Michelle Feldman (born April 19, 1976) is an American right-handed female professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the

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(PWBA). A native of Skaneateles, New York, she resides in nearby Auburn, New York.

Career

In her career, Feldman won 14 professional titles: 12 on the PWBA Tour and two more in the

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. She was named 2002 PWBA Player of the Year and was also honored as the ''

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'' Bowler of the Year in 2002. On July 10, 1997, Feldman became the first female bowler to roll a 300 game on American national television. She accomplished the feat at the PWBA Southern Virginia Open at the age of 21. Feldman was at the peak of her career when the PWBA ceased operations following a truncated 2003 season, going on an 11-year hiatus. She most recently competed in the

, which was sponsored by the

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(USBC). She won two of the first three Women's Series events in the 2008–09 season. She failed to win a singles title in the 2009–10 season, but finished high enough in points to earn a spot in the season-ending PBA Women's Series Showdown, which she subsequently won. In this April 6–8 event, Feldman defeated Shannon Pluhowsky and

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in the finals. Feldman also owns a USBC Classic Singles title (2009) and a Classic Doubles title, which she earned with

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in 2011. Her 816 series (279, 249, 288) in the 2009 Singles was the highest score by a female in the event's history. Feldman has a high-powered, high-rev " cranker" style delivery that is uncommon among female bowlers. The style earned her the nickname "Twister Sister."

PWBA titles

# 1996 Columbia 300 Delaware Open # 1997 Southern Virginia Open # 1998 Lady Ebonite Classic # 2000 Bowl The Rogue Open # 2000 Omaha Open # 2000 Lady Ebonite Classic # 2001 Miller High Life Open # 2001 Three Rivers Open # 2002 St. Clair Shores Classic # 2002 Louisville Open # 2002 Greater San Diego Open # 2003 Dallas Open (Source: 11thframe.com)

PBA Women's Series titles

# 2008 Chameleon Championship # 2008 CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship

Non-title professional wins

# 2010 PBA Women's Series Showdown

Personal

Feldman has remained active in the bowling business following her years as a touring professional, and currently holds the position of General Manager at Falcon Lanes in Auburn, NY.

References

Other sources

* Women's Series Player Bios at www.pba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Feldman, Michelle American ten-pin bowling players People from Skaneateles, New York Sportspeople from Onondaga County, New York 1976 births Living people