Chris Barnes (bowler)
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Barnes in 2014
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Chris Barnes February 25, 1970 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Affiliation | PBA |
| Dominant hand | right |
Chris Barnes (born February 25, 1970 in Topeka, Kansas) is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. He attended Topeka High School, and then bowled collegiately at Wichita State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management. He was a member of Team USA for four years.
Barnes, a right-handed bowler, is currently one of the leading professionals on the tour. He has won over $2.2 million (U.S.) in total prize money during his 18-year career on tour, and earned at least $100,000 in twelve consecutive seasons (1999 through 2010–11). He also won the PBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1998 and earned PBA Player of the Year honors in the 2007–08 season. At the time, this made him only the third bowler in PBA history to win both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors in a career, after Mike Aulby and Tommy Jones. Jason Belmonte has since joined that group. Barnes is one of only six players in PBA history to earn a career "triple crown" (accomplished by winning the U.S. Open, PBA World Championship and Tournament of Champions). To date, Barnes has rolled 54 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including one of the PBA's 25 nationally televised 300 games.
He has been married to Lynda Barnes (née Norry) since 1999. Lynda, an accomplished bowler in her own right, currently represents the United States in international competition as a 12-time member of Team USA, and won both the 2008 USBC Queens and 2008 USBC Clash of the Champions tournaments.
The couple lives in Double Oak, Texas. Their twin sons, Troy and Ryan, were born in May, 2002.
Barnes currently owns 18 career PBA Tour titles, ranking him in a tie for 15th all-time. His titles include the 62nd U.S. Open, the 2006 Dexter Tournament of Champions and the 2011 PBA World Championship. Winning these three majors makes him just one of six PBA players to earn a career "triple crown." He had won at least one title in eight consecutive seasons, before being shut out in the 2009–10 season despite four TV Finals appearances. Barnes only needs a USBC Masters title to complete a career "grand slam." He has qualified as the #1 seed in the Masters three times, but has yet to win it.
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