1961 Northern California PBA Open

The 1961 Northern California PBA Open was the ninth event of the 1961 PBA Season.

Tournament Recap
The PBA tour's ninth event of 1961, the $19,400 Northern California PBA Open, was held at Brentwood Bowl in San Francisco, CA. The first day of PBA competition was June 16, 1961. The competition ran until June 18, 1961. 41 bowlers cashed in this competition. Vern Downing won his first PBA title and first prize of $3,000. Rounding out the top 5 were Bill Pace, Dick Weber, Luke Barlow & Bill Tucker.