U.S. Professional Water Ski Tour

U.S. Professional Water Ski Tour
SportWater Skiing
FounderRob Shirley
First season1984
Ceased2002
Organising bodyInternational Water Ski Tour, Inc., World Water Ski Tour, World Sports & Marketing
CountryUnited States, Canada
Most titlesTour champion:
11: United Kingdom Andy Mapple
Tournament wins:
65: United Kingdom Andy Mapple
TV partner(s)ESPN, USA Network
Sponsor(s)Coors Light, Anheuser-Busch, MasterCraft, Ski Supreme, Ford, Yamaha, Café de Colombia, Sea-Doo, Rogaine

The U.S. Professional Water Ski Tour (also known as the Coors Light, Michelob Dry, Bud, and Budweiser Water Ski Tour) was an annual standardized series of professional water ski tournaments held across the United States and Canada. The tour began in 1984.[1] Tour stops were typically held on public water in metropolitan areas designed to draw large crowds and were televised on cable networks such as ESPN. The tour ceased in 2002.

History

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International Water Ski Tour, Inc. (IWST) was formed by Rob Shirley, CEO and founder of MasterCraft, in 1984 with major sponsorship from Coors Light, MasterCraft, and Ski Supreme. The Tour's inaugural season had seven stops across the United States and featured men's and women's slalom, men's jumping, and men's freestyle.[2]

After the inaugural season Shirley sold the tour to G.H. "Bud" Massey, previously the publisher of Spray Magazine. However, under Massey's management IWST experienced significant financial difficulties, culminating in skier's prize money checks bouncing after the 1985 Shreveport, LA stop, which resulted in Shirley personally bailing out IWST and resuming management for the final stop in Indianapolis, IN.[2]

The next year, management of the tour was taken over by Rich Schultz, who had previously worked on promoting bass fishing events and saw water skiing as a marketable sport with an opportunity to reach a wider audience. Schultz moved the IWST offices to Mesa, AZ.[2] Later, for the 1987 season, women's jump was added for the first time.

in 1989, World Publications, the parent company of Water Ski Magazine, took over the management of the tour, under a corporation called World Water Ski Tour.[3] However, dissatisfaction with tour organization, prize money, and the sometimes dangerous conditions of tour events led a group of competitors, headed by Camille Duvall, to form the Professional Association of Water Skiers (PAWS) and establish a rival tour in 1990. Their initial press release promised a worldwide tour of 19 events with $100,000 in prize money at each event.[4][5] Meanwhile, the World Water Ski Tour switched it's naming right sponsor from Coors Light to Michelob Dry as the two tours competed for tournament dates and sites.[4] The PAWS tour was discontinued the following year, after they were only able to organize a few televised amateur events.[4]

The popularity of the new sport of wakeboarding coupled with financial constraints resulted in women's jump being dropped from the tour in favor of wakeboarding in 1992. The same year, Anheuser-Busch, the major sponsor of the tour, switched the naming right brand from Michelob Dry to the Bud Water Ski Tour.[4]

in 1996, Anheuser-Busch pulled sponsorship of the tour and the loss of funding resulted in women's slalom, men's freestyle, and kneeboarding being dropped from the tour.[6] World Sports & Marketing, the organizing arm of the tour, secured Café de Colombia and Sea-Doo as the major sponsors of water skiing and wakeboarding respectively. The existing series of domestic tour stops, referred to as the U.S. Pro Tour, were combined with international events, such as the Moomba Masters, to form the Café de Colombia Water Ski World Cup.

Although women's slalom and jump were included in most of the international events in the World Cup from 1997 to 1999, women's skiing was not included in any U.S. Pro Tour events. An organization headed by Jennifer Leachman and Sherri Slone,[7] Women Of Waterskiing (WOW), established a rival tour of female only tournaments in 1997. The WOW Tour found success on Fox Sports packaged as the 30 minute TV show Curves, showcasing tournament highlights and behind the scenes footage of the athletes.

Café de Colombia pulled sponsorship after the 1999 season, spelling the end of the international World Cup format. Many of the international events continued as stand alone tournaments. Domestically, the U.S. Pro Water Ski and Wakeboard Tour continued in 2000 and 2001 with no title sponsor, with both women's slalom and jump included on the tour for the first time since 1995.

