1965 Scotch Cup

1965 Scotch Cup
Host city	Perth, Scotland
Arena	Perth Ice Rink
Dates	15–18 March 1965
Winner	United States
Curling club	Superior CC, Superior, Wisconsin
Skip	Bud Somerville
Third	Bill Strum
Second	Al Gagne
Lead	Tom Wright
Finalist	Canada
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The 1965 Scotch Cup was the seventh edition of the Scotch Cup and was held from 15 to 18 March in Perth, Scotland at the Perth Ice Rink.

Six teams entered the competition with the final seeing the United States claim an upset victory over Canada with the team winning the final two ends of the match to record their first title with a 9-6 victory. ^[1]

Teams

Canada	Norway	Scotland
Granite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Skip: Terry Braunstein Third: Don Duguid Second: Gordon McTavish Lead: Ray Turnbull	Frogner CC, Oslo Skip: Ulf Engh Third: Arne Ramstad Second: Rolf Carlem Lead: Perfinn Hansen	Kilgraston & Moncrieffe CC, Perth Skip: Chuck Hay Third: John Bryden Second: Alan Glen Lead: David Howie
Sweden	Switzerland	United States
Örebro CK Fourth: Tore Rydman Skip: Gunnar Kullendorf* Second: Sigurd Rydén Lead: Börje Holmgren	Zermatt CC Skip: Theo Welschen Third: Hermann Truffer Second: Karl Bayard Lead: Alfonse Biner	Superior CC, Wisconsin Skip: Raymond "Bud" Somerville Third: Bill Strum Second: Al Gagne Lead: Tom Wright

*Throws third rocks.

Standings

Country	Skip	W	L
United States	Bud Somerville	4	1
Canada	Terry Braunstein	4	1
Sweden	Gunnar Kullendorf	3	2
Scotland	Chuck Hay	3	2
Switzerland	Theo Welschen	1	4
Norway	Ulf Engh	0	5

Results

Draw 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Canada (Braunstein)	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	8
Sweden (Kullendorf)	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	6

Team	Final
Scotland (Hay)	11
United States (Somerville)	5

Team	Final
Switzerland (Welschen)	11
Norway (Engh)	8

Draw 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
United States (Somerville)	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	9
Canada (Braunstein)	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	8

Team	Final
Scotland (Hay)	12
Norway (Engh)	8

Team	Final
Sweden (Kullendorf)	10
Switzerland (Welschen)	9

Draw 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Canada (Braunstein)	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	0	11
Norway (Engh)	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	7

Team	Final
Scotland (Hay)	29
Switzerland (Welschen)	8

Team	Final
United States (Somerville)	9
Sweden (Kullendorf)	7

Draw 4

Team	Final
Canada (Braunstein)	19
Switzerland (Welschen)	3

Team	Final
United States (Somerville)	22
Norway (Engh)	5

Team	Final
Sweden (Kullendorf)	10
Scotland (Hay)	9

Draw 5

Team	Final
Canada (Braunstein)	9
Scotland (Hay)	7

Team	Final
United States (Somerville)	22
Switzerland (Welschen)	3

Team	Final
Sweden (Kullendorf)	8
Norway (Engh)	7

Playoffs

	Semi-final					Final
	1	United States	14
	3	Sweden	5
						1	United States	9
						2	Canada	6
	2	Canada	8
	4	Scotland	4

Semifinals

Team	Final
United States (Somerville)	14
Sweden (Kullendorf)	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Scotland (Hay)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4
Canada (Braunstein)	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	8

Final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
United States (Somerville)	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	9
Canada (Braunstein)	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	6

1965 Scotch Cup Winners
United States 1st title

References

• "Scotch Cup 1965". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2010.

1. "U.S. Upsets Canada 9-6 To End World Curling Reign". The Montreal Gazette. Perth, Scotland. 19 March 1965. Retrieved 12 November 2019.