1969 Firestone Tournament of Champions

The 1969 Firestone TOC was the 13th event of the 1969 PBA Tour Season.

Tournament Recap
The PBA tour's 13th event of 1969 and first major, the $100,000 Firestone Tournament of Champions, was held at Riviera Lanes in Akron, OH. The first day of PBA competition was April 1, 1969. The competition ran until April 5, 1969. 48 bowlers cashed in this competition. 24 bowlers qualified for round robin matchplay after 24 games. The top 5 scores with bonus pins seeded into a televised stepladder final. Jim Godman won his 4th PBA title and first prize of $25,000. Rounding out the top 5 were Jim Stefanich, Dave Soutar, Wayne Zahn and Don Johnson.

Top 24
Bob Strampe replaced Sam Baca for final matchplay block. Sam Baca was penalized 67 pins and prize money was split

TV Finals
Based on Telecast

Availability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5EHnPBlrcA