In 2002, the economic downturn resulted in the tour, rebranded as the MasterCraft PT02 Pro Wakeboard Tour, being downsized to six events, with five of the six events featuring wakeboarding only, and just one event, the inaugural MasterCraft Pro Water Ski Championships, including slalom or jump.[8] This effectively marked the end of an organized professional tour in the United States.

Since the tour ended professional water ski tournaments have continued as loosely affiliated stand-alone events. The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) created an elite ranking list in 2003 that assigned points based on professional victories.[9] The elite ranking list was replaced by the Waterski Pro Tour in 2021.[10]

Season Champions

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Year Tour Name Men's Slalom Women's Slalom Men's Jump Women's Jump
1984 Coors Light Series of Water Skiing[4] Bob LaPoint Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood n/a
1985 Coors Light International Water Ski Tour[11] Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall
1986 Coors Light Water Ski Tour[12] Carl Roberge Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood
1987 Coors Light Water Ski Tour Andy Mapple Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood Deena Brush
1988 Coors Light Water Ski Tour[13] Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
1989 Coors Light Water Ski Tour[14][15] Andy Mapple Susi Graham Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
1990 Michelob Dry Waterski Tour[1][16] Michael Kjellander Helena Kjellander Scot Ellis Sherri Slone
1991 Michelob Dry Waterski Tour[17][16] Andy Mapple Jennifer Leachman Sammy Duvall Sherri Slone
1992 Bud Waterski Tour[18][16] Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall n/a
1993 Bud Waterski Tour[19][16] Andy Mapple Susi Graham Bruce Neville
1994 Budweiser Water Ski Tour[20][16] Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall
1995 Budweiser Water Ski Tour[21][16] Wade Cox Kristi Overton Carl Roberge
1996 Café de Columbia World Cup[22][23][16] Wade Cox n/a Carl Roberge
1997 Café de Columbia World Cup[24][16] Andy Mapple Bruce Neville
1998 Café de Columbia World Cup[25][16] Andy Mapple Jaret Llewellyn
1999 Café de Columbia World Cup[26] Andy Mapple Jaret Llewellyn
2000 U.S Pro Water Ski and Wakeboard Tour Andy Mapple Kristi Overton-Johnson Freddy Krueger Emma Sheers
2001 U.S Pro Water Ski and Wakeboard Tour Andy Mapple Kristi Overton-Johnson Jaret Llewellyn Emma Sheers

