Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN) won 7-2 over Jeff Erickson (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the USA Senior Men's National Championship, held January 25 - 29, 2017 in Centerville, Wisconsin. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Farbelow won 7-4 over Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA) to advance to the championship game. of the 2017 USA Senior Men's National Championship in Centerville, Wisconsin; of the 2017 USA Senior Men's National Championship in Centerville, Wisconsin;
 
Farbelow finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Farbelow defeated Brian Brenengen (Centerville, WI) 8-4, then won 7-1 against Paul Matzke (Madison, WI) and 8-1 against Jerry Van Brunt (Denver, CO). Farbelow won 8-5 against Dennis Mellerup (Ardsley, NY), then won 6-5 against Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Farbelow did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Farbelow ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.