Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) won
7-6 over
United States's Rich Ruohonen in the Final of the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, held January 9 - 12, 2020 at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe, United States. To advance to the championship game, Gunnlaugson won
5-4 over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the semifinals of the 2020 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States; and won
8-1 over
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States;
Gunnlaugson finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson defeated
Wayne Fleming (Tempe, AZ) 10-1, then won
8-5 against
Andrew Symonds (St. John's, NL) and
6-4 against
Jordan Chandler (Manitoulin, NONT). Gunnlaugson won
9-4 against
JT Ryan (Winnipeg , MB), then won
8-4 against
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen Championship title, Gunnlaugson earned
37.220 world rankings points along with the $10,438CDN first prize cheque. Gunnlaugson move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 9.608 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 12th overall with
245.091 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Gunnlaugson ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
206.086 points earned so far this season.
