Jason Gunnlaugson (Beausejour, MB) lost
6-2 to
Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic, held October 23 - 26, 2009 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Gunnlaugson won
7-4 over
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2009 Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-2 over
Allan Lyburn (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2009 Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Gunnlaugson finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson defeated
Peter Nicholls (Winnipeg, MB) 6-1, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, PQ). Gunnlaugson responded with a
7-5 win over
Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON). Gunnlaugson won
6-5 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Gunnlaugson went on to lose
6-1 against
Stoughton. Gunnlaugson responded with a
6-4 win over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Gunnlaugson won
8-3 against
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic, Gunnlaugson take home
21.150 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize. For week of the event schedule, Gunnlaugson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Gunnlaugson ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
