Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) won
5-3 over
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic, held November 30 - December 4, 2023 at the Penticton Curling Club in Penticton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Howard won
10-4 over
Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2023 Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada;
Howard finished 4-1 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard defeated
Catlin Schneider (Victoria, BC) 7-2, then won
8-3 against
Dave Belway (Penticton, BC). Howard went on to lose
5-4 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Howard responded with a
9-2 win over
Neil Dangerfield (Victoria, BC). Howard won
7-4 against
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic Championship title, Howard earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN first prize cheque. Howard move up 13 spots after posting a net gain of 35.125 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 34th overall with
112.751 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Howard ranks 32nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
83.126 points earned so far this season.
