Green Bay hosts PWBA Anniversary Open this week, culminating in arena finals
GREEN BAY, Wis. – It’s not often that bowling is seen in an arena setting, but that is exactly how the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Anniversary Open will close out the week in Green Bay, Wisconsin. But which five competitors will head to the Resch Center on July 13?
The answer to that question will begin forming on Tuesday, as players head to The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley for a practice session at 1 p.m. Eastern before the first pro-am of the week later that evening at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley will host all rounds of competition prior to the stepladder finals, with the first two six-game qualifying rounds on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Eastern and 6 p.m. Eastern. Those in the top third of the field will inch their way closer to the Resch Center, advancing to the third round of qualifying on Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern for another six games. The second pro-am of the week takes place later that evening at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
After an additional cut to the top 12, the final round of qualifying starts Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern, after which the top five will advance to the live TV stepladder finals at the Resch Center on Sunday, July 13, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern and airing on CBS Sports Network. The top five will have a quick practice session at the Resch Center on Saturday to prepare for the stepladder finals.
All rounds of qualifying will be livestreamed on BowlTV prior to the stepladder finals.
The live TV finals will be held in conjunction with the Opening Ceremony of the Junior Gold Championships, giving thousands of youth bowlers the opportunity to see professional bowling up close as a part of their Junior Gold experience.
In the race for PWBA Player of the Year, Singapore’s New Hui Fen leads the way with 71,000 points due to her three wins this season, but Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan, is right behind with 66,925 points thanks to four consecutive championship-round appearances and a win at the PWBA Bowlers Journal Waterloo Open.
Snodgrass was going to have a chance to take back the points lead after New originally said she was not going to bowl due to national team commitments in Hong Kong, but she is now on the roster for Green Bay, determined to hold her narrow points lead.
A deeper dive into the stats shows the two players have separated themselves from the pack this season, with New leading the tour in earnings ($87,930) and the aforementioned points, while Snodgrass leads the tour in average (218.22), championship-round appearances (four), top-12 appearances (five) and has cashed in all seven events contested so far.
The gap in points between Snodgrass and Stephanie Zavala of Long Beach, California, in third place (21,125) is nearly as large as the gap between Zavala and Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, in 24th place (21,370) and the final spot in the PWBA Tour Championship, further highlighting how dominant New and Snodgrass have been this year. Full stats can be found here: pwba.com/2025-pwba-tour-statistics.
