible to compete in any PWBA Regional event if they have won a national title in the last 15 years.
These one-day tournaments feature eight games of qualifying followed by a cut to the top four for the stepladder finals. This format, combined with the reduced entry fees, allows players to keep costs down by making it possible to compete without having to stay in the host city for multiple days and incur lodging and other travel expenses.
2027 PWBA REGIONAL SCHEDULE With dates, event, center and location (subject to change). All events will be streamed live on BowlTV:
Jan. 31 – PWBA Fort Meade Regional, The Lanes Fort Meade, Fort Meade, Md.
