1969 West Valley Open

The 1969 West Valley Open'’’ was the first event of the 1969 PBA Season.

Tournament Recap
The PBA tour's first event of 1969, the $45,000 West Valley Open, was held at West Valley Lanes in Canoga Park, CA. The first day of PBA competition was January 7, 1969. The competition ran until January 11, 1969. 42 bowlers cashed in this competition. 16 bowlers qualified for round robin matchplay after 24 games. The top 5 scores with bonus pins seeded into a televised stepladder final. Wayne Zahn won his first PBA title and first prize of $6,000. Rounding out the top 5 were Dick Weber, Buzz Fazio, Tim Harahan and Eddy Patterson

TV Finals
Stats based on existing footage. Only Semi-Finals match currently available

Availability
Only the semi-final match has survived. It can be viewed at the following link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3ssB-cVd9Y