Tour Stop Champions

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Year Location Date Men's Slalom Women's Slalom Men's Jump Women's Jump
1984 West Palm Beach, FL[27] May 5–6 Bob LaPoint Deena Brush Sammy Duvall N/A
Orlando, FL[28] May 19–20 Bob LaPoint Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall
Redwood City, CA[29] June 2–3 Kris LaPoint Deena Brush Mike Hazelwood
Birmingham, AL[30] July 21–22 Bob LaPoint Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood
Shreveport, LA[31] August 4–5 Bob LaPoint Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood
Somerset, KY[32] August 25–26 Bob LaPoint Deena Brush Mike Hazelwood
Atlanta, GA[33] September 8–9 Bob LaPoint Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood
1985 Orlando, FL[34] April 20–21 Bob LaPoint Karin Roberge Sammy Duvall
Atlanta, GA[35] May 11–12 Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Franz Oberleitner
West Palm Beach, FL[36] May 18–19 Michael Kjellander Deena Brush Mike Hazelwood
Phoenix, AZ[37] May 25–26 Andy Mapple Susi Graham Mike Hazelwood
Redwood City, CA[38] June 1–2 Bob LaPoint Susi Graham Lucky Lowe
Somerset, KY[39] June 29–30 Andy Mapple Karin Roberge Mike Hazelwood
Dayton, OH[40] July 6–7 Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall
Birmingham, AL[41] July 20–21 Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Lucky Lowe
Shreveport, LA[42] August 3–4 Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall
Indianapolis, IN[11] August 24–25 Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood
1986 Orlando, FL[43] April 26–27 Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood
Atlanta, GA[44] May 10–11 Carl Roberge Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall
Madison, WI[45] June 7–8 Bob LaPoint Jennifer Leachman Mike Hazelwood
Birmingham, AL[46] June 28–29 Carl Roberge Deena Brush Mike Hazelwood
Wichita, KS[47] July 19–20 Mike Morgan Camille Duvall Carl Roberge
Shreveport, LA[48] July 26–27 Mike Morgan Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall
Houston, TX August 9–10 Andy Mapple Deena Brush Sammy Duvall
Indianapolis, IN[12] August 23–34 Michael Kjellander Deena Brush Mike Hazelwood
1987 Orlando, FL[49][50] April 11–12 Andy Mapple Camille Duvall Carl Roberge Camille Duvall
Augusta, GA[51] May 16–17 Andy Mapple Camille Duvall Glenn Thurlow Deena Brush
Houston, TX[52][53] May 30–31 Carl Roberge Deena Brush Sammy Duvall Deena Brush
Vallejo, CA[54] June 6–7 Bob LaPoint Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood Deena Brush
Knoxville, TN[55] June 13–14 Andy Mapple Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall Deena Brush
Chattanooga, TN[50] June 20–21 Andy Mapple Jennifer Leachman [?] [?]
Madison, WI[56] June 27–28 Andy Mapple Deena Brush Mike Hazelwood Deena Brush
Lansing, MI[57][58] July 11–12 Andy Mapple Camille Duvall Mike Hazelwood Deena Brush
Wichita, KS[59] July 18–19 Geoff Carrington Joy Kelley n/a
Shreveport, LA[60][61] July 25–26 Michael Kjellander Camille Duvall Carl Roberge Deena Brush
Thompson Lake, OK[62][63][64] August 8–9 Michael Kjellander Deena Brush Sammy Duvall Camille Duvall
St. Paul, MN[65] August 22–23 Kris LaPoint Jennifer Leachman Mike Hazelwood Deena Brush
1988 Orlando, FL[66][67][68] April 16–17 Andy Mapple Susi Graham Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Vallejo, CA[69] June 4–5 Michael Kjellander Susi Graham Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Madison, WI June 11 Brett Thurley Jennifer Leachman Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Knoxville, TN[70] June 18–19 Michael Kjellander Cindy Todd Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Syracuse, NY June 25–26 n/a
Lansing, MI[71] July 9–10 Michael Kjellander Jennifer Leachman Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Thompson Lake, OK[72] July 16–17 Carl Roberge Jennifer Leachman Michael Kjellander Deena Mapple
Lincoln, NE[73] July 23–24 Carl Roberge Kim Laskoff Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Shreveport, LA[74] July 30–31 Andy Mapple Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Fort Worth, TX[75] August 13–14 Carl Roberge Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Wichita, KS[13] August 27–28 Carl Roberge Camille Duvall Geoff Carrington Deena Mapple
1989 Orlando, FL[76] April 15–16 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Vallejo, CA[77] June 3–4 Andy Mapple Camille Duvall Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Thompson Lake, OK[78][79][80] June 10–11 Andy Mapple Helena Kjellander Bruce Neville Deena Mapple
Detroit, MI[81] June 24–25 Bob LaPoint Susi Graham Michael Kjellander Deena Mapple
Fort Worth, TX[82] July 1–2 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
St. Louis, MO[83] July 15–16 Wade Cox Deena Mapple Michael Kjellander Deena Mapple
Shreveport, LA[84] July 22–23 Andy Mapple Helena Kjellander Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
Wichita, KS[15] August 26–27 Carl Roberge Susi Graham Sammy Duvall Deena Mapple
1990 Orlando, FL[85] May 4–6 Andy Mapple Deena Mapple Bruce Neville Deena Mapple
San Diego, CA[86] June 8–10 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Bruce Neville Deena Mapple
Denver, CO June 15–17 Andy Mapple Helena Kjellander Geoff Carrington Deena Mapple
Fort Worth, TX June 22–24 Michael Kjellander Kristi Overton Scot Ellis Sherri Slone
