Professional Women's Bowling Association
| Abbreviation | PWBA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1960 |
| Founded at | The Cherry Bowl in Rockford, Illinois |
| Dissolved | 2003 (initial) Relaunch: 2015 |
| Website | pwba |
| Logo introduced in 2014 but debuted in the 2015 season | |
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The Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) organizes and oversees a series of annual tournaments for the top competitive women ten-pin bowlers. The series is often referred to as the "women's tour" of bowling.
The PWBA was formed in 1960 but ceased operations in 2003. The PWBA Tour was re-launched in 2015 by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA) with a three-year funding commitment. In addition, through a new partnership with the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), the PBA began conducting PWBA Regional (women-only) events and PWBA members are now allowed to bowl all PBA events.