Kathy O'Rourke

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Kathleen O'Rourke
Curler
Born (1964-04-30) April 30, 1964 (age 60)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Team
Curling club Charlottetown CC,
Charlottetown, PEI
Skip Suzanne Birt
Third Marie Christianson
Second Meaghan Hughes
Lead Michelle McQuaid
AlternateKathy O'Rourke
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island
Hearts appearances8 (1989, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2021, 2022)
Other appearances Canadian Mixed (1989, 1999)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Sault Ste. Marie

Kathleen O'Rourke (born April 30, 1964) [1] is a Canadian curler from Cumberland, Prince Edward Island. [2] She is a six-time provincial champion and is a former Canadian Mixed Champion. She is currently the coach of the Suzanne Birt rink. [3]

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Career

O'Rourke played in her first national women's championship in 1989, playing second for Kathie Gallant. The team finished 4–7. In 1991, she made it again, playing second for Angela Roberts, finishing 2–9. She made her third trip in 1996, playing third for Susan McInnes, finishing 6–5. This qualified the team for a tie-breaker match, which they lost to the defending champion Connie Laliberte (Team Canada) rink. In 1999, she returned once again, playing third for Rebecca Jean MacPhee, finishing with a 6–5 record once again, but missing the playoffs. In 2002, she made her fifth national championship, her first as skip. She finished the round robin with a 3–8 record. She won her sixth provincial championship in 2010, throwing second stones and skipping for Erin Carmody, and later won a silver medal at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. [4]

In mixed curling, O'Rourke won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 1989, playing lead for Robert Campbell. She played third at the 1999 Canadian Mixed, for Peter MacDonald, but did not win. She is married to Mark O'Rourke, her teammate in her 1989 Mixed Championship win. [5]

At the end of the 2010–2011 season O'Rourke retired from competitive curling. Her decision was made when teammates Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay decided to move to Calgary, Carmody to further her University studies at U of Calgary and Ramsay to relocate alongside her boyfriend. [6]

O'Rourke returned to curling in the 2012-2013 curling season, taking over the skip position of Meaghan Hughes' team. Hughes throws last rock, with O'Rourke skipping and throwing third stones. Jackie Reid and Tricia Affleck round off the team at second and lead. [7]

Personal life

O'Rourke is a retired managing partner at Grant Thornton PEI. [3]

Grand Slam record

Key
CChampion
FLost in Final
SFLost in Semifinal
QFLost in Quarterfinals
R16Lost in the round of 16
QDid not advance to playoffs
T2Played in Tier 2 event
DNPDid not participate in event
N/ANot a Grand Slam event that season

Former events

Event 2010–11
Sobeys Slam QF

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References

  1. ↑ "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Scoreboard". 12 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2021 Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Carmody hungry for rematch after Hearts loss". CBC News. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. ↑ McCormick, Murray (2009-03-02). "Inside Brier stuff". Regina Leader-Post . Canwest. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "O'Rourke returning to competitive curling". Prince Edward Island Curling Association. 30 August 2012.


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