Alberta's Pat Simmons won
9-3 over
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in the Final of the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic, held January 22 - 24, 2016 at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe, United States. To advance to the championship game, Alberta's Pat Simmons won
8-3 over
Charley Thomas (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2016 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic in Tempe, Arizona, United States; and won
5-3 over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic in Tempe, Arizona, United States;
Alberta's Pat Simmons finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Alberta's Pat Simmons defeated
Carroll Huntress (Tempe, AZ) 12-1, then won
8-2 against
Pete Fenson (Blaine, USA) and
5-3 against
Minnesota's Todd Birr. Alberta's Pat Simmons won
5-1 against
Thomas in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic Championship title, Alberta's Pat Simmons earned
41.436 world rankings points along with the $9,861CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 10th place overall with
370.807 total points. Alberta's Pat Simmons ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
154.807 points earned so far this season.
