Larry Laub


Larry Laub of Lincoln, California, is an American retired professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association, who bowled on both the PBA Tour and PBA Senior Tour.
During Laub's PBA Tour career that spanned four decades, he captured twelve tournament victories, three of those wins happening in 1974 including his lone major title at the BPAA U.S. Open. With Laub's success in 1974, he finished second to Earl Anthony in victories and championship round appearances.
When Laub won the 1979 Fair Lanes Open, he became the second bowler in PBA Tour history to win a tournament title after starting match play in the 24th and lowest position.
In addition to his tour victories, Larry has 13 runner-up finishes along with 50 appearances in the top-5. Laub's last top-5 appearance on the PBA Tour was in the 1995 ABC Masters.
On the PBA Senior Tour, Laub captured four tournament wins including one major, the 1997 PBA Senior National Championship. Additionally, Larry reached the top-10 three times at the USBC Senior Masters and won the 1994 Rookie of the Year.
Laub is a member of the PBA Hall of Fame and the USBC Hall of Fame.
During the PBA’s 50th season in 2008-09, Laub was named one of the "PBA’s 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years" by a panel of bowling experts commissioned by the PBA, ranking at #37.

Laub's PBA Titles

Major championships are in bold type.

PBA Tour

  1. 1970 Tucson Centurion Open
  2. 1971 Lincoln Open
  3. 1972 King Louie Open
  4. 1974 Don Carter Classic
  5. 1974 Cleveland Open
  6. 1974 BPAA U.S. Open
  7. 1975 Denver Open
  8. 1976 Portland HBO Open
  9. 1976 Hawaiian Invitational
  10. 1978 Buffalo Open
  11. 1979 Fair Lanes Open
  12. 1979 Kessler Open

    Senior PBA Tour

  13. 1994 Palm Beach PBA Senior Classic
  14. 1997 PBA Jackson Senior Open
  15. 1997 PBA Senior National Championship
  16. 2001 PBA Senior Northern California Classic

    Personal life

In 2001, Larry Laub married women's professional bowler Betty Morris.