American professional ten-pin bowler
Deo Benard (born December 24, 2003) is an American professional ten-pin bowler who competes as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). At age 20, Benard won the 2024 PBA WSOB XV Cheetah Championship, defeating top seed and multiple PBA Tour titlist Marshall Kent.[1] He bowls using the two-handed shovel style delivery with a dominant left hand.
Before his first national PBA Tour win, he was a multiple-time PBA Regional Tour winner.[2][3] At age 16, he was the youngest PBA member to win a Regional title.[4] He won three Regional titles in 2023 alone and, at age 19, was named PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year.[1]
Personal
Benard lives in Roanoke, Texas.[5] His father, Rick, was also a PBA member who won four PBA Regional titles.[6]
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