South-West Florida Classic Youth Double Eliminator October 2025 + Optional Jr Gold Qualifier

Name: South-West Florida Classic Youth Double Eliminator October 2025 + Optional Jr Gold Qualifier
Start: 2025-10-19T09:00:00-04:00
Location: Aloma Bowling Center

Schedule

Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Aloma Bowling Center | Winter Park, FL

Current USBC rules will prevail if not directly specified in the SWFC rules. Entry into the South-West Florida Classic Youth Tournament is open to USBC Youth Division and Adult Division sanctioned members in good standing. Bowlers must be 21 years of age or younger as of January 1st of the current year to be eligible to bowl in our tournaments. No PBA card holders, National or Regional Tours, will be allowed to participate.

This tournament will be conducted on an average basis of two (2) divisions, REGARDLESS OF AGE. Individual average breakdowns are as follows: Division 1 will consist of Sport Averages of 172 and under or Non-Sport Averages of 199 and under. All bowlers in Division 1 will receive handicap; Division 2 will consist of Sport Averages of 173 and over or Non-Sport Averages of 200 and over. All bowlers in Division 2 will be in the Scratch division. Bowlers may opt to move up in the Scratch division if they request it. This decision needs to be provided to the Tournament director prior to the 1st ball being thrown. Once the 1st ball has been thrown, division declaration is locked, and bowlers may not change. If there is an obvious error in declaration, the Tournament Director may/will update the divisions appropriately. Tournament Director reserves the right to modify the Average Divisions based upon number of entries received.
Tournament limited to 60 bowlers only.
Pre-registration is required and must be done through our website.
Tournament starts at 9am with check-in starting at 8am.
USBC certified Bowling Tournament
Entry Fee = $65 for SWFC for pre-registered bowlers, $10 extra for walk-ins
Separate Entry Fee for Optional Jr Gold Qualifier
Dress Code: NO Shorts, Jeans, Denim, leggings, Yoga pants or Athletic attire permitted at any time. Pants cannot have any outside pockets, such as cargo pants.
a. Shirts: A collared/mock collared shirt or USBC Youth shirt. Sleeveless shirts are not permitted.
b. Male participants are required to wear slacks. Slacks must not contain drawstring waists or elastic bottoms. Slacks must have a zipper and a button to be eligible.
c. Female participants are required to wear slacks, or skirts. All skirts must be sufficiently below the competitor’s fingertips when they are standing, and their arms are hanging loosely at their side and must stay that way throughout the tournament. Skirts cannot be rolled up at the waist, or made to be shorter by some other way, during the tournament, or the bowler may be disqualified.
d. Headgear – No covering or sunglasses can be worn while practicing or competing (hats, caps, or bandannas, etc.). Male participants cannot wear any headgear while practicing or competing, unless a request is made in writing and approved prior to the event.
e. Headphones—not permitted by bowlers at any time they are bowling, whether in the bowler's circle or on the approach
Tournament Format
Qualifying Round – Bowl 5 games across 10 lanes.
Bracket Rounds:
- If we have 12 or more bowlers in a division, we will run 16 player bracket.
- If we have 11 or less bowlers in a division, we will run 8 player bracket.
Double-elimination format will be used, consisting of one-game matches - total pins with handicap shall determine the winner. A player is eliminated after two losses until the stepladder finals.
Step Ladder Finals - Top 3 bowlers in each division: 3rd vs 2nd, winner vs 1st
For more information contact:
Phone: Mark Michel - Tournament Director @ 813-486-2641
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.southwestfloridaclassic.com