Introduction to Ten Pin Bowling

SPORT NAME: Ten Pin Bowling
SPORT TYPE: | Bowling Sport | Throwing Sport |

What is Ten Pin Bowling?
Ten pin bowling uses larger balls and taller and heavier pins than other types of bowling. Ten pin bowling balls typically have two or three finger holes

Organizations:

ENTITY: Professional Bowlers Association
DESCRIPTION: sanctioning body for ten pin bowling in the United States
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: Professional, League Bowler, Junior, Fans
WEB SITE: pba.com | Link |
HISTORY:
1958: founded
2000: purchased by three former Microsoft executives
2019: purchased by Bolero, a bowling center owner and operator
EVENTS:
- BPA Tour | pba.com - pba tour | wiki |

ENTITY: Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA)
DESCRIPTION: represents the interests of bowling centers
WEB SITE (MAIN): bpaa.com (offline) | 1998 | 2010 | 2019 |
WEB SITE (MEMBER SERVICES): bpaamax.com (offline) | 2006 | 2023 |
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook Page

ENTITY: United States Bowling Congress
ESTABLISHED: 2005
MERGER OF THE FORMER:
- American Bowling Congress
- Women's International Bowling Congress | Wikipedia |
- Young American Bowling Alliance
WEB SITE: bowl.com | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |
ARTICLE: Wikipedia

References

WIKIs:
- wikipedia.org - ten pin bowling - article
- wikipedia.org - ten pin bowling - category