Lansing, MI July 6–8 Bob LaPoint Kristi Overton D. Jaskevitch Sherri Slone
St. Louis, MO July 13–15 Bob LaPoint Karen Neville Mick Neville Sherri Slone
Wichita, KS July 20–22 Mick Neville Helena Kjellander Scot Ellis Sherri Slone
San Francisco, CA September 7–9 Andy Mapple Deena Mapple Scot Ellis Joy Kelley
1991 Orlando, FL[87] April 13–14 Wade Cox Kristi Overton Bruce Neville Sherri Slone
San Diego, CA[88] May 18–19 Michael Kjellander Helena Kjellander Sammy Duvall Karen Neville
Lakewood, CO June 8–9 Andy Mapple [?] Bruce Neville [?]
Fort Worth, TX[89] June 15–16 Carl Roberge Helena Kjellander Bruce Neville Sherri Slone
St. Louis, MO[90] June 26–30 Andy Mapple Jennifer Leachman Sammy Duvall Sherri Slone
Lansing, MI[91] July 13–14 Andy Mapple Jennifer Leachman Sammy Duvall Sherri Slone
Indianapolis, IN[92] July 20–21 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall Sherri Slone
St. Paul, MN[93] August 10–11 Andy Mapple Jennifer Leachman Sammy Duvall Sherri Slone
1992 Orlando, FL[94][95] April 11–12 Andy Mapple Susi Graham Sammy Duvall n/a
Camden, SC[96][95] May 9–10 Jeff Rodgers Toni Neville Sammy Duvall
San Diego, CA[97][98][95] May 30–31 Kris LaPoint Jennifer Leachman Sammy Duvall
Des Plaines, IL[97][95] June 13–14 Andy Mapple Helena Kjellander Bruce Neville
Dallas, TX[99][95] June 27–28 Wade Cox Toni Neville Sammy Duvall
St. Louis, MO[99][100][95] July 11–12 Andy Mapple Susi Graham Bruce Neville
Indianapolis, IN[99][101][102][95] July 18–19 Wade Cox Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall
St. Paul, MN[103][104] August 1–2 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
1993 Orlando, FL[105][106] April 17–18 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
Phoenix, AZ[107] May 1–2 Andy Mapple Susi Graham Bruce Neville
Camden, SC[108] May 15–16 Andy Mapple Susi Graham Bruce Neville
Vallejo, CA[109][110] June 5–6 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
Des Plaines, IL[110] June 12–13 Andy Mapple Deena Mapple Scot Ellis
Cypress Gardens, FL[110] June 26–27 Wade Cox Helena Kjellander Carl Roberge
St. Louis, MO[111][110] July 10–11 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
Shreveport, LA[112][113][110] July 17–18 Andy Mapple Susi Graham Scot Ellis
St. Paul, MN July 31-August 1 Wade Cox [?] [?]
Indianapolis, IN[114] August 7–8 Andy Mapple Camille Duvall Bruce Neville
Hartford, CT[115][19] August 28–29 Wade Cox Susi Graham Carl Roberge
1994 Orlando, FL[116] April 16–17 Carl Roberge Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
Phoenix, AZ[117] April 30-May 1 Carl Roberge Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
Camden, SC[118][119] May 14–15 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall
Chicago, IL[119] June 11–12 Andy Mapple Toni Neville Scot Ellis
Indianapolis, IN[120][121] June 25–26 Wade Cox Helena Kjellander Sammy Duvall
Hartford, CT[122] July 9–10 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
Shreveport, LA[123] July 15–17 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
St. Louis, MO[124][20] July 30–31 Wade Cox Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall
St. Paul, MN[125][20] August 6–7 Jeff Rodgers Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall
Portland, OR[20] August 20–21 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall
1995 Orlando, FL[126] April 29–30 Andy Mapple Susi Graham Carl Roberge
High Point, NC[127] May 13–14 Carl Roberge Kristi Overton Sammy Duvall
Shreveport, LA[128][129] June 10–11 Wade Cox Kristi Overton Freddy Krueger
Philadelphia, PA[129] June 17–18 Wade Cox Kristi Overton Carl Roberge
Hartford, CT[130] July 8–9 Wade Cox Helena Kjellander Jaret Llewellyn
Detroit, MI[131] July 15–16 Wade Cox Kristi Overton Carl Roberge
Indianapolis, IN[132] July 29–30 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Bruce Neville
St. Paul, MN[133][134] August 5–6 Wade Cox Kristi Overton Carl Roberge
Portland, OR[135] August 19–20 Wade Cox Kristi Overton Freddy Krueger
Seattle, WA[136] August 26–27 Carl Roberge Jennifer Leachman John Swanson
1996[23][137][138] Orlando, FL April 13–14 Wade Cox n/a Carl Roberge
High Point, NC May 18–19 Patrice Martin Carl Roberge
Shreveport, LA June 8–9 Wade Cox Carl Roberge
Hartford, CT July 6–7 Cancelled Carl Roberge
Indianapolis, IN July 13–14 Wade Cox Carl Roberge
Detroit, MI July 27–28 Wade Cox Carl Roberge
Omaha, NE August 3–4 Wade Cox Carl Roberge
Portland, OR August 17–18 Andy Mapple Carl Roberge
1997 Orlando, FL April 12–13 Andy Mapple Bruce Neville
Charleston, SC May 3–4 Andy Mapple John Levingston
Austin, TX June 7–8 Wade Cox Carl Roberge
Shreveport, LA June 14–15 Andy Mapple Bruce Neville
Hartford, CT July 12–13 Andy Mapple Bruce Neville
Indianapolis, IN July 12–20 Wade Cox Bruce Neville
Sacramento, CA August 2–3 Wade Cox Curtis Sheers
Portland, OR August 9–10 Carl Roberge Jaret Llewellyn
1998 Fort Lauderdale, FL April 4–5 Wade Cox Freddy Krueger
Charleston, SC[139] May 2–3 Andy Mapple Freddy Krueger
Shreveport, LA June 13–14 Andy Mapple Scot Ellis
Hartford, CT July 11–12 Andy Mapple Bruce Neville
Vancouver, BC[25] July 25–26 Andy Mapple Jaret Llewellyn
Portland, OR[25] August 1–2 Wade Cox Jaret Llewellyn
Sacramento, CA[25] August 8–9 Andy Mapple Jaret Llewellyn
1999 Orlando, FL[140] April 17–18 Andy Mapple Jaret Llewellyn
Fort Lauderdale, FL[140] May 1–2 Andy Mapple Bruce Neville
Shreveport, LA[141] June 5–6 Andy Mapple Scot Ellis/

