Ron Gauthier (Winnipeg, MB) lost 6-1 to Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Ken Kurbis Memorial Galaxy Open Bonspiel, held November 3 - 7, 2011 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Gauthier won 5-4 over Scott Ramsay (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Ken Kurbis Memorial Galaxy Open Bonspiel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; and won 7-2 over Manitoba's Randy Neufeld in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Ken Kurbis Memorial Galaxy Open Bonspiel in Winnipeg, Manitoba;
 
Gauthier finished 4-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gauthier lost 5-3 to Bryce J. McEwen (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 10-4 win over Lisa Menard (Winnipeg, MB). Gauthier won 7-3 against Dean Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB), then won 5-4 against Joel Marcon (Winnipeg, MB) and 7-2 against Wayne Ewasko (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Gauthier did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gauthier ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.