Dave Soutar won 18 times on the regular PBA Tour, and seven more times on the PBA Senior Tour.
13 Facts About Dave Soutar
Dave Soutar was raised on the east side of Detroit, Michigan and is a resident of Bradenton, Florida.
Dave Soutar is a member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.
Dave Soutar had a career best year in 1970, leading the Tour with five titles, finishing third in earnings, and claiming the PBA's Steve Nagy Sportsmanship Award.
Dave Soutar would call the Player of the Year snub the biggest disappointment in his professional career.
Dave Soutar was a 1979 inductee into the PBA Hall of Fame.
Dave Soutar won his final regular PBA Tour title at the 1982 Syracuse Open.
Dave Soutar was elected to the USBC Hall of Fame in 1985.
Dave Soutar continued his success at the senior level, capturing major championships at the 1999 Senior Tournament of Champions, 2000 USBC Senior Masters and 2003 Senior US Open.
Dave Soutar is the first PBA player to win both the USBC Masters and USBC Senior Masters in a career, a feat repeated only twice since then, by Walter Ray Williams Jr.
In 2011, Dave Soutar set the all-time record for Senior PBA Tour appearances when he bowled in his 250th event in Dayton, Ohio.
Dave Soutar was ranked 20th on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years", which celebrated the organization's 50th anniversary.
Judy Soutar was an eight-time champion on the women's professional tour and, like Dave, is a member of the USBC Hall of Fame.