Jaret Llewellyn

Sacramento, CA[142] June 26–27 Andy Mapple/

Wade Cox

Scot Ellis
Portland, OR[142] July 17–18 Jeff Rodgers Jaret Llewellyn
Vancouver, BC[142] July 14–25 Andy Mapple Bruce Neville
Detroit, MI[143] August 21–22 Andy Mapple Freddy Krueger
2000 Fort Lauderdale, FL[144] April 1–2 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Freddy Krueger n/a
Orlando, FL[144] April 13–16 Wade Cox Toni Neville Jaret Llewellyn Emma Sheers
Greenville, NC[145] May 20–21 Ben Favret Toni Neville Jaret Llewellyn Britta Llewellyn
Oklahoma City, OK[146] June 3–4 Carl Roberge n/a Jimmy Siemers n/a
Hartford, CT[146] June 10–11 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Ryan Fitts Emma Sheers
Detroit, MI[146] June 17–18 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Scot Ellis n/a
Portland, OR[147] July 15–16 Andy Mapple n/a Jaret Llewellyn n/a
Vancouver, BC[147] July 22–23 Andy Mapple Toni Neville Curtis Sheers Toni Neville
2001[148] Orlando, FL March 31-April 1 Andy Mapple Emma Sheers Jaret Llewellyn n/a
Fort Lauderdale, FL April 7–8 Andy Mapple Emma Sheers Jaret Llewellyn Emma Sheers
Detroit, MI June 16–17 Andy Mapple Kristi Overton Freddy Krueger n/a
Indianapolis, IN[149] June 23–24 Jaime Beauchesne Kristi Overton Slalom only
High Point, NC[150] June 30-July 1 Wakeboard only
Portland, OR July 21–22 Cancelled due to poor weather conditions
Vancouver, BC[151] July 27–29 Chris Parrish Kristi Overton Freddy Krueger n/a

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