Rich Ruohonen (Seattle, WA) run at the 2017 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling came to an end in the semifinals with a
5-2 loss to
Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA). of the 2017 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; Ruohonen advanced through the quarterfinals with a
6-4 win over
Colton Flasch (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2017 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States;
Ruohonen finished 2-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen lost
6-4 to
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN), then responded with a
6-1 win over
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Ruohonen went on to lose
6-2 against
John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Ruohonen responded with a
6-5 win over
Andrew Stopera (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.
Ruohonen earned
17.765 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling. For week 21 of the event schedule, Ruohonen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Ruohonen ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
