Deeronn Booker, 33, won the United States Bowling Congress Masters championship at Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas on Sunday, defeating Patrick Dombrowski of Parma, Ohio, 217-177, to win the coveted Masters title and the tournament’s $100,000 first-place prize.
This was Albuquerque, New Mexico native Booker’s first major title on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, and only the third time an African-American bowler has won a major event.
What happens in Vegas, goes down in the PBA history books.
DeeRonn Booker has won the 2024 USBC Masters 🏆 pic.twitter.com/mYs5v6EeoR
— PBA Tour (@PBATour) March 31, 2024
To quote from Donovan Grubaugh’s article on bowl.com:
Booker’s path to the winner’s circle certainly wasn’t an easy one as he was forced to take down the likes of two-time defending Masters champion Anthony Simonsen of Las Vegas, 2023 U.S. Open champion EJ Tackett of Ossian, Indiana, and two-time PBA titlist Sam Cooley of Australia during double-elimination bracket match play on Thursday and Friday…
Booker had enormous support from the crowd during the title match as several family members and friends were on hand to take in Booker’s TV finals debut…
“I can’t believe it,” Booker said after his win, during which he was surrounded by enthusiastic supporters. “This is perfect; I could not have painted a better picture of what’s going on right now.”
To learn more details about Booker and his championship match, click here.
For more information on the USBC Masters, visit BOWL.com/Masters.