The date was
April 13, 1991 at Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis. Pete Weber put on an incredible
performance in the finals of the U.S. Open qualifying 5th, and plowing through
the field of Dave Ferraro, John Mazza, Richard Wolfe and finally shooting 289
against tournament leader, Mark Thayer to capture his 2nd U.S. Open (he now has
won 4 U.S. Opens), and the $40,000 first prize. Ironically, Weber never planned
to be a part of the championship round. In fact, he had checked out of his hotel
on Wednesday, anticipating he would fall short of the projected cut to the top
60 - he qualified 58th. His next fateful turn occurred when he grabbed the 24th
and final berth for match play, thus equaling a record shared by just nine other
players (including himself) in PBA history to advance to the title from 24th
place.
This match is most famous for the trophy presentation, more than anything else.
When Pete held up the trophy, the eagle on top wasn't not properly attached, and
it came crashing down breaking into a thousand pieces. The look on Pete's face
is priceless. I hope you enjoy part 1 and part 2.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnYoBYFYumg
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly5HjwM6jNM