Reid Carruthers (Morris, MB) lost
7-2 to
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, held January 26 - 29, 2023 at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe, United States. To advance to the championship game, Carruthers won
7-5 over
Craig Kochan (Scottsdale, AZ) in the semifinals of the 2023 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States; and won
6-5 over
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States;
Carruthers finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Carruthers defeated
Darryl Horsman (Phoenix, AZ) 7-3, then won
5-1 against
Elliott Mansell (Denver, CO) and
5-3 against
Randie Shen (Taipei, TPE). Carruthers won
6-1 against
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA). Carruthers went on to lose
4-3 against
Jacques Gauthier (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, Carruthers take home
19.250 world rankings points along with the $4,515CDN prize. Carruthers move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 11.75 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 9th overall with
225.344 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Carruthers ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
168.000 points earned so far this season.
