World Tournament Highest One Game Percentage By Years 40 Point Era       Updated 2017
Championship SR-Men's Division (60+)            By Year
40 Point Games Started 1982  High One Game  
Year Name State Ringers Shoes By Percentage World-Loc.
2017 Roy Buhler UT 25 34 73.53% St. George, Utah (*)
2016 Raymond Bedard MA 23 30 76.67% Montgomery, Alabama, (*)
2016 James Dunlap MI 23 30 76.67% Montgomery, Alabama, (*)
2015 Tom Gallina ON-CAN 21 24 87.50% Topeka, Kansas (*)
2014 Gary Roberts OH 30 38 78.95% Buffalo, New York (*)
2013 Ron Deckard FL 31 38 81.58% St. George, Utah (*)
2012 Ron Deckard FL 45 56 80.36% Knoxville, Tennessee (*)
2011 Thomas Gallina ON-CAN 27 36 75.00% Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2010 Ron Deckard FL 34 42 80.95% Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*)
2009 Charlie Webb IL 24 28 85.71% Springfield, Illinois (*)
2008 Elbert Shifflett MD 20 22 90.91% York, Pennsylvania (*)
2007 M.O. Turner MO 40 50 80.00% Ardmore, Oklahoma (*)
2006 Tom Westbrook SC 24 30 80.00% Gillette, Wyoming (*)
2005 Tom Westbrook SC 30 36 83.33% Bakersfield, California (*)
2004 Paul LaCrosse CO 23 28 82.14% Pocatello, Idaho (*)
2003 Paul Stewart NC 19 20 95.00% Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
2002 Howard Weitzel SK-CAN 28 36 77.78% Red Deer, Canada (*)
2001 John Mathys PA 33 40 82.50% Hibbing, Minnesota (*)
2000 Clair Bruce PA 30 40 75.00% Bismarck, North Dakota (*) 
1999 Ken Pogue MO 32 40 80.00% Greenville, Ohio
1998 John Brown OH 42 52 80.77% Ainsworth, Nebraska
1998 Gerald Stangland MN 21 26 80.77% Ainsworth, Nebraska
1997 Junior Goodwin MD 24 30 80.00% Kitchener, Ontario (*)
1996 John Brown OH 28 32 87.50% Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1996 Howard Weitzel SK-CAN 28 32 87.50% Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1995 Ed Arionus TX 34 42 80.95% Perry, Georgia ( *)
1994 Unknown         Syracuse, New York (*)
1993 Ed Arionus TX 22 28 78.57% Spearfish, South Dakota
1992 Howard Weitzel SK-CAN 42 50 84.00% Columbus, Ohio (*)
1991 Jesse Hobbs KS 33 38 86.84% Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1990 Carl Steinfeldt FL 21 28 75.00% Stone Mtn., Georgia (*)
1990 Carl Steinfeldt FL 30 40 75.00% Stone Mtn., Georgia (*)
1990 Angelo Cieslak MA 21 28 75.00% Stone Mtn., Georgia (*)
1989 Edward Fishel  WA 23 28 82.14% Spearfish, South Dakota
1988 Raymond Hill MI 25 30 83.33% Pleasanton. California ( # )
1987 Glen Henton IA 55 62 88.71% Eau Claire, Wisconsin  
1986 Vernon Valdois KS 20 24 83.33% Ainsworth, Nebraska
1985 Ansil Copeland OH 33 36 91.67% Lafayette, Indiana ( + )
1984 Unknown         Huntsville, Alabama
1983 Charles  Hilton FL 30 38 78.95% Statesville, North Carolina
1982  Herman Standard CA 48 58 82.76% Huntsville, Alabama
SR-Mens World Started 1960.
1981 thru 1960 World Records by Individual unknown (50 Point ERA)
(*) Indoor Courts
(#) Overhead Cover
(+) Both
None= Outdoors
Compiled by Mel Yockstick
Updated after 2017 World