The next DV8 / Rondot's Pro Shop event is the annual ARMED FORCES OPEN at Maplewood Lanes on FRIDAY, May 25th (Memorial Day Weekend) at 7:30 PM. Entries will close promptly at 7:20 PM that day or when all available entry spots have been paid and it is sold out.
Entry forms can be downloaded from the link on the front page of the Ed Rondot's Pro Shop website. ONLY A PRE-PAID ENTRY WILL HOLD YOUR SPOT.
http://edrondotsproshop.com/
This is a regular Shootout tour stop, so it'll have the usual $40 entry fee and our familiar format. At least one in four bowlers will cash! Three games of handicap score qualifying (80% from 230), changing lanes after each game, with the top 16 to 24 bowlers cashing (depends on number of entries) and possibly advancing to the single-game elimination matches with opponents determined by luck of the draw. Some may cash but not make it into the match play rounds, this is entirely dependent on the actual number of entries. Remember, all Champions in the Shootout Series during this regular season earn a bye into the match play of the DV8 Grand Finale in August which features a $1,000 Champion's prize guaranteed by Maplewood Lanes (must compete in three Shootouts this season to claim the bye).
As always, Brackets and Jackpots will be available. Brackets are $5 each and there will be scratch and handicap versions. Jackpots cost $10 for scratch and/or $10 for handicap, and that covers all 3 games and totals in the qualifying round (we break down the pots 20% for each game and 40% for totals). Number of places paid in the pots depends on number of folks who get in.
We also have a Mystery Game available! $5 to get in. $2 goes towards the first game, $2 for the second game, and $1 for the Cumulative Jackpot for which we draw one number only and carry it over to the next Shootout if nobody claims it.
Get your entry in early if you wish to bowl with family/friends on the same lanes. We will try to accommodate walk-in entries for this request but can't guarantee it - and lately it has been nearly impossible.
There are five ways to enter this Shootout:
1. Drop it off at Ed Rondot's Pro Shop
2. Drop it off at Maplewood Lanes' front counter
3. Hand it to Ed Rondot at the Arbor Valley Summer Travel league on Monday evening
4. Give it to Jennifer Scott at Brighton Bowl, she is our Livingston County staff member.and is fully authorized to accept entries on our behalf.
5. Get an envelope, put a stamp on it, and mail your form and entry fee to Rondot's Pro Shop, 830 Woodland Dr., Saline MI 48176.
DV8 BOWLING has again supplied a brand-new, state-of-the-art bowling ball which we will raffle off during the tournament. The raffle winner will not only get that ball, but also receive free drilling and grips from Ed Rondot himself. The entire package is worth over $200! Proceeds from these DV8 raffles go directly to the Grand Finale prize fund.