Duluth Cash Spiel

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The Duluth Cash Spiel is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament that is part of the Ontario Curling Tour. The men's event was held from at least 2001 to 2016 as part of the men's World Curling Tour and was known as the Coors Light Cash Spiel from 2010, while the women's event was held from 2004 to 2016 and was known as the Molson Cash Spiel from 2010. Both events had been previously known as the Labatt Cash Spiel. The men's event was brought back in January 2024 under the new Duluth Cash Spiel name, while the women's event returned in December 2024.

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The event takes place at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, Minnesota.

Past champions

Only skip's name is displayed.

Men's

YearWinning skipRunner up skipPurse (USD)
2001 [1] Flag of Ontario.svg Al Hackner Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Tim Wright
2002 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Pete Fenson Flag of Ontario.svg Bryan Burgess
2003 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Todd Birr Flag of Wisconsin.svg Craig Brown $11,000
2004 Flag of Ontario.svg Marshall Bagdon Flag of Manitoba.svg Bryan Burgess
2005 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Paul Pustovar Flag of Wisconsin.svg Troy Schroeder$14,800
2006 Flag of Ontario.svg John Salo Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Pete Fenson $12,400
2007 [2] Flag of Ontario.svg Jeff Currie Flag of Wisconsin.svg Craig Brown
2008 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Craig Brown Flag of Manitoba.svg Randy Neufeld $13,500
2009 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Pete Fenson Flag of Wisconsin.svg Craig Brown
2010 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Tyler George Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Pete Fenson $12,000
2011 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Craig Brown Flag of Ontario.svg Bryan Burgess $13,500
2012 Flag of Ontario.svg Bryan Burgess Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg John Shuster $14,400
2013 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Craig Brown Flag of Ontario.svg Jeff Currie $14,400
2014 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Heath McCormick Flag of Ontario.svg Al Hackner $14,400
2015 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg John Shuster Flag of Washington.svg Brady Clark $16,000
2016 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Heath McCormick Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg John Shuster $12,000
2024 (Jan.) Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Joe Polo Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Ethan Sampson$12,000

Women's

YearWinning skipRunner up skipPurse (USD)
2004 Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank
2005 [3] Flag of Manitoba.svg Jennifer Jones Flag of Ontario.svg Jo-Ann Rizzo $7,500
2006 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Aileen Sormunen Flag of Ontario.svg Michele Boland$5,900
2007 [2] Flag of New York.svg Patti Lank Flag of Manitoba.svg Patti Burtnyk
2008 [4] Flag of Ontario.svg Krista McCarville Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Amy Wright
2009 Flag of Ontario.svg Shauna Kentonen Flag of Wisconsin.svg Erika Brown
2010 Flag of Ontario.svg Krista McCarville Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Aileen Sormunen $6,000
2011 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Becca Hamilton Flag of Ontario.svg Krista McCarville $7,200
2012 Flag of Ontario.svg Krista McCarville Flag of Wisconsin.svg Becca Hamilton $7,200
2013 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Jenna Haag Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Courtney George $7,200
2014 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Cory Christensen Flag of Ontario.svg Kendra Lilly $7,200
2015 Flag of Ontario.svg Krista McCarville Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Nina Roth $8,000
2016 Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Nina Roth Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg Jamie Sinclair $9,000

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