Shannon Buchan	Back to list »

2003-04 Rank: 63
Exempt Thru: 2004-05
Earned Exemption: 5th place in the 2004 PBA Tour Trials

Personal: Shannon Allen Buchan…resides in Waterloo, Iowa…enjoys playing cards and listening to music…his first bowling memory includes bowling with plastic bowling pins when he was very young…favorite actor is Eddie Murphy.

2003-04: Finished 63rd on the PBA World Point Rankings despite appearing in just 13 events…averaged 207.46 in five first half events, and 212.35 in eight second half events…made Tour debut with a 61st place finish in the PBA Miller High Life Open in Vernon Hills, Ill…excelled in major events, beginning with a 39th place finish in the ABC Masters in Reno, Nev…two weeks later, finished 9th in the 61st U.S. Open presented by Jackson Hewitt Tax Service; averaged 209.45 for the week…missed match play in four straight events before ending the season on a strong note with an 18th place finish in the PBA World Championship…averaged 226.13 in 45 qualifying games to take 5th place in the 2004 PBA Tour Trials.

Career: Still looking for his first career Tour title…is winless in his first 13 Tour events…appeared in the 2001 ABC Masters televised championship round as a non-member, taking 4th place; beat Chris Hayden 201-170, before losing to Tony Reyes, 237-190…has cashed in 6 of 13 events…has made 2 career match play appearances.