Chris Barnes (bowler)

Chris Barnes (bowler)

Chris Barnes (born February 25, 1970 in Topeka, Kansas) is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. He bowled collegiately at Wichita State University, where he also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management. He was a member of Team USA for four years.

Barnes, a right-handed bowler, is currently one of the leading professionals on the tour. He has won over $1.8 million (U.S.) in total prize money during his 13-year career on tour, and has earned at least $100,000 in each of the last twelve seasons (1999 through 2010-11). He also won the PBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1998 and earned PBA Player of the Year honors in the 2007-08 season. This makes him only the third bowler in PBA history to win both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors in a career (joining Tommy Jones and Mike Aulby). He is one of only six players in PBA history to earn a career "triple crown" (accomplished by winning the U.S. Open, PBA World Championship and Tournament of Champions). Through the end of the 2010-11 season, Barnes has rolled 40 perfect 300 games in PBA competition.

He has been married to Lynda Barnes (Norry) since 1999. Lynda, an accomplished bowler in her own right, currently represents the United States in international competition as a 12-time member of Team USA, and won both the 2008 USBC Queens and 2008 USBC Clash of the Champions tournaments.

The couple lives in Double Oak, Texas. Their twin sons, Troy and Ryan, were born in May, 2002.