2011 United States Men's Curling Championship

2011 United States Men's Curling Championship
Host city	Fargo, North Dakota
Arena	Scheels Arena
Dates	February 12–19, 2011
Winner	Pete Fenson
Curling club	Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
Skip	Pete Fenson
Third	Shawn Rojeski
Second	Joe Polo
Lead	Ryan Brunt
Finalist	Tyler George
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Events at the 2011 United States National Curling Championships
Tournament
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Qualifiers
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The 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship took place on February 12–19 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2011 United States Women's Curling Championship. After a win over the Tyler George rink, Pete Fenson and his team became champions for the second consecutive time. They represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan, finishing in 10th place after an unfortunate series of close losses dropped their win-loss record to 3-8. It is the worst finish by an American men's team at the world championships to date.

Road to the Nationals[]

Teams qualified for the men's nationals in one of two ways. Two teams automatically qualified as the top two US teams on the Order of Merit list after the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel is completed. This year, those two teams are the Pete Fenson and Tyler George rinks.^[1]

The remaining eight spots for the nationals were awarded to the top finishers in the regional qualifiers and challenge rounds. Five teams qualified from the qualifiers round, where each qualified site received one or more qualifying spots. The other three spots went to the winners of the challenge round.^[2]

Teams[]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale	Qualification Method
Pete Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Joe Polo	Ryan Brunt		Bemidji	Top 1 US Order of Merit[1]
Tyler George	Christopher Plys	Rich Ruohonen	Phill Drobnick		Eveleth	Top 2 US Order of Merit[1]
Craig Brown	John Shuster	Greg Johnson			Madison	Medford Qualifier
Geoff Goodland		Tim Solin			Eau Claire	Medford Qualifier
Craig Disher	Kevin Kakela		Pete Annis	John Benton	Rolla	Bismarck Qualifier
Jason Larway	Colin Hufman	Sean Beighton	Joel Larway		Seattle	Bismarck Qualifier
Heath McCormick	Bill Stopera	Martin Sather	Dean Gemmell		Rochester	Rochester Qualifier
Todd Birr	Greg Romaniuk	Doug Pottinger		Kevin Birr	Mankato	Challenge Round
Zach Jacobson				Mike Farbelow	Langdon	Challenge Round
Matt Hamilton				Paul Pustovar	Madison	Challenge Round

Round robin standings[]

Through Draw 9

Team (Skip)	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends
Pete Fenson	9	0	72	42	44	32	1	17
Tyler George	7	2	68	53	35	32	7	3
Todd Birr	6	3	71	49	42	29	1	16
Heath McCormick	6	3	61	42	34	34	3	8
Zach Jacobson	5	4	52	53	29	39	9	3
Craig Brown	4	5	61	59	38	35	3	9
Matt Hamilton	3	6	53	63	35	39	6	8
Craig Disher	2	7	45	64	32	35	5	9
Jason Larway	2	7	48	70	27	35	2	5
Geoff Goodland	1	8	44	70	35	42	5	7

Round robin results[]

All times listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1[]

Saturday, February 12, 8:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Matt Hamilton	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	7
Craig Brown	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Disher	2	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	9
Jason Larway	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	1	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	8
Zach Jacobson	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	10

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	6
Geoff Goodland	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heath McCormick	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	6
Tyler George	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	5

Draw 2[]

Sunday, February 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Tyler George	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	7
Zach Jacobson	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heath McCormick	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	2	X	9
Craig Brown	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Geoff Goodland	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	X	X	6
Jason Larway	0	1	0	6	0	3	0	3	X	X	13

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	X	X	7
Craig Disher	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	2

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	2	0	1	0	3	1	1	X	X	X	8
Matt Hamilton	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	X	2

Draw 3[]

