Chris Barnes

Who is Chris Barnes?

Chris Barnes is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He attended Topeka High School, and then bowled collegiately at Wichita State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management. He was a member of Team USA for four years.

Barnes, a right-handed bowler, is currently one of the leading professionals on the tour. He has won over $2 million in total prize money during his 15-year career on tour, and earned at least $100,000 in twelve consecutive seasons. He also won the PBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1998 and earned PBA Player of the Year honors in the 2007–08 season. This makes him only the third bowler in PBA history to win both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors in a career. He is one of only six players in PBA history to earn a career "triple crown". To date, Barnes has rolled 46 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including one of the PBA's 22 nationally televised 300 games.

He has been married to Lynda Barnes since 1999.