United States Bowling Congress Collegiate on Thursday announced that it has determined the Webber International men&rsquo;s bowling team must vacate its 2017 Intercollegiate Team Championships title and its third-place 2016 finish because the team used a player who was ineligible for competition.
USBC stated in this news release that &ldquo;The Webber player violated USBC Collegiate Rule 207 related to professional membership and Webber violated the USBC Code of Conduct for failing to perform...

College and youth bowling should get its house in order and decide whether college and youth players can compete with adults and in PBA tournaments for prize money or they can’t. Whether they hold a piece of paper saying they are a PBA member should not be the issue.

Loss of 2017 ITC title for Webber International over use of ineligible player raises sadly familiar issue of hypocrisy of bowling’s 'amateur' rules