Wes Malott

Wes Malott

Wesley Clint "Big Nasty" Malott (born October 26, 1976 in Austin, Texas) is an American professional ten-pin bowler who resides in Pflugerville, Texas. He has seven titles in nine full seasons on the PBA tour, having won at least one title in four straight seasons (2005-06 through 2008-09). He also won the 2006–07 Showplace Lanes Megabucks Shootout, which is not a PBA Tour event. Malott also owns 13 PBA Regional titles. Through the end of the 2011-12 season, his career PBA Tour earnings stand at over $830,000 (U.S.). He has rolled 27 perfect 300 games in PBA Tour events through 2010-11.

In a close race, Malott won the 2008–09 PBA Player of the Year Award over Norm Duke (74 points to Duke's 70). In his finest season to date, Malott made nine TV finals appearances, winning three times. He won the PBA's George Young High Average award with a season mark of 222.98. He also won all five of his matches in winning ESPN2's made-for-TV "King of Bowling" event, which was broadcast over five weeks on a tape-delay basis in April–May, 2009. Malott rolled 300 games in two of his five matches.

At the 2009 PBA World Series of Bowling in Allen Park, MI, Malott made the TV finals in two of the seven events: the PBA Shark Championship and PBA World Championship, but failed to win either tournament. He made the final match in the World Championship, but was denied his first major title when he was upset by Tom Smallwood, 244-228. Smallwood is originally from Saginaw, Michigan, and formerly worked in the automotive business before defeating Malott for the championship.

Although Malott failed to win a tournament in the 2009-10 season (the first time he has been shut out since 2004-05), he did finish second on the Tour in average (221.33) and fifth in points, while making five TV finals appearances.

Malott's most recent title came in the 2011-12 season, as he won the Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Exempt Doubles Championship with partner Norm Duke.