1959 Western Canada Women's Curling Championship

1959 Western Canada Women's Curling Championship
Host city	Brandon, Manitoba
Arena	Brandon Curling Club
Dates	March 9–12
Winner	Manitoba
Curling club	Flin Flon Curling Club, Flin Flon
Skip	Isabelle Ketchen
Third	Doris McFarlane
Second	Isabel Phillips
Lead	Ruth McConnell
Finalist	British Columbia (Marge Tegart)
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The 1959 Western Canada Women's Curling Championship was held to March 9 to 12 at the Brandon Curling Club in Brandon, Manitoba. ^[1]

Manitoba, skipped by Isabelle Ketchen won the double round robin event, finishing with a 4–2 record.

Manitoba defeated British Columbia 10–9 in the sixth round to claim the championship. Both teams had identical 3–2 records going into the last draw, meaning the winner would finish in first place. The game came down to the 12th and final end, in which B.C. had the hammer, and were trailing Manitoba 10–8. On her last stone, Ketchen made a freeze to a B.C. stone in the four-foot. B.C. skip Marge Tegart attempted a chip shot on her last, and ended up bumping one of her rocks back to sit one, not enough to tie the game. ^[2]

Manitoba had a chance to clinch the title in the fifth round, but lost badly to Alberta, 18–4. ^[3]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: ^[1]

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	Saskatchewan
Edmonton Skip: Dorothy Thompson Third: Elinor Myers Second: Ila Watson Lead: Vivian Kortgaard	Salmon Arm Skip: Marge Tegart Third: Betty Dinning Second: Stella Thorarinson Lead: Blanche Nore	Flin Flon Skip: Isabelle Ketchen Third: Doris McFarlane Second: Isabel Phillips Lead: Ruth McConnell	Regina Skip: Janet Perkin Third: Win Rodger Second: Joyce Miller Lead: Betty Malesh

Standings

Final standings ^[2]

Province	Skip	W	L
Manitoba	Isabelle Ketchen	4	2
British Columbia	Marge Tegart	3	3
Saskatchewan	Janet Perkin	3	3
Alberta	Dorothy Thompson	2	4

Scores

Draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-6:00).

Draw 1

March 9, ^[4] 8:30pm ^[1]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Perkin)	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	10
Manitoba (Ketchen)	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
British Columbia (Tegart)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	X	4
Alberta (Thompson)	3	0	2	2	3	0	2	1	0	5	X	X	18

Draw 2

March 10, ^[5] 10:00am ^[1]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Manitoba (Ketchen)	0	0	1	0	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	12
Alberta (Thompson)	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Perkin)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	6
British Columbia (Tegart)	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	9

Draw 3

March 10 ^[5] , 2:00pm ^[1]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Ketchen)	2	0	3	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	2	X	12
British Columbia (Tegart)	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Thompson)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	5
Saskatchewan (Perkin)	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	9

Draw 4

March 11, ^[3] 10:00am ^[1]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Alberta (Thompson)	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	7
British Columbia (Tegart)	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Perkin)	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	9
Manitoba (Ketchen)	0	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	10

Draw 5

March 11, ^[3] 2:00pm ^[1]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Ketchen)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	X	4
Alberta (Thompson)	3	1	2	0	2	0	3	4	3	0	X	X	18

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Saskatchewan (Perkin)	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
British Columbia (Tegart)	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	8

Draw 6

March 12, ^[2] 10:00am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Manitoba (Ketchen)	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	10
British Columbia (Tegart)	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Alberta (Thompson)	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	6
Saskatchewan (Perkin)	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	8

References

1. "Western Women's Curling Final Starts Tonight In Brandon". Edmonton Journal. March 9, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
2. "Flin Flon Foursome Cops Western Crown". Edmonton Journal. March 13, 1959. p. 46. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
3. "Manitoba, B.C. Gals Reach Western Finale". Edmonton Journal. March 12, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
4. "City Gals Trounce B.C. 18-4". Edmonton Journal. March 10, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
5. "City Rock-Tossers Collapse; Gals Lose Twice At Brandon". Edmonton Journal. March 11, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved February 16, 2025.