CHAMPION: Brown Wins 2011 Laphroaig Scotch Open

Madison, Wisconsin

SKIP
Erika
Brown

Third
Debbie
McCormick

Second
Ann
Swisshelm

Lead
Jessica
Schultz

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	5.68
Hammer Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.69
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

Erika Brown (Madison, WI) won 6-4 over Patti Lank (Lewiston, NY) in the Final of the Laphroaig Scotch Open, held December 2 - 4, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Brown won 9-3 over Alexandra Carlson (St. Paul, MN) to advance to the championship game. of the 2011 Laphroaig Scotch Open in Madison, Wisconsin;

Brown finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brown defeated Carlson 9-5, then won 5-2 against Becca Hamilton (Madison, WI) and 8-7 against Lank in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Laphroaig Scotch Open Championship title, Brown earned 2.750 world rankings points along with the $2,034CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the World Ranking Standings into 31st place overall with 47.463 total points. Brown ranks 26th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 27.750 points earned so far this season.