sarge87 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 ESPN.com LAS VEGAS -- Kelly Kulick left all the guys in the gutter. Kulick became the first woman to win a PBA Tour title on Sunday, beating Chris Barnes in the final of the 45th Tournament of Champions. Kulick outscored Barnes 265-195 to take home the $40,000 first prize and a two-year PBA Tour exemption. The 32-year-old right-hander earned a berth in the Tournament of Champions by winning the PBA Women's World Championship last September. "It's unbelievable," Kulick said. "I always imagined myself winning a professional title, but I never thought it would be a major. The Tournament of Champions is one of the most prestigious events on Tour. "It's starting to kick in now. It's slowly starting to seep in now." Kulick grew up in Union, N.J., and started bowling in a Saturday morning league in nearby Linden when she was 6 years old. She grew up watching the PBA Tour on TV and competed at Morehead State University before she turned pro. "At a very young age I enjoyed the sport and knew I could make a career out of it," said Kulick, who declared in her fifth-grade yearbook that she wanted to be a professional bowler. The previous best finish for a woman in a PBA Tour event was second by Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., in the 2005 Banquet Open. "Kelly Kulick's win today at the PBA Tour's Tournament of Champions is not only historic, it serves as a motivational and inspirational event for girls and women competing at all levels all around the world," Women's Sports Foundation Founder Billie Jean King said in a release. Kulick also was the first woman to earn a PBA Tour exemption, finishing sixth in the tour trials in 2006. Her best finish during the 2006-07 season was 22nd, accomplished twice. Quote Link to comment
sarge87 Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Mods could you please move this to the correct forum. Obviously, I haven't mastered reading the English language yet. Quote Link to comment
huskerswrkhavoc Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Not a fan of Kulick... But I'm not a fan of Barnes either.. I'm not too enthused with Kulick getting a two year exemption now but it is what it is.. And not sure how many people are gonna even worry about this but I enjoy that it gets publicity a bit. hopefully something good comes out of it for bowling. Quote Link to comment
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