# 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship

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.
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.

## Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | Qualification Method |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | | Bemidji | Top 1 US Order of Merit |
| Tyler George | Christopher Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Phill Drobnick | | Eveleth | Top 2 US Order of Merit |
| Craig Brown | John Shuster | Greg Johnson | Derrick Casper | Jeremiah Dotlich | Madison | Medford Qualifier |
| Geoff Goodland | Pete Westberg | Tim Solin | Ken Olson | Tim Jeanetta | Eau Claire | Medford Qualifier |
| Craig Disher | Kevin Kakela | Chad Carlson | 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 | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | Mankato | Challenge Round |
| Zach Jacobson | Kevin Deeren | Zane Jacobson | Kraig Deeren | Mike Farbelow | Langdon | Challenge Round |
| Matt Hamilton | Jeremy Roe | Joseph Bonfoey | Patrick Roe | 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 | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pete Fenson | 11 | | | | 1 | Pete Fenson | 6 |
| 2 | Tyler George | 7 | | | | 2 | Tyler George | 5 |
| | | | 2 | Tyler George | 8 | | | |
| | | | 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 |