Plano bowler Chris Warren wins second USBC Senior Masters title
Plano's Chris Warren won his second USBC Senior Masters at 62, beating Dan Knowlton 256-247 in Las Vegas. He is only the ninth two-time champion in event history.
Chris Warren kept Plano in the national bowling conversation with a title that was as tight as it was meaningful. The 62-year-old Plano bowler defeated Dan Knowlton of Dade City, Florida, 256-247, to win the 2026 USBC Senior Masters at Sam’s Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas and become only the ninth two-time champion in the event’s history.
The final fit the pressure of the stage. The 2026 Senior Masters drew 306 athletes, and Warren entered the stepladder finals as the lone undefeated player. Knowlton pushed him hard, striking on seven of his first eight deliveries to build a 21-pin lead through six frames. Warren started slowly, leaving 10-pins on each of his first three shots, but he adjusted quickly with ball changes and subtle moves on the lane. Knowlton’s miss in the 10th frame opened the door, and Warren closed it with the spare and nine-count he needed to secure the win.
The victory carried added weight because it came at the same Las Vegas center where Warren won his first Senior Masters title in 2018. That earlier run included two title-match wins over Norm Duke and made Warren only the third bowler to win both the USBC Masters and the Senior Masters. Seven years later, he has added another major to a résumé that already includes two PBA50 Tour titles and two PBA50 major titles, according to the Professional Bowlers Association.
For Collin County, the result reads as a hometown longevity story, not just another line in a tournament log. Warren’s second Senior Masters title came after a week that also included a 12-strike run against Knowlton in the top-seed match and an 806 series. It also showed how long elite talent can last when experience, lane reading and quick adjustments stay sharp under pressure.
The Senior Masters has been part of the national senior bowling calendar since 1993, and Sam’s Town has hosted it since 2016 alongside the Super Senior Classic. Warren had previously earned the No. 1 stepladder seed in 2022 before being knocked off by Dino Castillo, making this year’s finish a sharp reversal. With one more major title, Plano again has a national champion whose staying power has become part of the city’s sports identity.
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