Patrick Healey Jr.
Patrick Healey, Jr (born October 9, 1968) is a bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour and resides in Denton, Texas with wife, Teresa and his stepson Victor. Healey has been a member of the PBA since 1998 and in his free time enjoys playing golf. His wife Teresa is also an accomplished bowler and has represented Mexico on their National Team. Healey was born in Niagara Falls, New York, USA.
Healey started bowling on a fluke. "My mother and father got me started. Apparently, they went out to bowl one evening when I was about seven years old, and they couldn't get a babysitter. So they just dragged me along. It turned out I liked it so much that they enrolled me in a youth league the next year"[1]
While attending Wichita State University, he became a first team All-American in 1988. Also while at Wichita State, Healey, Jr. was forced to choose between bowling and his major of computer science. "I was about a year and a half away from graduating with a major in computer science. I remember walking into my counselor's office and saying that I just made the United States national bowling team and I would be traveling a little bit. She basically looked at me and said, "If you miss one laboratory class, you're out of the course for the semester." I had reached a level in computer courses that it was make-or-break time. Obviously, I decided to bowl; I stayed in school but changed my major to general studies."[1]
Although on the PBA tour since 1998, he did not win his first title until 2002, when he won the Greater Kansas City open at Lunar Bowl in Blue Springs, MO. He has since won two more titles, including a major at the 2003-04 Tournament of Champions, and has lifetime tour earnings of $734,752.[2] He is a member of both Storm and VISE Pro Staffs.
Amateur accolades
- 1988 - First-team All-American from Wichita State University
- 1991 - Gold Medalist in both doubles and trios at the FIQ World Championships
- 1991, 1992, & 1995 - World Cup Amateur of the Year
- 1995 - US National Amateur Champion
- 1995-96 - World Amateur Bowler of the Year
- 1997, 1998 - ABC Team All-Events Champion
- Member of Team USA
Professional career titles
- 2002-03 Season: Greater Kansas City Open - Kansas City, KS
- 2003-04 Season: Geico Open - West Babylon, NY
- 2003-04 Season: Dexter Tournament of Champions - Uncasville, CT
PBA earnings by year
- 2007-08: Injury Deferment - Did Not Bowl
- 2006-07: $46,139
- 2005-06: $97,540
- 2004-05: $75,800
- 2003-04: $174,600
- 2002-03: $83,085
- 2001-02: $139,708
- 2000: $53,715
- 1999: $42,470
- 1998: $21,695
Total: $734,752