Craig Brown (Blaine, USA) lost
7-3 to
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling, held January 1 - 4, 2016 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. To advance to the championship game, Brown won
7-3 over
Charley Thomas (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2016 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; and won
4-3 over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States;
Brown finished 2-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brown defeated
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) 7-1, then went on to lose
4-2 against
Alex Forrest (Winnipeg, MB). Brown lost
5-3 to
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) where Brown responded with a
5-4 win over
Colin Koivula (Thunder Bay, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling, Brown take home
38.194 world rankings points along with the $6,949CDN prize, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 25th place overall with
172.579 total points. Brown ranks 31st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
90.809 points earned so far this season.
