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Name
Lynda Barnes
Role
Bowler
Spouse
Chris Barnes (m. 1999)
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Chris Barnes, Ryan Barnes, Troy Barnes
Children
Ryan Barnes, Troy Barnes
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Lynda Barnes (born Lynda Norry on October 7, 1967 in the United States of America), is one of the world's leading female Ten-pin bowlers. She is a former member of the PWBA (Professional Women's Bowling Association). She is right-handed. In 1999, Lynda married Chris Barnes who is also a leading Ten-pin bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour. The couple's twin sons, Troy and Ryan, were born in May, 2002.
In 2005, along with Paul Moor of England, she was named the 2005 World Bowling Writers Bowler of the Year.
Lynda is a current member of Team USA.
In August 2006, Lynda competed in the USBC Women's Challenge tournament held at a mall in Las Vegas. The made-for-TV event was later shown on ESPN in a weekly format throughout September and October. She also qualified 7th in the 2007 U.S. Women's Open, and fought her way through match play to make the four-person televised semifinals.
On April 30, 2008, Barnes won her second career USBC Queens title in an event televised by ESPN2. Entering the finals as the top seed from qualifying, she defeated Amy Stolz 215-195 to earn the championship and $30,000 first-place prize. Barnes had previously won the USBC Queens in 1998 (when it was known as the WIBC Queens). Less than two weeks later, on May 11, Barnes defeated four-time PBA titleist Sean Rash 258-237 in the finals of the USBC "Bowling's Clash of the Champions." Barnes cashed $50,000 in this made-for-television event, broadcast nationally in the USA by CBS. It marked the first time that a woman defeated a man in a televised championship bowling match.
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Lynda's Bio
Hometown: Double Oak, Texas
Birth date: Oct. 7, 1967
Height: 1.63 m (5 feet, 4 inches)
Right/left-handed: Right
Highest certified game: 300 (6)
Highest certified series: 806
Team USA Appearances: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007*
Barnes was granted an exemption for the 2007 team by the National Selection Committee following the 2006 USBC Team USA Championships
Career highlights
International:
2005 Qubica AMF World Cup champion
Two silver medals (team and all-events) and two bronze (Masters and doubles) at 2005 Women’s World Championships
Three gold medals (team, all-events and doubles), one silver (singles) and one bronze (Masters) at 2005 American Zone Championships
1998 WIBC Queens champion
Two gold medals (team, Masters) and one bronze (trios) at 1997 American Zone Championships
1997 British Open champion
Gold medal at 1997 United Arab Emirates Invitational
Gold medal at 1997 Africa Cup
5th at 1997 South African Open
7th at 1996 AMF World Cup
Silver medal at 1996 World Tenpin Team Cup
Five gold medals (singles, doubles, team, all-events, national all-events) at 1996 Tournament of the Americas
Two gold medals and one silver at 1989 World Youth Championships
Gold (team), silver (Masters) and two bronze medals (doubles, trios) at 1989 American Zone Championships
Gold medal (team) at 1991 Pan American Games
Silver (singles) and bronze medal (trios) at 1991 World Championships
National:
3rd at 2011 U.S. Women's Open
5th at 2010 U.S. Women's Open
1st at 2008 Bowling's Clash of the Champions presented by USBC
1st at 2008 USBC Queens
Semi-finalist at the 2007 U.S. Women's Open
1995, 2005 and 2007 U.S. Amateur champion
4th at 2006 USBC Team USA Championships
1998 and 2004 WIBC Tournament Doubles champion (set record score in 2004 with Carolyn Dorin-Ballard)
1st at 1998 USBC Queens
1997 LPBT Fort Worth Regional Mixed Doubles champion
4th at 1997 USA Bowling National Amateur Championships
3rd at 1996 USA Bowling National Amateur Championships
5th at 1991 WIBC Queens
4th at 1991 USA Bowling National Amateur Championships
2nd at 1990 USA Bowling National Amateur Championships
4th at 1989 USA Bowling National Amateur Championships
1989 Association of College Unions International champion
5th at 1988 USA Bowling National Amateur Championships