Who made the rules for bowling in US?

Answer 1

In the US, the first organization for Bowling that was formed was the ABC (American Bowling Congress) on Sept. 9, 1895 , which was a mens only organization. They created the rules for the sport in the US.

In 1916, the WIBC (Women's International Bowling Congress) was formed to cater to women's bowling. While basing the rules from the ABC, the WIBC also had rules specific to their organization.

In 1958, the American Junior Bowling Congress was formed to organize youth bowlers from preschool through college. They too based their rules from the ABC, yet had additional rules specific to their organization. In 1982, the name of the organization was changed to the YABA(Young American Bowling Alliance).

On January 1, 2005, the three organizations merged to create USBC (United States Bowling Congress) in order to unify resources and be able to have an opportunity for bowling to become an Olympic sport.

Answer 2

The United States Bowling Congress (USBC).

Answer 3

The league rules committee.