 Kulick became the first woman to win a national PBA tournament major with her defeat of Chris Barnes in the .Johnson became the second woman to win a national PBA tournament with her defeat of Anthony Pepe in the at the 2017 World Series of Bowling.The USBC sponsored the PBA Women's Series starting with the 2007–08 season, allowing women PBA members to compete in a small number of events without their male counterparts.