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Top seed Tony Franklin beats Jeff Johnson to win 2025 South Point Senior Shootout Turbo Challenge

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 11:00 pm
Top seed Tony Franklin beats Jeff Johnson to win 2025 South Point Senior Shootout Turbo Challenge
Tony Franklin, left, with tournament operator Ron Mohr, right, after Franklin won the 2025 South Point Senior Shootout Turbo Challenge. Photo by Phyllis Punturiero.
A year after losing the title match of the 2024 South Point Senior Shootout Turbo Challenge to Dino Castillo as top seed, Tony Franklin again earned the top seed in the tournament. This time, though, Franklin prevailed, ending an improbable run by Johnson with a 258-237 win in the title match of the tournament Tuesday at South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas, according to results posted here. The Turbo Challenge format featured six games of qualifying on a 39-foot lane pattern (PDF...