Autumn Gold Curling Classic

Autumn Gold Curling Classic
Established	1978
Host city	Okotoks, Alberta
Arena	Okotoks Curling Club
Purse	CAD $45,000
2025 champion	Gim Eun-ji
Current edition
2025 Autumn Gold Curling Classic

Calgary CC

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Location in Canada

The Autumn Gold Curling Classic is an annual women's curling tour event held, normally held at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta.

The first Autumn Gold Classic was held in 1978, and at the time only had a total purse of $10,500, with the winning team receiving $4,000. At the time, it had the largest purse for a women's curling tournament in Canada. Its main sponsor in 1978 was JoAnne's Fashions. ^[1]

The event began seeing international teams in 1987, thanks in part to the sport being added as a demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. ^[2]

The 1996 and 2000 events were qualifiers for the 1997 ^[3] and 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials respectively.

The 2001 event was the first televised tournament on the Women's World Curling Tour, with the semifinals and finals shown on WTSN. ^[4]

It was the first World Curling Tour Grand Slam event of the season from 2006 to 2014, but is no longer considered a Slam. It was never operated by the Grand Slam of Curling, but teams did accumulate points toward the Capital One Cup/Rogers Grand Slam Cup. ^[5]

Between 2004 and 2018, the total prize money given out has been in excess of $50,000. In 2019, the purse was $44,000, with the winning team receiving $12,000.

The 2010 Classic saw the first non-Canadian team to win a Grand Slam event, the Wang Bingyu rink from China.

In 2024, Korea's Team Gim Eun-ji became the first rink to win three consecutive titles at the event, also winning in 2022 and 2023. They extended their record to four consecutive titles by winning again in 2025.

The 2025 event was held at the Okotoks Curling Club in Okotoks, Alberta for the first time. ^[6]

Sponsors

• JoAnne's Fashions (1978–1980)
• Labatt (1985–1990)
• Husky Oil (1991–2002)
• Trail Appliances (2003–2009)
• Curlers Corner (2010–2024)

Past champions

Past champions are as follows: ^[7]

