Bowling

Grab your ball(s), 3 of your closest mates, and join over 500 fellow Punks to compete in an amateur tournament over a 2-day period for cold, hard cash!  

BOWLING SCHEDULE:

Saturday May 25 – 10:30am – 1:30pm Sams Town and Gold Coast Bowling Centers

●      126 teams of 4 will bowl 3 games each. The top 32 teams with the highest 3-game total score will advance to the Playoff Rounds on Sunday morning

●      Shuttle buses will be provided for all bowlers from The Golden Nugget to and from the bowling centers 9:30am (details below in the Shuttle Bus section)

Sunday May 26 – 10:00am – 2:30pm Sams Town

●      Round One Playoffs: Top 32 teams will bowl head-to-head elimination rounds in 1 squad of 32 teams each (the top 16 teams this year will automatically be eligible for prize money!)

●      Round Two Playoffs: 16 winners of Round One will bowl head-to-head elimination rounds

●      Round Three Playoffs: 8 winners of Round Two will bowl head-to-head elimination rounds to determine the Final Four

●      Round Four Playoffs: Final 4 teams will bowl for 1st and 2nd to go head-to-head in round 5. 3rd and 4th place will be determined by points in this round of the 24th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

●      Round Five Playoffs: Final 2 teams will bowl for 1st and 2nd place of the 24th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS A BOWLER

Each team of 4 bowlers costs $220. All team members must be 21/+

This registration fee enters your team in the tournament to bowl Saturday. If you make the top 32 teams, you will advance to the playoffs Sunday morning at Sam’s Town. Each bowler will also receive a Limited Edition PRB poster which must be picked up Friday afternoon/early evening

Once you pay for your team, you will get a confirmation email stating that you have a lane

If you have changes in team members or questions, please email us ASAP at bowling@punkrockbowling.com

WHERE DO WE PICK UP OUR POSTERS?

UPDATE! One team member for each team will be required to sign for and pick up all 4 posters on Friday, between 2:00pm – 7:00pm at the Downtown Grand Merch pickup in the Notoriety Lounge

HANDICAP

To give everyone a fair shot at the prize money, we have implemented a handicap system that is now based on 90% of the difference of your average subtracted from 200. So let’s say you averaged 120 points over your 3 games, we would deduct 120 points from 200, multiply the remaining 80 points X 90%, and give you a starting handicap of 72 points per game. If you bowled in 2023, your handicap will be based on the average of your 3 games from the first day only. HANDICAPS ARE ONLY CARRIED OVER FROM 2023. If you didn’t bowl in 2023, your handicap will be calculated AFTER you bowl your 3 games on day 1, and added to your total score throughout the entire tournament.

If you are a returning bowler and on a different team this year, let us know your previous team when you register so we can get your handicap. This must be done before we send out lane assignments. Failure to notify us that you were a previous bowler will nullify your handicap from 2023 and you will get a new one based on your first days bowling this year. Each returning bowler will have their handicap assigned at that time. We will send out an e-mail about a week before the tournament with a link to access your lane assignment and team info.

Please keep in mind that there are 500+ bowlers to keep track of. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO LET US KNOW IF YOU CHANGED TEAMS or if you need to correct any of the information we have.

Failure to notify us when you register your team that you bowled in 2023 will nullify your carry-over handicap and you will get a new one based on your first days bowling this year. The order you submit your names at the time of registration is the order you will bowl in.  

DUE TO NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS CAUSED BY LAST-MINUTE BOWLER CHANGES, WE WILL NO LONGER ALLOW ANY BOWLER CHANGES AFTER SUNDAY, MAY 19. IF YOUR TEAM CHANGES ANY MEMBERS AFTER THE CUTOFF DATE AND YOU FINISH IN THE TOP 16, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BOWL ON SUNDAY. WE ARE SORRY THAT WE ARE FORCED TO TAKE THIS DRASTIC ACTION, HOWEVER A HANDFUL OF BAD APPLES HAS LEFT US NO CHOICE. WE ARE TIRED OF TRYING TO POLICE THESE DISHONEST PEOPLE.  

If you make the playoffs you can ONLY bowl with the four bowlers on your team that bowled on day one! There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. If one of your bowlers is unable to bowl in the playoffs on Sunday (provided your team actually makes the playoffs), your team will forfeit their playoff spot.  Please let us know immediately so we can give your spot to the next team in the standings!

LEAGUE BOWLING

You will be bowling league style, switching lanes for each frame that you bowl. Look at the arrow next to your name on the screen, which will tell you what lane you should be bowling on for that frame.  

PLAYOFF RULES!

If you are one of the top 32 teams that made the playoffs, CONGRATULATIONS!  

Playoffs will take place at SAM’S TOWN and you will need to get to the shuttles by 9:30am Sunday morning.

