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Autumn Gold Curling Classic

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FieldValue
NameAutumn Gold Curling Classic
Established1978
Host cityOkotoks, Alberta
ArenaOkotoks Curling Club
PurseCAD $45,000
Current championKOR Gim Eun-ji
Current2025 Autumn Gold Curling Classic

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.

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.

The 1996 and 2000 events were qualifiers for the 1997 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.

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.

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.

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:

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
1978SK Dorenda Schoenhals, Pat Hamilton, Janet Crimp, Susan HicksSK Marj Mitchell, Kendra Richards, Nancy Kerr, Wendy Leach$10,500
1979SK Crystal Brunas, Anita Ford, Randi Kelly, Nelda McDonaldAB Susan Seitz, Judy Erickson, Myrna McKay, Pat Greenfield$12,000
1980BC Kerrylyn Richard, Marion Radcliffe, Marlene Wilcox, Jan FawdryAB Joan Hart, Elly Nally, Sheila Cahoon, Sandy Turner$14,000
1981SK Kathy Fahlman, Brenda Campbell, Jan Betker, Sheila EllAB Linda Saunders, Shelley Vejprava, Connie Barrett, Kim Sloan$15,000
1982AB Ruby Sowinski, Deb Lewis, Penny Ryan, Bonnie BowerSK Kathy Fahlman$15,000
1983SK Emily Farnham, Joyce McKee, Doreen Thomas, Linda NugentAB Judy Lukowich$15,000
1984AB Sandy Turner, Peggy Harper, Darlene Tucker, Debby MazurenSK Marilyn Cheyne, Brenda Sisson, Lorie Kehler, Trixie Rhystephanick$15,000
1985ON Marilyn Bodogh-Darte, Kathy Young, Christine Jurgenson, Jan AugustynAB Sandy Turner$20,000
1986ON Marilyn Bodogh-Darte, Lorraine Lang, Christine Jurgenson, Jan AugustynSK Kathy Fahlman$20,000
1987BC Jan Wiltzen, Sue Garvey, Gailya Wasylk, Val LahucikAB Sandra Risebrough, Levonne Louie, Heather Loat, Brenda Rogers$20,000
1988SK Michelle Schneider, Joan Stricker, Lorie Kehler, Leanne EberleAB Carol Davis$20,000
1989BC Kerrylyn Richard, Penny Ryan, Sandra Jenkins, Iris NielsonAB Sandy Turner$22,000
1990AB Cheryl Bernard, Allison Rizos, Bev Kellerman, Sue FulkerthAB Linda Wild$22,000
1991SK Sandra Peterson, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia SchimlAB Diane Foster$22,000
1992SK Michelle Schneider, Kathy Fahlman, Patti Grant, Lorie KehlerAB Deb Shermack-Santos$25,000
1993SK Sherry Scheirich, Colleen Zielke, Sandra Mulroney, Lynn BellAB Glenys Bakker$26,000
1994SK Michelle Schneider, Atina Ford, Sandi McNabb, Cindy FordSWE Elisabet Johansson$26,000
1995SWE Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth PerssonAB Glenys Bakker$28,800
1996AB Shannon Kleibrink, Glenys Bakker, Shannon Nimmo, Joanne WrightBC Kelley Owen$41,000
1997AB Heather Rankin, Carolyn Darbyshire, Sally Shigehiro, Margo WrightAB Cheryl Kullman$33,000
1998ON Kim Gellard, Sherry Scheirich, Lisa Savage, Allison RossSK Amber Holland$38,000
1999AB Cathy Borst, Glenys Bakker, Brenda Bohmer, Kate HorneAB Bronwen Saunders, Evelyn Lamontagne, Tara Runquist, Brenda Turcotte$33,000
2000SK Amber Holland, Kay Montgomery, Karen Purdy, Pat BellSK Shannon Kleibrink, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit$47,500
2001AB Cathy King, Lawnie MacDonald, Brenda Bohmer, Kate HorneAB Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Barb Davies, Karen Ruus$33,000
2002AB Heather Nedohin, Atina Johnston, Lawnie MacDonald, Rona PasikaAB Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Barb Davies, Karen Ruus$48,000
2003SK Sherry Anderson, Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney, Donna GignacAB Cathy King, Lori Olson, Jackie Brett, Raylynn McCaffery$46,000
2004SK Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey BellAB Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Jody McNabb, Karen Ruus$55,000
2005ON Jenn Hanna, Joëlle Sabourin, Dawn Askin, Stephanie HannaSK Jan Betker, Sherry Linton, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit$55,000
2006BC Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee SimonsAB Crystal Webster, Desirée Robertson, Samantha Preston, Stephanie Jordan$51,000
2007MB Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn AskinAB Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Saunders, Chelsey Bell$56,000
2008AB Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey BellAB Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel$56,000
2009MB Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn AskinCHN Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Zhou Yan$56,000
2010CHN Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Sun YueAB Desirée Owen, Kalynn Park, Cary-Anne Sallows, Stephanie Malekoff$52,000
2011MB Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jenna Loder, Ashley Howard, Breanne MeakinAB Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Carolyn Darbyshire, Chelsey Matson$60,000
2012ON Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh ArmstrongON Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle$54,000
2013SCO Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire HamiltonCHN Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Zhou Yan$50,000
2014MB Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwenON Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle$50,000
2015ON Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa WeagleAB Chelsea Carey, Amy Nixon, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters$50,000
2016AB Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Scheidegger, Stephanie EnrightMB Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen$50,000
2017ON Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa WeagleUSA Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving, Becca Hamilton$50,000
2018MB Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane MeilleurMB Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen$50,000
2019MB Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane MeilleurAB Cheryl Bernard, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Kristie Moore$44,000
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
2021USA Tabitha Peterson, Nina Roth, Becca Hamilton, Tara PetersonJPN Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida$44,000
2022KOR Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-jiSUI Michèle Jäggi, Irene Schori, Stefanie Berset, Sarah Müller, Lara Stocker$44,000
2023KOR Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-jiJPN Misaki Tanaka (Fourth), Miori Nakamura (Skip), Haruka Kihara, Hiyori Ichinohe$45,000
2024KOR Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-jiCHN Wang Rui, Han Yu, Dong Ziqi, Jiang Jiayi, Su Tingyu$45,000
2025KOR Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-ji, Seol Ye-eunBC Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie$45,000

References

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