Year	Winning team	Runner up team	Purse (CAD)
1978 [8] [9]	Dorenda Schoenhals, Pat Hamilton, Janet Crimp, Susan Hicks	Marj Mitchell, Kendra Richards, Nancy Kerr, Wendy Leach	$10,500
1979 [10]	Crystal Brunas, Anita Ford, Randi Kelly, Nelda McDonald	Susan Seitz, Judy Erickson, Myrna McKay, Pat Greenfield	$12,000 [11]
1980 [12]	Kerrylyn Richard, Marion Radcliffe, Marlene Wilcox, Jan Fawdry	Joan Hart, Elly Nally, Sheila Cahoon, Sandy Turner [13]	$14,000 [14]
1981 [15]	Kathy Fahlman, Brenda Campbell, Jan Betker, Sheila Ell	Linda Saunders, Shelley Vejprava, Connie Barrett, Kim Sloan	$15,000
1982 [16]	Ruby Sowinski, Deb Lewis, Penny Ryan, Bonnie Bower	Kathy Fahlman	$15,000 [17]
1983 [18]	Emily Farnham, Joyce McKee, Doreen Thomas, Linda Nugent	Judy Lukowich	$15,000
1984 [19]	Sandy Turner, Peggy Harper, Darlene Tucker, Debby Mazuren	Marilyn Cheyne, Brenda Sisson, Lorie Kehler, Trixie Rhystephanick [20]	$15,000 [21]
1985 [22]	Marilyn Bodogh-Darte, Kathy Young, Christine Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn	Sandy Turner	$20,000 [23]
1986 [24]	Marilyn Bodogh-Darte, Lorraine Lang, Christine Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn	Kathy Fahlman	$20,000 [25]
1987 [26]	Jan Wiltzen, Sue Garvey, Gailya Wasylk, Val Lahucik	Sandra Risebrough, Levonne Louie, Heather Loat, Brenda Rogers	$20,000 [2]
1988 [27]	Michelle Schneider, Joan Stricker, Lorie Kehler, Leanne Eberle	Carol Davis	$20,000 [28]
1989 [29]	Kerrylyn Richard, Penny Ryan, Sandra Jenkins, Iris Nielson	Sandy Turner	$22,000 [30]
1990 [31]	Cheryl Bernard, Allison Rizos, Bev Kellerman, Sue Fulkerth	Linda Wild	$22,000
1991 [32]	Sandra Peterson, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Schiml	Diane Foster	$22,000 [33]
1992 [34]	Michelle Schneider, Kathy Fahlman, Patti Grant, Lorie Kehler	Deb Shermack-Santos	$25,000
1993 [35]	Sherry Scheirich, Colleen Zielke, Sandra Mulroney, Lynn Bell	Glenys Bakker	$26,000
1994 [36]	Michelle Schneider, Atina Ford, Sandi McNabb, Cindy Ford	Elisabet Johansson	$26,000
1995 [37]	Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson	Glenys Bakker	$28,800 [38]
1996 [39]	Shannon Kleibrink, Glenys Bakker, Shannon Nimmo, Joanne Wright	Kelley Owen	$41,000 [3]
1997 [40]	Heather Rankin, Carolyn Darbyshire, Sally Shigehiro, Margo Wright	Cheryl Kullman	$33,000 [41]
1998 [42]	Kim Gellard, Sherry Scheirich, Lisa Savage, Allison Ross	Amber Holland	$38,000 [43]
1999	Cathy Borst, Glenys Bakker, Brenda Bohmer, Kate Horne	Bronwen Saunders, Evelyn Lamontagne, Tara Runquist, Brenda Turcotte [44]	$33,000 [45]
2000	Amber Holland, Kay Montgomery, Karen Purdy, Pat Bell	Shannon Kleibrink, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit [46]	$47,500 [47]
2001	Cathy King, Lawnie MacDonald, Brenda Bohmer, Kate Horne	Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Barb Davies, Karen Ruus [48]	$33,000 [4]
2002	Heather Nedohin, Atina Johnston, Lawnie MacDonald, Rona Pasika	Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Barb Davies, Karen Ruus [49]	$48,000 [50]
2003 [51]	Sherry Anderson, Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney, Donna Gignac	Cathy King, Lori Olson, Jackie Brett, Raylynn McCaffery	$46,000
2004	Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey Bell	Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Jody McNabb, Karen Ruus	$55,000
2005	Jenn Hanna, Joëlle Sabourin, Dawn Askin, Stephanie Hanna	Jan Betker, Sherry Linton, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit	$55,000
2006	Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons	Crystal Webster, Desirée Robertson, Samantha Preston, Stephanie Jordan	$51,000
2007	Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin	Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Saunders, Chelsey Bell	$56,000
2008 [52]	Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell	Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel	$56,000
2009 [53]	Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin	Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Zhou Yan	$56,000
2010 [54]	Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Sun Yue	Desirée Owen, Kalynn Park, Cary-Anne Sallows, Stephanie Malekoff	$52,000
2011 [55]	Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jenna Loder, Ashley Howard, Breanne Meakin	Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Carolyn Darbyshire, Chelsey Matson	$60,000
2012 [56]	Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle	$54,000
2013 [57]	Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton	Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Zhou Yan	$50,000
2014 [58]	Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	$50,000
2015 [59]	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Chelsea Carey, Amy Nixon, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters	$50,000
2016 [60]	Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Scheidegger, Stephanie Enright	Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen	$50,000
2017 [61]	Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle	Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving, Becca Hamilton	$50,000
2018 [62]	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur	Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen	$50,000
2019 [63]	Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur	Cheryl Bernard, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Kristie Moore	$44,000
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
2021 [64]	Tabitha Peterson, Nina Roth, Becca Hamilton, Tara Peterson	Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida	$44,000
2022 [65]	Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji	Michèle Jäggi, Irene Schori, Stefanie Berset, Sarah Müller, Lara Stocker	$44,000
2023 [66]	Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji	Misaki Tanaka (Fourth), Miori Nakamura (Skip), Haruka Kihara, Hiyori Ichinohe	$45,000
2024 [67]	Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji	Wang Rui, Han Yu, Dong Ziqi, Jiang Jiayi, Su Tingyu	$45,000
2025 [68]	Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-ji, Seol Ye-eun	Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie	$45,000

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External links

• Official website