Welcome
to the 8th Annual New Mexico Open at Tenpins & More!
When: August
17-21st, 2011
Where: Tenpins & More Bowling Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
-- View the Complete Flyer Here
(Rules, Schedule, Prizemoney, Entry Form)
NEW MEXICO OPEN - STATE'S BIGGEST AND RICHEST BOWLING TOURNEY
Worth $40,000 this
year Rio Rancho, New Mexico!
The 7th New Mexico Open, presented by the New Mexico Sports
Authority, to be held at Tenpins & More in Rio Rancho August
18-22, will be the
state's biggest and richest bowling tournament with cash prizes and awards totaling
more than $40,000.
"Our sponsors have continued to support us well, in spite
of the economy, and we're gearing up for 120 bowlers again, same as last year",
said tournament director, Steve Mackie.
The tournament features a traditional format consisting of two
rounds of qualifying, a matchplay round over 12 games and a five-person step-ladder
final. The eventual winner could bowl as many as 29 games in two days.
8TH NM OPEN ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are taking NO MORE than 48 bowlers in each of four qualifying squads; namely "A" Fri Aug 19 at 6:45pm, "B" Sat Aug 20 at 8am, "C" Sat Aug 20 at 1:15pm, "D" Sat Aug 20 at 6:30pm. We strongly recommend entering TODAY, as we are presently running more than 20 entries ahead of this date last year.
If you happen to miss your squad and we fill the remaining squads at 48 bowlers, we WILL NOT be able to add anyone to the "D" roster (as we have in the past). Down-load an entry form now and add your squad choice to it, along with your check for either $75 deposit or $200 full payment. FYI - Squad "C" is expected to be full by July 24 or earlier.
The main event
is preceded by a Storm bowling ball event, sweepers, a practice session and Pro-Am
squads the two days prior and a new Consolation tournament for non-cashers on the
final day. It will also feature brackets at each squad that have paid out more than
$5,000 each of the last two years.
Be sure to visit the Central New Mexico USBC Bowling Association site for local and
national bowling information!
Rio Rancho Inn has set aside 25 room nights for this event with a cut-off date of 8/1/2011. Out of town participants: call the hotel directly and ask for the NM Open Special Rate! Visit their site or contact them for information (view the flyer here as well!):
Wayne D. Hellberg, General Manager
Inn at Rio Rancho Hotel & Conference Center
www.riorancho-inn.com
1465 Rio Rancho Blvd SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124
phone: (505) 892-1700 ext. 305
fax: (505) 892-4628
This year's prizemoney situation:
- 1st Place is a record $7,500 guaranteed
- Total Prizemoney of $40,575
- Prizemoney paid down to the 72nd place plus squad high games, high woman, high senior, squad high games per pair
- Sunday Consolation Tournament for non-cashers for at least $1,000
- Pre-Tourney sweepers, pro-ams and brackets
- Traditional Format: 9 tames to qualify (4 squads), top 48 bowl 4, top 12 bowl match-play, top 5 bowl step-ladder
- Entry Fee: $200
- Field restricted to 192 entries
SWEEPERS (6 ways to win a paid entry to the NM Open!):
Win-a-Spot Sweeper events will be held here at Tenpins & More
on these dates (click the Sweepers tab above for details) on SUNDAY:
- dates to be announced.....
Check-in time is 9am; practice starts at 9:30am. The Sweeper Entry Fee is $40, and
you bowl 6 games across 3 pairs. The top 3 advance to step-ladder. The qualifying leader
has to lose twice. The winner of each Sweeper gets paid entry (worth $195) into the
7th NM Open; other paid entries or prizemoney paid based on entries at each separate
event
Tournament Directors: Steve Mackie and
Mike Miller
Enter now and get into the Big Bowling Action. Over 120 bowlers are expected from
New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Texas.
NM Open Sweepers
Sweepers are small paid-entry tournaments, the winner of which gains a paid
entry into the NM Open in August!
SIGN UP BY CALLING: 892-7117
Dates
(always on Sunday):
Win-a-Spot Sweeper events will be held here at Tenpins & More
on these dates (click the Sweepers tab above for details) on
SUNDAY:
- April 10
- May 15
- Sunday, June 26
- Sunday, July 10
- Sunday, August 14
Details:
- Check-in time is 9am; practice starts at 9:20am
- Entry fee is $40
- Bowl 6 games across 3 pairs
- Top 3 advance to step-ladder
- Qualifying leader has to lose twice
- Winner of each Sweeper gets paid entry (worth $200) in to the 8th Annual New Mexico
Open; other paid entries or prizemoney paid based on entries at each separate event
Call 892-7117 to reserve your spot in any Sweeper no earlier than one week prior to
the sweeper event.
Scratch Series Events
Bowlers!
Get ramped up for next year's New Mexico Open ($600 added by Lo-Mar Bowling Supply
and Tenpins & More in each event) by participating in our Scratch
Series:
- Entries open to all men and women bowlers, limited only by lane availability (call
892-7117 to reserve your spot)
- Bowl each of these for scratch tournament experience
- Five events leading up to next year's BIG ONE!
Save these dates in your planner:
Bowling these tournaments will help you prepare for the high-quality competition we're
seeing at the NM Open! Make your plans now to participate!
Be sure to visit the Central
New Mexico USBC Bowling Association site for more local and national bowling
information!
XXXX Package - $1,000