Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) won
6-5 over
Adam Casey (Regina, SK) in the Final of the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling, held December 29 - January 1, 2018 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. Advancing directly to the semifinals, McCormick won
5-2 over
Rich Ruohonen (Seattle, WA) to advance to the championship game. of the 2017 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States;
McCormick finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McCormick defeated
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) 8-2, then won
6-1 against
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) and
9-2 against
Casey in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling Championship title, McCormick earned
29.261 world rankings points along with the $6,935CDN first prize cheque. McCormick move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 27.938 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 20th overall with
312.955 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. McCormick ranks 22nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
127.965 points earned so far this season.
