Anthony LaCaze of Melrose Park, IL will return to Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl in Dublin, CA to defend his title in the Professional Bowlers Association One A Day Earl Anthony Memorial January 26th through January 30th. LaCaze, a 27-year-old rookie last season, won his first Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour title in last year’s Earl Anthony Memorial, throwing three clutch strikes in the ninth and tenth frames to defeat Michael Machuga of Erie, PA, 214-206, in the title match. LaCaze trailed until he threw the biggest strike of his life in the ninth frame and followed with two even bigger strikes in the 10th to force Machuga to double in his 10th frame to win. Machuga got the first strike, but he left a 10 pin on his second to hand LaCaze the $25,000 first prize.

“It’s a great feeling,” LaCaze said after winning the tournament. “I wanted to throw the best shots I could, and make Machuga throw the best shots he could, and whoever did it best would win. I’m speechless.” The 2011 Earl Anthony Memorial is the third tournament of PBA’s “live-telecast” Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour schedule. The first six Tour events were telecast on a tape-delayed basis on ESPN. The Earl Anthony Memorial will culminate with the live ESPN2 stepladder finals, which will take place at 11AM PST on January 30th.

The tournament will include Pro-Am squads Wednesday evening on January 26th and Saturday whole day on January 29th, where bowlers of all ages will have a chance to bowl with the stars of the PBA Tour. For Pro-Am entry and tournament ticket information contact Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl at (925) 828-7550. Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl is located at 6750 Regional Street.

About the PBA

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is an organization of more than 3,800 of the best bowlers from 13 countries who compete in Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour, Regional and Senior Tour events. Nearly one million ESPN viewers watch PBA Tour on Sundays during the tour season and thousands watch PBA activities online by using PBA’s video streaming service, Xtra Frame. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, Budweiser, GEICO, Golden Corral, Go RVing, Lumber Liquidators, One A Day Men’s 50+ Multivitamin, Pepsi-Cola, Storm Products and the United States Bowling Congress, among others.