Sunday, February 13, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	X	7
Jason Larway	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	2
Pete Fenson	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	X	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Disher	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	X	X	4
Tyler George	0	0	2	0	5	0	2	X	X	X	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heath McCormick	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	X	5
Matt Hamilton	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	3	X	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Geoff Goodland	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5
Craig Brown	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	6

Draw 4[]

Monday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Brown	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	X	8
Craig Disher	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Hamilton	0	2	1	0	3	0	2	2	0	X	10
Geoff Goodland	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	X	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heath McCormick	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	4
Pete Fenson	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	3	X	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	X	7
Jason Larway	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Tyler George	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	X	9
Todd Birr	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	5

Draw 5[]

Monday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Geoff Goodland	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	1
Todd Birr	2	1	0	2	2	1	X	X	X	X	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	7
Craig Disher	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	3	0	0	4	0	1	0	X	X	X	8
Matt Hamilton	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	X	X	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Craig Brown	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7
Tyler George	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jason Larway	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	7
Heath McCormick	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	3	11

Draw 6[]

Tuesday, February 15, 2:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	X	2
Heath McCormick	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	X	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Tyler George	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	6
Matt Hamilton	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Brown	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	X	5
Todd Birr	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	X	X	10

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jason Larway	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	X	X	4
Pete Fenson	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	X	X	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Disher	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	4
Geoff Goodland	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

Draw 7[]

Wednesday, February 16, 8:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jason Larway	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	7
Matt Hamilton	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Brown	1	1	0	2	1	3	0	1	X	X	9
Zach Jacobson	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Tyler George	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	8
Geoff Goodland	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Disher	2	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	X	2
Heath McCormick	0	5	1	3	X	X	X	X	X	X	9

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Todd Birr	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	8
Pete Fenson	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	9

Draw 8[]

Wednesday, February 16, 4:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	4	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	X	10
Tyler George	0	2	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	X	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	1	1	4	0	3	0	X	X	X	X	9
Heath McCormick	0	0	0	2	0	1	X	X	X	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Hamilton	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	7
Craig Disher	0	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Geoff Goodland	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	5
Zach Jacobson	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Brown	3	1	2	0	3	X	X	X	X	X	9
Jason Larway	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	X	1

Draw 9[]

Thursday, February 17, 8:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heath McCormick	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	X	8
Geoff Goodland	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jason Larway	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	3
Tyler George	1	0	0	2	3	0	2	X	X	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	2	X	9
Craig Brown	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Hamilton	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	6
Todd Birr	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	X	6
Craig Disher	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	X	4

Playoffs[]

	Page playoff system					Semifinal					Final
	1	Pete Fenson	11
	2	Tyler George	7								1	Pete Fenson	6
						2	Tyler George	8			2	Tyler George	5
						3	Todd Birr	7
	3	Todd Birr	9
	4	Heath McCormick	5

1 vs. 2 game[]

Friday, February 18, 12:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	1	0	3	11
Tyler George	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	7

3 vs. 4 game[]

Friday, February 18, 12:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	2	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	X	9
Heath McCormick	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	X	5

Semifinal[]

Friday, February 18, 8:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Tyler George	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	8
Todd Birr	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	7

Championship final[]

Saturday, February 19, 3:00 pm

Fenson opened up the final of the men's championship with a draw against two to barely secure shot rock, scoring a single in the first end. George came back with a draw for three after Fenson threw a draw too heavy, taking an early lead after the third. Fenson responded with a hit and stick shot to score a deuce, and George drew to the button for a single in the fifth. After the break, Fenson blanked two ends before a heavy draw in the eighth left him with only one point, tying the game. Fenson forced George to take a single in the ninth end, giving George the lead, but Fenson tied the game in the final end with a takeout. In the extra end, Fenson drew to the eight-foot circle with his last stone, and George's hammer stone crashed on a rock in the top twelve-foot, leaving Fenson a steal of one point and the win.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Pete Fenson	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
Tyler George	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5

References[]

External links[]

• 2011 USA Nationals Home Page
• Results on CurlingZone.com