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Carolyn Dorin-Ballard

Age: 60

Joined Tour: 2015

Hometown: Texas

Style: Right

Carolyn started bowling at age 6 in Linden, New Jersey and progressed through the bowling ranks where she eventually was a collegiate stand-out at West Texas A&M University. Caroyln is a USBC Hall of Fame Inductee (2008). From there, her bowling career continued to grow as she turned pro joining the PWBA Tour. Later down the line, she married PBA Hall of Famer Del Ballard and the nickname “CDB” was born. Carolyn and Del have one daughter, Alyssa, who keeps them on their toes. Besides bowling on the PWBA and PBA50 Tours, she is also the Pro Staff Manager for Turbo 2-N-1 Grips. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard is the first-ever female to bowl a 300 game in PBA competition. Named Bowlers Journal Female Bowler of the Decade for the 2000s.

Career Highlights

PWBA Titles

2001 - USBC Queens, Sunrise, Fla. (Major)


1991 - LPBT National Doubles, Las Vegas (with Lisa Wagner)


1994 - Lady Ebonite Classic, Columbia, Tenn.


1997 - Three Rivers Open, Pittsburgh


1998 - Greater Orlando Classic, Orlando


1998 - Brunswick Women’s World Open, Lake Zurich, Ill.


1999 - Greater Jacksonville Classic, Jacksonville, Fla.


1999 - Visionary Bowling Products Classic, Lancaster, Ohio


2000 - Three Rivers Open, Pittsburgh


2000 - Greater San Diego Open, San Diego


2000 - Bowl for Blindness Classic, Mesa, Ariz.


2001 - Albuquerque Open, Albuquerque, N.M.


2001 - Fort Worth Classic, Fort Worth, Texas


2001 - Greater Memphis Open, Collierville, Tenn.


2001 - Southern Virginia Open, Danville, Va.


2001 - Jacksonville Open, Jacksonville, Fla.


2001 - Brunswick Women’s World Open, Las Vegas


2002 - Dallas Open, Dallas


2002 - Burlington Open, Burlington, N.C.


2003 - Greater Cincinnati Open, Erlanger, Ky.