#43 Johnson Makes History As First Woman to Qualify for TV Finals – PBA Top 60 Most Memorable Moments

Johnson is First Woman to Qualify for TV Finals

Liz Johnson became the first woman to advance to a PBA Tour TV finals during the 2005 PBA Banquet Open at Spectrum Lanes in Wyoming, Mich. Johnson defeated Wes Malott, 235-228, in the semifinals before losing to Tommy Jones, 219-192, in the championship match. Johnson’s path to the televised finals was made possible when the PBA opened its membership to women in 2004. A year after Johnson’s TV appearance Kelly Kulick became the first woman to earn an exemption onto the Denny’s PBA Tour when she finished sixth in the 2006 Denny’s Tour Trials.

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