This is a recap of the 1978 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 20th season, and consisted of 35 events. Mark Roth set a PBA record by winning eight titles on the season, doubling his career total to 16. He also shattered Earl Anthony's single-season earnings record, taking home $134,500 in prize money.[1]
Earl Anthony captured the second Firestone Tournament of Champions title of his career, in the process becoming the first PBA Player to reach 30 titles.[2] Nelson Burton, Jr. won the BPAA U.S. Open, while Warren Nelson was the surprise winner at the MGM PBA National Championship.
^"Annual PBA Money Leaders". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
^"1978 Firestone Tournament of Champions". PBA.
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