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2008-09 Rookie of the Year
Belmonte won the Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic PBA Tour event in his PBA TV finals debut. As the second seed, he defeated Bill O'Neill, and went on to defeat number one seed Mike Fagan 215–201 for his first PBA title. The title earned Belmonte "exempt" status for the 2009–10 PBA Tour, and he was also named the 2008–09 PBA Rookie of the Year. -
2010-11 Cashing Out
Belmonte appeared in 10 of 12 PBA events, making match-play 9 times and appearing on TV 4 times. Without a victory, he had earnings of US$62,950,[1] while averaging 218.82 pins per game. In his first three years on tour, Belmonte cashed in 33 of 37 tournaments, making match-play a total of 25 times, with 8 television appearance; and earnings of US$187,420. -
2009-10 Close Call
Belmonte qualified for the TV finals in three events, but did not win a tournament. He came close at the GEICO Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship. Finishing as the top qualifier, he faced Brian Ziesig in the finals. The two were tied at the end of the regulation game, 247–247, which sent the championship to a sudden-death, one-ball rolloff. Belmonte's shot on his first attempt left a solid 7-pin standing for a count of 9. Ziesig then threw a strike to take the title. -
2011-12 Back at it Again
Belmo won his second, third and fourth PBA titles at the PBA's "World Series of Bowling" in 2011, taking the trophies in the Chameleon Open, GEICO Shark Open and the Pepsi PBA Elite Players Championship. Belmonte also rolled a 300 game in the quarterfinals of the PBA World Championship; however, he did not go on to win the tournament. With his home crowd watching, Belmonte defeated Sean Rash with a 1,323 series for his 5th PBA title at the 2012 Australian Masters in Sydney, Australia. -
2012-13
Belmonte won his sixth PBA Tour title and first PBA major at the USBC Masters in North Brunswick, NJ. Belmonte finished with six consecutive strikes in the dramatic final match to top Wes Malott, 258–245. Belmonte won a second title on the 2012–13 season, his seventh overall, at the PBA Lucas Oil Bear Open in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He was runner-up to Wes Malott in the 2013 Bowling's U.S. Open. -
2014 Getting Titles
Belmo won the Barbasol Tournament of Champions, in Allen Park, Michigan. which was his 2nd major tournament win and 8th title overall. In his first major championship win, Belmonte defeated Wes Mallot. On February 23, 2014, he became the first player to repeat as USBC masters champion in 50 years, and the first player in history to win a major as a 5th seed. This was Belmo's 9th PBA title and 3rd major title. Belmo got his tenth title winning the Oklahoma Open during the PBA's Summer Swing. -
2013-14 Victory
Belmonte was named the Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season. Along with two titles on the season, including a major title and runner-up finishes at three other major championships, Belmonte won the George Young High Average Award ( a PBA record 228.81) and the Harry Smith Points Leader Award (238,903). He became only the third PBA player born outside the USA to win PBA Player of the Year -
2015 3 Peat
Belmonte again won the USBC Masters on 8 February 2015, defeating A.J. Johnson in the final match, 202-157. On 15 February 2015, in Indianapolis, he captured his 12th PBA title by winning the Barbasol Tournament of Champions for the second consecutive season. As in the USBC Masters, Belmonte beat Sean Rash in the semifinals, 235-203, Belmo won final match, 232-214. It was Belmonte's tenth appearance in the TV finals over the last 12 PBA major tournaments, and his fifth win in a major. -
2017 Titles x2
On 12 February 2017, Belmonte won his 13th PBA title and seventh major in the PBA Players Championship held in Columbus, Ohio. Having qualified as the #1 seed, he defeated #2 seed Anthony Simonsen in his lone TV finals match. -
2018 Doubles Dub
Belmonte collected his 17th PBA title on 25 February 2018, winning the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship with partner Bill O'Neill. -
Work cited
Works Cited
Professional Bowlers Association. www.pba.com/bowlers/bowler/36058. Accessed 1 Apr. 2019.
Wikipedia Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Belmonte. Accessed 2 Apr. 2019.
