United States's Rich Ruohonen lost
7-6 to
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, held January 9 - 12, 2020 at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe, United States. To advance to the championship game, United States's Rich Ruohonen won
6-3 over
Tyler Tardi (Surrey, BC) in the semifinals of the 2020 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States; and won
5-2 over
Andrew Symonds (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals.
United States's Rich Ruohonen finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, United States's Rich Ruohonen defeated
Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ) 6-4, then won
7-1 against
Mike Siggins (Tempe, AZ) and
9-3 against
Jeff Richard (Kelowna, BC). United States's Rich Ruohonen won
7-2 against
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC), then won
7-6 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, United States's Rich Ruohonen take home
27.294 world rankings points along with the $5,219CDN prize. United States's Rich Ruohonen move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 1.792 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 15th overall with
221.153 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. United States's Rich Ruohonen ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
191.913 points earned so far this season.
