The Madison Cash Spiel (formerly the Laphroaig Curling Championship, the Laphroaig Scotch Open, The Korbel Championship and the Morgan Stanley Curling Classic) was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Madison Curling Club in Madison, Wisconsin. The tournament was held in a round-robin format. The men's tournament, started in 2003 as part of the World Curling Tour, was held every year since its inception until 2013. The women's tournament began in 2011. The tournament was part of the Great Lakes Curling Tour.
Only skip's name is displayed.
Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | Craig Brown | ||
2004 | Pete Fenson | ||
2005 | Pete Fenson | ||
2006 | Craig Brown | ||
2007 | Craig Brown | Trevor Bonot | |
2008 | Greg Romaniuk | Pete Fenson | $16,000 |
2009 | Kroy Nernberger [1] | Pete Fenson | $16,000 |
2010 | Todd Birr [2] | Matt Hamilton | $14,100 |
2011 | Pete Fenson | David Brown | |
2012 | Pete Fenson | John Shuster | $10,800 |
2013 | Todd Birr | Mike Farbelow | $10,800 |
Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Erika Brown | Patti Lank | |
2012 | Erika Brown | Jill Mouzar | $12,000 |
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, consisting of several games, often held on a weekend. Until the 20th century most bonspiels were held outdoors, on a frozen freshwater loch. Today almost all bonspiels are held indoors on specially prepared artificial ice.
The Plainfield Curling Club is a nonprofit curling club located in South Plainfield, New Jersey. It owns and operates the only dedicated curling facility in New Jersey. It was founded in 1963, with the members initially using rented ice and curling outdoors. The current two-sheet structure was completed in 1967.
College Curling USA is the governing body of collegiate Curling in the US. The organization acts as the NCAA does in other college sports — setting game play, eligibility, and organizational rules. College Curling USA is affiliated with United States Curling Association (USCA), the organization responsible for organizing Olympic teams.
The St. Paul Let's Cure Lupus Cash Spiel is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is part of the World Curling Tour. The bonspiel takes place during the 6th/7th week of the Tour. In the past, the event has been held using a triple knockout format, but a round-robin tournament format has been used since the 2010 spiel. The men's tournament was started in 1994 and has been held every year since 1998 as part of the World Curling Tour. The women's tournament is due to begin in 2011.
The Challenge de Curling de Gatineau is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, on the World Curling Tour. It is held annually in late October in the City of Gatineau, Quebec. The men's tournament was started in 2009, while the women's tournament was started in 2011, but discontinued after 2013.
The Potomac Curling Club is a curling club started in 1961 and currently curling in Laurel, Maryland. Operating out of the National Capital Curling Center, a dedicated curling ice facility at The Gardens Ice House operated under a long-term lease since 2002, the group maintains four sheets of dedicated curling ice, the only dedicated curling ice in the Washington, D.C., area. The club operates during the main curling season, although social events for the membership occur during the summer.
The Karuizawa International Curling Championships is a curling bonspiel held annually since the Olympic Games in Nagano at the SCAP Karuizawa Arena in Kariuzawa, Japan. The bonspiel is held to commemorate the curling event at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the first official curling event in the Olympic programme since the 1924 Winter Olympics. It is also held to help promote curling throughout Japan. The event became a World Curling Tour event in 2014.
The Curl Mesabi Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at Curl Mesabi's venue, the Range Recreation and Civic Center, in Eveleth, Minnesota. The tournament is held in a round-robin format. The men's tournament, started c. 2003, and joined the World Curling Tour in 2007. Women were allowed to participate in the men's tournament until 2011, when a separate women's tournament was created. The women's event was not held in 2013. The event is part of the United States Order of Merit System, used to determine the teams which will directly qualify to the National Championships each year. The bonspiel is also part of the Great Lakes Curling Tour. The event's coordinator is Phill Drobnick.
The Challenge de Curling Desjardins, formerly the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Aréna de Clermont and the Club de Curling Nairn in Clermont, Québec. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The tournament, which was sponsored by Casino de Charlevoix until 2021, has been held every year since its inception in 2003 and was part of the World Curling Tour. This tournament, along with the Challenge Casino Lac Leamy, was one of the few major curling events in Québec. Desjardins Insurance became the title sponsor in 2022.
The 2011 Green Bay Cash Spiel was a bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Green Bay Curling Club in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The tournament was held as a triple-knockout format. The tournament was established in 2011 as a part of the World Curling Tour, the Ontario Curling Tour, and the Great Lakes Curling Tour.
The World Financial Group Classic was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament was held in a triple-knockout format in its first year, but was held in a round robin format in 2011. The tournament was part of the World Curling Tour.
The Edinburgh International is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place in late November at the Murrayfield Curling Club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The tournament is held in a round robin format.
The 2011 Laphroaig Scotch Open was held from December 2 to 4 at the Madison Curling Club in Madison, Wisconsin as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format.
The Pomeroy Inn & Suites Prairie Showdown was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Grande Prairie Curling Club in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The bonspiel was played in a triple knockout format. The bonspiel was started in 2012 as part of the World Curling Tour.
The Bernick's Miller Lite Open was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, Minnesota. The tournament was held in a round robin format. The tournament was started in 2012 as part of the World Curling Tour and lasted for four seasons.
The Original 16 Tour Bonspiel is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament is held in a round robin format. It was also a World Curling Tour event from 2012 to 2019.
The Good Times Bonspiel is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament is held in a double knockout format. The tournament started in 2013 as part of the World Curling Tour's regional developmental series of events. After the 2014–15 season, the event was discontinued until it returned for the 2019–20 season under the new name, The Good Times Bonspiel.
The Madison Curling Club (MCC) is a curling club located in McFarland, Wisconsin, United States. MCC was the third-largest curling club in the United States with 570 members as of February 2014. The club had 590 members for the 2019-2020 season.
The Curve US Open of Curling is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota. It was held as part of the men's World Curling Tour from 2014 to 2019 and as part of the women's WCT from 2016 to 2019, though women's teams were invited to participate in the 2014 event. The purse for the event is $14,000 USD on both the men's and women's sides.
The Duluth Curling Club (DCC) is a curling club located in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. DCC is the curling club with the second largest membership in the United States.