Pro Bowlers Association returns to Columbus after 6-year absence
The Pro Bowlers Association is at Columbus Square Bowling Palace for a tournament with a $200,000 purse, plus a USA vs. World event.
Qualifying for the 2026 Pilgrim’s PBA Ohio Classic began March 31 at Columbus Square Bowling Palace. It is the first Professional Bowlers Association event in Columbus in six years, and will run through the final on Sunday, April 5, which airs on the CW. The top 5 competitors make the championship.
Up to 120 members of the PBA will compete. Collegiate bowlers are also eligible to be part of the field. There's a $200,000 purse, with the first-place finisher taking home $30,000.
The PBA notes that all six PBA Tour titles awarded at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace from 1984 to 1990 were won by a first-time champion or a PBA Hall of Famer. Also coming to the Palace is the sixth PBA USA vs. The World event, which happens April 3-4.
It airs on CBS starting at 2 p. m. on April 4.