Gage Golf and Curling Club | |
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Location | 55 Fraser Ave. Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada 45°50′43″N66°29′39″W / 45.8454°N 66.4943°W |
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Established | 1950 (golf) |
Club type | Dedicated Ice |
Curling Canada region | New Brunswick Curling Association |
Sheets of ice | 4 [1] |
Rock colours | Red and Blue |
Website | gagecurling |
The Gage Golf and Curling Club (French: Club de Golf et Curling Gage) is a golf and curling club located at CFB Gagetown in Oromocto, New Brunswick. [2]
The golf club was built in 1950 and was designed by C. E. Robbie Robinson. [3]
In 2016, the golf course was damaged when someone drove onto the course, leaving behind empty beer cans in the process. [4]
The curling club made news in 2020 when it sent a team to the Brier, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and an junior mixed doubles event in Sweden. [5]
Winners of the New Brunswick Tankard:
Winners of the New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts:
Year | Team | Hearts record |
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2011 | Andrea Kelly, Denise Nowlan, Jillian Babin, Lianne Sobey | 3–8 |
2012 | Andrea Kelly, Rebecca Atkinson (skip), Jillian Babin, Jodie deSolla | 5–6 |
2013 | Andrea Crawford, Rebecca Atkinson, Danielle Parsons, Jodie deSolla | 6–5 |
2014 | Andrea Crawford, Rebecca Atkinson, Danielle Parsons, Jodie deSolla | 6–5 |
2020 | Andrea Crawford, Jennifer Armstrong, Jillian Babin, Katie Forward | 4–4 |
Year | Team | Canadian Mixed record |
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2012 | James Grattan, Rebecca Atkinson, Kevin Boyle, Jane Boyle | 7–4 (2013) |
2019 | Chris Jeffrey, Jillian Keough, Brian King, Katie Forward | 5–4 |
Year | Team | Canadian Juniors record |
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2022 | Celia Evans, Brooke Tracy, Julia Evans, Sierra Tracy | 5–4 |
The club won the Canadian Curling Club Championships in 2023, when Abby Burgess and her rink of Brooke Tracy, Samantha Crook and Hannah Williams won the women's event. [6]
Year | Team | Canadian Club Championships record |
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2018 (men's) | Trevor Hanson, Chris Jenkins, Jeff Rankin, Chris Cogswell | 2–4 |
2023 (women's) | Abby Burgess, Brooke Tracy, Samantha Crook, Hannah Williams | 8–2 |
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