1969 San Jose Open

The 1969 San Jose Open was the fourth event of the 1969 PBA Tour Season.

Tournament Recap
The PBA tour's fourth event of 1969, the $60,000 San Jose Open, was held at Saratoga Lanes in San Jose, CA. The first day of PBA competition was January 28, 1969. The competition ran until February 1, 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. Johnny Guenther won his third PBA title, first prize of $9,000 and bowled the second televised 300 in PBA history earning a $10,000 bonus. Rounding out the top 5 were Wayne Zahn, Billy Hardwick, Don Johnson and Buzz Fazio

TV Finals
Based on telecast available on youtube

Availability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt7QZ45MSbA