Find your lane assignment on the board, and get over there. You will be playing head-to-head elimination rounds, winners advance and losers are finished. If you lose, you will place according to your total team score from that round only. Round 1: 32 teams, Round 2: 16 teams, Round 3: 8 teams, Round 4: Final 4 remaining teams, Round 5: Championship Round will be head-to-head for 1st and 2nd place. 

ONCE AGAIN, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE IT TO THE LANES ON TIME IF YOU ARE LATE, YOU CAN BE DISQUALIFIED. YOU MUST BOWL WITH THE SAME 4 BOWLERS, SO IF YOUR TEAM QUALIFIES FOR THE PLAYOFFS AND YOU OR ONE OF YOUR TEAMMATES ARE LEAVING OR ARE UNABLE OR DO NOT WISH TO BOWL ON SUNDAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW SATURDAY SO WE CAN ADJUST THE STANDINGS FOR THE OTHER TEAMS!!! 

SHUTTLE BUSES

Shuttle buses will be provided to take you to and from the bowling alleys on Saturday & Sunday

The buses leave promptly at 9:30am Saturday morning from the Golden Nugget and 9:00am Sunday morning.

If you miss the bus, you will be responsible for getting to your assigned bowling alley on time or your team will have to forfeit. The buses will be located at the entrance of The Golden Nugget between the Gold Tower and the Carson Tower on 1st St. Buses have either a Gold Coast or Sam’s Town sign, make sure to catch the right shuttle. Gold Coast Bowling Center and Sam’s Town are only 4-8 miles from downtown and easily accessible by rideshare if you miss the shuttle.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE BOWLING ALLEY

Go straight to your assigned lane. If you do not remember your lane check with the scoring desk. Make sure that all the names on your team have been entered on your screen correctly. Do not adjust names or team names. If they need to be corrected, please check with the scoring desk.  Any changes made without notifying PRB staff are cause for immediate disqualification.

PRIZE MONEY

1ST: $1200
2ND: $900 
3RD: $600 
4TH: $500
5TH: $350 
6TH: $250 
7TH: $200 
8TH: $150 
9TH: $150 
10TH: $100 
11TH: $100 
12TH: $100 
13TH: $100 
14TH: $100 
15TH: $100 
16TH: $100 
HIGH TEAM: $200 
HIGH WOMEN: $100 
HIGH MEN: $100

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE RULES!

If you do any of the following, you may lose your handicap and get only your scratch score or have your team disqualified, so pay attention!

Inform us of any mistakes or omissions in your handicap from the previous tournament before bowling commences or you won’t get the previous handicap. You will get a new one based on your first day of this tournament.

YOU MUST BOWL with 4 bowlers, no exceptions.

Do not change the order of your bowlers as this could cause you to get someone else’s handicap. You may lose your handicap or be disqualified!

Do not change bowlers before or during the tournament, you will be disqualified!

Ringers will be disqualified and your team will be banned forever from our tournament!

IF YOU OR THE TEAM NEXT TO YOU MAKES A MISTAKE (bowl in the wrong lane/order), PLEASE GO TO THE DESK AND HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BY THE SCORE ASSIST*

Punk Rock Bowling Tournament is an AMATEUR bowling tournament. The tournament is for fun and we do not allow pro, semi-pro, amateur tournament, or hi-roller league bowlers to bowl

If you attempt to enter a team member(s) who is overqualified you will be subject to immediate disqualification and a lifetime ban. If in doubt about whether your team member is overqualified to bowl at PRB, please email us at bowling@punkrockbowling.com.

All bowlers must submit their averages when registering. Please enter your legal name as it appears on your ID, not a nickname or alias. If you’re a new team you must submit your averages when signing up. If you don’t “know” your average as you don’t bowl regularly, please just give us your best guess.

Any bowlers that are currently in a league or have previously bowled in a league, must also submit the name of the league and the bowling center where the league bowled.

Maximum individual scratch bowler average allowed, to be considered for entry, will be 215.

Maximum team scratch average allowed, to be considered for entry, will be 700.

PRB reserves the right to “re-rate” bowler averages on day one at its sole discretion.

PRB reserves the right to examine tournament averages of all returning bowlers, compare them to submitted averages, and “re-rate” bowlers based on those findings.

Anyone found misrepresenting their averages will be disqualified, their team will be disqualified, their entry money will be forfeited and they will be banned from bowling at PRB.

All interpretations of rules and rulings will be made by PRB and are final.

By signing up and paying the entry fee for a team at PRB, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to abide by these rules. It is your responsibility to share this information with your teammates and PRB is not responsible nor can we be held liable if you or anyone on your team does not read, follow, or understand these rules and regulations.

Thanks for your support and patience and good luck on the lanes!

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