Strike Club Pro Shop at Dorchester Lanes
Josh Chambliss, Operator
proshop@dorchesterlanes.com
843 376 2200

Joshua Raymond Chambliss was born in Memphis, TN. He moved to Southaven, MS at age one and lived there until he left for the Air Force in 1999. Josh graduated from Southaven High School in 1998 and attended Northwest Community College for one year before joining the Air Force.

Josh has one brother and two sisters: Danny, Diana, and Hannah. He joined the Air Force in November 1999 and was stationed in Charleston on Jun 27, 2000. Josh joined Maintenance Special Operations Sep 1, 2002. He is an E-5 and plans on staying with the Air Force for at least 20 years.

During his duty in the Air Force, Josh has been to a total of 51 countries on 5 different continents. He has not been to Australia yet, but hopes to make that trip during his tenure with the Air Force.

Josh is dedicated to the sport of bowling; he began bowling at age two and shot a 12 for his first game. He began bowling league at age four and shot his first 300 game at the of 16 and his first 800 at age of 17. He now has 14 USBC 300's, 13 800's, and one PBA 300. Josh also finished 20th in the 1999 Collegiate Masters and won the 2002 Charleston City Match Games.

He cashed in his first PBA regional tournament in 2001 in Shallote, NC, the same weekend he officially joined the PBA. Josh has one PBA victory with eight match play appearances.

Josh’s most memorable bowling-related experience was when he met his now wife, Tina at Dorchester Lanes. Josh and Tina were married in 2007, and have twin girls, Ava and Amber.

Josh started his pro shop career in 2001 and has been drilling ever since. He is currently in the process of signing with Columbia 300, and a member of VISE staff.