Look out PBA, Tommy Jones is back.

The Simpsonville, S.C., native had been silent thus far, with his best finish being seventh place at the final Professional Bowlers Tour event of the season before the holiday break.

Jones won the first tournament coming out of the break, the Constructionjobs.com Open, at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev., Sunday.

The pros bowled on the PBA's toughest oil pattern, the Shark, and the scoring was much lower than has been the norm.

In match one on Sunday, Patrick Allen defeated Danny Wiseman 248-192. Wiseman missed a seven-pin and left a 2-8-10 in the sixth to give the advantage to Allen. In the other semifinal, Jones beat Ryan Shafer 223-210. Shafer missed the head pin twice, leaving a six-count each time.

In the championship match, Jones was too much for Allen, winning 254-214 to claim his 11th career title and first of the season. Jones also won $25,000.

The PBA heads to Oregon for the Earl Anthony Medford Classic. ESPN will televise the finals at 1 p.m. Sunday.

PBA senior player Roger Workman died of cancer last week at the age of 66. Workman won three titles in his career and held the PBA single-season earnings record of $145,275, achieved in 2005. Workman owned and operated a bowling center in Huntingdon, W.Va.

The PBA bowled on the Shark pattern Sunday How many feet down the lane is the lane dressing applied on this particular pattern? Answer at the end of the column.

When you run into an oily lane pattern, there are many ways to combat the conditions.The first move that should be made is one with your feet. If you are not hitting the pocket, move your feet in the direction of the miss.If the lanes are oily, move your feet to the right and keep your same target on the lane. Move to the left if you are left-handed.Keep moving until you hit the pocket. If that does not work, try adjusting your ball speed by starting the ball lower in your stance.You also might try looking at a target that is closer to the foul line, which will get your ball into an earlier roll.

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• Judy Kennedy took top honors in the Coins League, rolling a 205 game and 552 series. Mary Carbin tossed a 203 game.• Bob Poston just missed perfection in the Mike Kelly Auto League, firing a 298 game as part of a 682 series. Terry Clark took high-series honors with a 689.• Scott Emmel led the Firearms League with a 258 game and 694 series. Skip Weyand was right behind with a 256 and a 686. Courtney Baird led the ladies with a 191 game and 514 series. Lyn Bothell also rolled a 191 game.

The PBA applies the lane oil 44 feet on the lanes for the Shark Pattern, creating almost no area in the back end of the lane for the ball to hook back to the pocket.