Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, MN) won
7-3 over
Korey Dropkin (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the Goldline - US Open of Curling Contender, held September 11 - 13, 2020 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Ruohonen won
8-6 over
Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) to advance to the championship game. of the 2020 Goldline - US Open of Curling Contender in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; of the 2020 Goldline - US Open of Curling Contender in Blaine, Minnesota, United States;
Ruohonen finished 2-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen defeated
Kevin Tuma (Saint Paul, MN) 5-4, then won
9-7 against
Sobering in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Goldline - US Open of Curling Contender Championship title, Ruohonen earned
0.000 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 4 of the event schedule, Ruohonen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 15th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
207.626 total points. Ruohonen ranks 220th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.000 points earned so far this season.
