Thomas Smallwood is a professional ten-pin bowler currently competing on the PBA Tour. On December 13, 2009, the right-hander won his first PBA Tour title and first major in the PBA World Championship, defeating 2008-09 PBA Player of the Year Wes Malott in the final match, 244-228. He is a member of the Brunswick pro staff. Smallwood, who resides in Saginaw, MI, attended the PBA Tour Trials in May, 2009, only because he had been laid off from his auto plant job in December, 2008. He had been an excellent bowler in classic leagues in and around Saginaw, and supplemented his income by competing in local tournaments and a few open PBA events. After scraping together $1500 to qualify for the PBA, he finished third in the Tour Trials, easily making the Top 8 who gained PBA exemptions for the 2009-10 season. "I always felt I could compete out there [on the Tour], but I was also content with working and staying with my family," Smallwood said in an interview with USA Today just prior to the PBA World Championship finals. With the major tournament win at the PBA World Championship, Smallwood earned a PBA Tour exemption through the 2011-12 season. 

November 4th, 1977 in (Age 47)