1972 Winston-Salem Invitational

The 1972 Winston-Salem Invitational was the 32nd event of the 1972 PBA Tour Season.

Tournament Recap
The PBA tour's 32nd event of 1972, the $35,000 Winston-Salem Invitational, was held in Honolulu, HI. The first day of PBA competition was December 5, 1972. The competition ran until December 15, 1972. 18 bowlers bowled 36 games of matchplay, with the top 5 advancing to a stepladder final. Johnny Guenther won 11th title overall and first prize of $3,000, Rounding out the top 5 were Dick Ritger, Earl Anthony, Larry Laub and Curt Schmidt.

Top 18
{| class="wikitable" ! Position !! Name !! Hometown !! 40 Game Totals !! Match Play Record !! Prize
 * 1
 * Mike McGrath
 * El Cerrito, CA
 * 7980
 * 18-18
 * $3,000
 * 2
 * Dick Ritger
 * Hartford, WI
 * 8103
 * 21-15
 * $2,250
 * 3
 * Earl Anthony
 * Tacoma, WA
 * 8054
 * 22-14
 * $2,000
 * 4
 * Larry Laub
 * San Francisco, CA
 * 8048
 * 19-16-1
 * $1,900
 * 5
 * Curt Schmidt
 * Ft. Wayne, IN
 * 7936
 * 21-14-1
 * $1,800
 * 6
 * Dick Weber
 * St. Louis, MO
 * 7933
 * 21-14-1
 * $1,750
 * 7
 * Jim Godman
 * Lorain, OH
 * 7900
 * 19-17
 * $1,600
 * 8
 * Roy Buckley
 * Columbus, OH
 * 7872
 * 20-16
 * $1,500
 * 9
 * Nelson Burton Jr.
 * St. Louis, MO
 * 7837
 * 22-14
 * $1,450
 * 10
 * Gary Dickinson
 * Ft. Worth, TX
 * 7790
 * 17-18-1
 * $1,400
 * 11
 * Skee Foremsky
 * Houston, TX
 * 7727
 * 16-19-1
 * $1,350
 * 12
 * Gus Lampo
 * Endicott, NY
 * 7719
 * 19-16-1
 * $1,300
 * 13
 * Bill Beach
 * Sharon, PA
 * 7669
 * 18-18
 * $1,250
 * 14
 * Jim Stefanich
 * Joliet, IL
 * 7573
 * 15-21
 * $1,200
 * 15
 * Barry Asher
 * Costa Mesa, CA
 * 7565
 * 17-19
 * $1,150
 * 16
 * Butch Gearhart
 * Houston, TX
 * 7549
 * 16-20
 * $1,100
 * 17
 * Atsunori Matsuo
 * Tokyo, Japan
 * 7155
 * 11-24-1
 * $1,050
 * 18
 * Dickie Watai
 * Honolulu, HI
 * 6942
 * 8-27-1
 * $1,000
 * 7549
 * 16-20
 * $1,100
 * 17
 * Atsunori Matsuo
 * Tokyo, Japan
 * 7155
 * 11-24-1
 * $1,050
 * 18
 * Dickie Watai
 * Honolulu, HI
 * 6942
 * 8-27-1
 * $1,000
 * 8-27-1
 * $1,000

Availability
Not Televised