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Fulton Masters History
The Fulton Masters, now billed as the Lakeview Masters, is the annual Masters tournament at Lakeview Lanes in Fulton. It is open to men and women and has a Senior Division for bowlers 50 and older. Qualifiers bowl three games, then the top field moves on to double-elimination, three-game match play.
The 2015 event was billed as the 33rd annual, the 2018 event as the 36th, the 2022 event as the 39th and the 2025 event as the 42nd. That numbering points to a first edition around 1983, with one year skipped between 2019 and 2022. The skipped year is not confirmed.
Open Division champions
| Year | Edition | Champion | Runner-up | Title match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40th | Derek Magno | not known | — | source |
| 2022 | 39th | Jim Zimmerman | not known | — | source |
| 2021 | 38th | Michael Guernsey II | not known | — | source |
| 2019 | 37th | Daniel DeVaul | not known | — | source |
| 2015 | 33rd | Rodger D. Blanchard (as RJ Blanchard) | Dan Bibbens | 622-544 | source |
| 2014 | 32nd | Joey Petrowski (suffix unclear) | Derek Magno | 685-613 | source |
Other titles confirmed without a year: Dean Distin has won the Fulton Masters twice (NYS USBC). Jim Zimmerman was described as a two-time champion in 2015, before his 2022 title.
Senior Division champions
| Year | Edition | Champion | Runner-up | Title match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40th | Pat Brick | not known | — | source |
| 2022 | 39th | Jay Sims | not known | — | source |
| 2021 | 38th | Don Brush | not known | — | source |
| 2019 | 37th | Larry Porter | not known | — | source |
| 2015 | 33rd | Mike Carno | Ed Baron | 584-535 | source |
| 2014 | 32nd | Jody VanLiew | Wayne Bibbens | 608-488 | source |
| 2013 | 31st | Wayne Bibbens | not known | — | source |
Years we're still looking for
We could not find public results for these Open Division years: 1983–2013, 2016–2018, 2020, 2024–2026. Senior Division results are missing for every year except 2013–2015, 2019 and 2021–2023. Runners-up and title-match scores for 2019 and 2021–2023 are also missing (the flyers name champions only). Have a results sheet, flyer or clipping? Send it in.
Sources: syracuse.com / The Post-Standard (2014, 2015); Lakeview Lanes Masters and Senior Masters flyers for 2021–2024 (each names the defending champion); New York State USBC Hall of Fame profile of Dean Distin; iHeart Oswego and Tourneybowl event listings (edition numbers). Names appear as published.