Patterson wins third world championship

GUTHRIE, Okla. – Two-time world champion Rocky Patterson came into the second night of the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping Nov. 3 with the lead in the 2012 world standings. But with 16-time world champion cowboy and defending world champion steer roper Trevor Brazile just $303 behind him and holding the lead in the average after five rounds, Patterson knew he would have to press for go-round money to have a chance to add the 2012 gold buckle to his collection. “A lot of people were saying, ‘Unless Trevor messes up you other guys don’t have a very good chance.’ But you don’t want to count on Trevor messing up. We’re used to Trevor roping flawlessly. That’s Trevor every day.” And Brazile didn’t mess up. He roped all 10 steers over the two days to join Phil Lyne as the only men in ProRodeo history to win average titles in three different National Finals events (team roping 2008 and tie-down roping 2010) and he won by a margin of 61.7 seconds over Mike Chase. Only a funny thing happened on the way to the coronation. Patterson had a better night. He toppled the king. He earned checks in all five rounds, clinching his third world championship in four years by winning the 10th round in 10.3 seconds and edging Brazile for the gold buckle by a margin of just $418. It was as close a competition as one could hope to have to decide the world championship and it was tension-filled from the first moments...more

Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 2-3

 First round: 1. Chet Herren, 10.8 seconds, $5,077; 2. Trevor Brazile, 11.9, $4,077; 3. Dan Fisher, 12.0, $3,077; 4. J.P. Wickett, 12.1, $2,077; 5. Ralph Williams, 12.5, $1,077. Second round: 1. Vin Fisher Jr., 10.8 seconds, $5,077; 2. (tie) Chance Kelton and Dan Fisher, 12.0, $3,577 each; 4. Mike Chase, 12.5, $2,077; 5. Chet Herren, 13.1, $1,077. Third round: 1. Rocky Patterson, 12.2 seconds, $5,077; 2. Chet Herren, 12.6, $4,077; 3. Trevor Brazile, 12.8, $3,077; 4. Cody Scheck, 12.9, $2,077; 5. Cody Lee, 13.7, $1,077. Fourth round: 1. Vin Fisher Jr., 12.0 seconds, $5,077; 2. Trevor Brazile, 12.2, $4,077; 3. Chance Kelton, 12.9, $3,077; 4. Dan Fisher, 13.2, $2,077; 5. Rod Hartness, 14.0, $1,077. Fifth round: 1. Chance Kelton, 10.8 seconds, $5,077; 2. (tie) Cody Lee and Rocky Patterson, 10.9, $3,577 each; 4. Jess Tierney, 11.0, $2,077; 5. (tie) J.P. Wickett and Landon McClaugherty, 13.3, $538 each. Sixth round: 1. Rocky Patterson, 10.2 seconds, $5,077; 2. Vin Fisher Jr., 11.0, $4,077; 3. Rod Hartness, 11.4, $3,077; 4. Trevor Brazile, 11.5, $2,077; 5. Kim Ziegelgruber, 11.8, $1,077. Seventh round: 1. Rod Hartness, 11.2 seconds, $5,077; 2. Rocky Patterson, 11.6, $4,077; 3. Ralph Williams, 11.8, $3,077; 4. Trevor Brazile, 12.0, $2,077; 5. Vin Fisher Jr., 13.6, $1,077. Eighth round: 1. Cody Scheck, 12.1 seconds, $5,077; 2. Mike Chase, 12.5, $4,077; 3. Rocky Patterson, 13.4, $3,077; 4. J.P. Wickett, 13.5, $2,077; 5. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 13.9, $1,077. Ninth round: 1. Cody Scheck, 9.5 seconds, $5,077; 2. Ralph Williams, 11.0, $4,077; 3. Jess Tierney, 11.1, $3,077; 4. Dan Fisher, 11.8, $2,077; 5. (tie) Rocky Patterson and J.P. Wickett, 12.0, $538 each. Tenth round: 1. Rocky Patterson, 10.3 seconds, $5,077; 2. Vin Fisher Jr., 10.8, $4,077; 3. Kim Ziegelgruber, 11.1, $3,077; 4. (tie) Trevor Brazile and Ralph Williams, 11.5, $1,577 each. Average: 1. Trevor Brazile, 131.7 seconds on 10 head, $15,231; 2. Mike Chase, 193.4, $12,231; 3. Vin Fisher Jr., 128.7 on nine head, $9,231; 4. J.P. Wickett, 133.2, $6,231; 5. Rocky Patterson, 94.6 on eight head, $3,231.