Autumn Gold Curling Classic facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic |
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| Established | 1978 |
| Host city | Calgary, Alberta |
| Arena | Calgary Curling Club |
| Purse | CAD $45,000 |
| 2023 champion |  Gim Eun-ji |
The Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic is an annual women's World Curling Tour event held at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the first Grand Slam event of the season from 2006 to 2014, but is no longer considered one of the official Grand Slams.
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.
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 of Curling event, the Wang Bingyu rink from China.
Sponsors
- JoAnne's Fashions (1978–1980)
- Labatt (1985–1990)
- Husky Oil (1991–2002)
- Trail Appliances (2003–2009)
- Curlers Corner (2010–present)
Past champions
Past champions are as follows:
| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Dorenda Schoenhals, Pat Hamilton, Janet Crimp, Susan Hicks |
Marj Mitchell, Kendra Richards, Nancy Kerr, Wendy Leach |
$10,500 |
| 1979 | Crystal Brunas, Anita Ford, Randi Kelly, Nelda McDonald |
 Susan Seitz, Judy Erickson, Myrna McKay, Pat Greenfield |
$12,000 |
| 1980 |  Kerrylyn Richard, Marion Radcliffe, Marlene Wilcox, Jan Fawdry |
Joan Hart, Elly Nally, Sheila Cahoon, Sandy Turner |
$14,000 |
| 1981 | Kathy Fahlman, Brenda Campbell, Jan Betker, Sheila Ell |
Linda Saunders, Shelley Vejprava, Connie Barrett, Kim Sloan |
$15,000 |
| 1982 | Ruby Sowinski, Deb Lewis, Penny Ryan, Bonnie Bower |
Kathy Fahlman |
$15,000 |
| 1983 | Emily Farnham, Joyce McKee, Doreen Thomas, Linda Nugent |
Judy Lukowich |
$15,000 |
| 1984 | Sandy Turner, Peggy Harper, Darlene Tucker, Debby Mazuren |
Merilyn Cheyne |
$15,000 |
| 1985 |  Marilyn Bodogh-Darte, Kathy Young, Christine Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn |
Sandy Turner |
$20,000 |
| 1986 | Marilyn Bodogh-Darte, Lorraine Lang, Christine Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn |
Kathy Fahlman |
$20,000 |
| 1987 | Jan Wiltzen, Sue Garvey, Gailya Wasylk, Val Lahucik |
Sandra Risebrough, Levonne Louie, Heather Loat, Brenda Rogers |
$20,000 |
| 1988 | Michelle Schneider, Joan Stricker, Lorie Kehler, Leanne Eberle |
Carol Davis |
$20,000 |
| 1989 | Kerrylyn Richard, Penny Ryan, Sandra Jenkins, Iris Nielson |
Sandy Turner |
$22,000 |
| 1990 | Cheryl Bernard, Allison Rizos, Bev Kellerman, Sue Fulkerth |
Linda Wild |
$22,000 |
| 1991 | Sandra Peterson, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Schiml |
Diane Foster |
$22,000 |
| 1992 | Michelle Schneider, Kathy Fahlman, Patti Grant, Lorie Kehler |
Deb Shermack-Santos |
$25,000 |
| 1993 | Sherry Scheirich, Colleen Zielke, Sandra Mulroney, Lynn Bell |
Glenys Bakker |
$26,000 |
| 1994 | Michelle Schneider, Atina Ford, Sandi McNabb, Cindy Ford |
 Elisabet Johansson |
$26,000 |
| 1995 | Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson |
Glenys Bakker |
$28,800 |
| 1996 | Shannon Kleibrink, Glenys Bakker, Shannon Nimmo, Joanne Wright |
Kelley Owen |
$41,000 |
| 1997 | Heather Rankin, Carolyn Darbyshire, Sally Shigehiro, Margo Wright |
Cheryl Kullman |
$33,000 |
| 1998 | Kim Gellard, Sherry Scheirich, Lisa Savage, Allison Ross |
Amber Holland |
$38,000 |
| 1999 | Cathy Borst, Glenys Bakker, Brenda Bohmer, Kate Horne |
Bronwen Saunders, Evelyn Lamontagne, Tara Runquist, Brenda Turcotte |
$33,000 |
| 2000 | Amber Holland, Kay Montgomery, Karen Purdy, Pat Bell |
Shannon Kleibrink, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit |
$47,500 |
| 2001 | Cathy King, Lawnie MacDonald, Brenda Bohmer, Kate Horne |
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Barb Davies, Karen Ruus |
$33,000 |
| 2002 | Heather Nedohin, Atina Johnston, Lawnie MacDonald, Rona Pasika |
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Barb Davies, Karen Ruus |
$48,000 |
| 2003 | Sherry Anderson, Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney, Donna Gignac |
Cathy King, Lori Olson, Jackie Brett, Raylynn McCaffery |
$46,000 |
| 2004 | Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey Bell |
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Jody McNabb, Karen Ruus |
$55,000 |
| 2005 | Jenn Hanna, Joëlle Sabourin, Dawn Askin, Stephanie Hanna |
Jan Betker, Sherry Linton, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit |
$55,000 |
| 2006 | Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons |
Crystal Webster, Desirée Robertson, Samantha Preston, Stephanie Jordan |
$51,000 |
| 2007 |  Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin |
Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Saunders, Chelsey Bell |
$56,000 |
| 2008 | Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell |
Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel |
$56,000 |
| 2009 | Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin |
 Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Zhou Yan |
$56,000 |
| 2010 | Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Sun Yue |
Desirée Owen, Kalynn Park, Cary-Anne Sallows, Stephanie Malekoff |
$52,000 |
| 2011 | Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jenna Loder, Ashley Howard, Breanne Meakin |
Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Carolyn Darbyshire, Chelsey Matson |
$60,000 |
| 2012 | Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong |
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle |
$54,000 |
| 2013 |  Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton |
Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang, Zhou Yan |
$50,000 |
| 2014 | Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen |
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle |
$50,000 |
| 2015 | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle |
Chelsea Carey, Amy Nixon, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters |
$50,000 |
| 2016 | Casey Scheidegger, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Scheidegger, Stephanie Enright |
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen |
$50,000 |
| 2017 | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle |
 Nina Roth, Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving, Becca Hamilton |
$50,000 |
| 2018 | Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur |
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen |
$50,000 |
| 2019 | Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Meilleur |
Cheryl Bernard, Cary-Anne McTaggart, Jessie Haughian, Kristie Moore |
$44,000 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta | ||
| 2021 | Tabitha Peterson, Nina Roth, Becca Hamilton, Tara Peterson |
 Satsuki Fujisawa, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida |
$44,000 |
| 2022 | Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji |
 Michèle Jäggi, Irene Schori, Stefanie Berset, Sarah Müller, Lara Stocker |
$44,000 |
| 2023 | Gim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji |
Misaki Tanaka (Fourth), Miori Nakamura (Skip), Haruka Kihara, Hiyori Ichinohe, Yuuna Harada |
$45,000 |
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