1960 Diamond D Championship

1960 Diamond "D" Championship
Host cityOshawa, Ontario
ArenaOshawa Curling rink
DatesMarch 25
WinnerWest
Curling clubHub City CC, Saskatoon
SkipJoyce McKee
ThirdSylvia Fedoruk
SecondDonna Belding
LeadMuriel Coben
FinalistEast (Ruth Smith)
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The 1960 Diamond "D" Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was an invitational curling tournament held to determine Canada's national women's curling champions that year. It was held on March 25 at the Oshawa Curling rink in Oshawa, Ontario.[1]

The tournament was a best of three series held between the champion teams from Western and Eastern Canada. Team West, skipped by Joyce McKee of Saskatchewan easily won the series, 2 games to none, over the Eastern Canadian champion Ruth Smith rink of Quebec.

The event was held as a forerunner of the first official national championship which would be held the following year.

The event was announced in November 1959, and was sponsored by Dominion Stores Ltd. The winning team was to receive gold brooches with diamonds, while the runner up rink was to receive silver brooches with diamonds.[2]

The event was held immediately after the Eastern Canadian championship, which was held March 22 to 24.

Results

Game 1 consisted of a 12 end match, while game 2 only consisted of 10 ends.[3]

Game 1

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
West (McKee) 1 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11
East (Smith) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

Game 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
West (McKee) 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 8
East (Smith) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5

Qualifying

Western Canada

The Western Canada Women's Curling Championship was held from March 14 to 17 at the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria, British Columbia.[4][5]

Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Joyce McKee won the double round robin event with a 5–1 record.[6] It was the eighth and final Western Canadian Women's Championship.

All games during the Western Canadian Championship were scheduled for 12 ends.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[5]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Saskatchewan
Edmonton

Skip: Dorothy Thompson
Third: Elinor Myers
Second: Ila Watson
Lead: Vivian Kortgaard

Vancouver

Skip: Irene Fraser
Third: Vivienne Chatenay
Second: Jessie McLeod
Lead: Diana Lawrence

Flin Flon

Skip: Isabelle Ketchen
Third: Doris McFarlane
Second: Isabel Phillips
Lead: Ruth McConnell

Saskatoon

Skip: Joyce McKee
Third: Sylvia Fedoruk
Second: Donna Belding
Lead: Muriel Coben

Standings

Province Skip W L
Saskatchewan Joyce McKee 5 1
Alberta Dorothy Thompson 4 2
Manitoba Isabelle Ketchen 2 4
British Columbia Irene Fraser 1 5

Results

Draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8:00).[5]

Draw 1

Monday, March 14, 1:30 pm[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Manitoba (Ketchen) 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Saskatchewan (McKee) 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Thompson) 0 1 0 2 0 4 3 0 3 0 3 X 16
British Columbia (Fraser) 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 10
Draw 2

Monday, March 14, 7:30 pm[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Manitoba (Ketchen) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3
Alberta (Thompson) 3 1 0 6 2 2 0 4 1 1 X X 20
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (McKee) 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 11
British Columbia (Fraser) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 7
Draw 3

Tuesday, March 15, 9:00 am[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Manitoba (Ketchen) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 11
British Columbia (Fraser) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (McKee) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 8
Alberta (Thompson) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 7
Draw 4

Wednesday, March 16, 9:00 am[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
British Columbia (Fraser) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
Alberta (Thompson) 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 X 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (McKee) 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9
Manitoba (Ketchen) 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 8
Draw 5

Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 pm[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Manitoba (Ketchen) 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 8
Alberta (Thompson) 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 X 16
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Saskatchewan (McKee) 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 X 12
British Columbia (Fraser) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Draw 6

Thursday, March 17, 9:00 am[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Manitoba (Ketchen) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 8
British Columbia (Fraser) 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 14
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
Alberta (Thompson) 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 11
Saskatchewan (McKee) 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 14

Eastern Canada

Team Quebec, consisting of Ruth Smith, Shirley Fewster, Margaret Dawson and Lydia Hope of Lacolle won the Eastern Canadian championship held March 22 to 24, just before the national final in Oshawa.[10][11]

All games in the Eastern Canadian Championship were scheduled for 10 ends.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[12]

New Brunswick Nova Scotia Ontario[13] Prince Edward Island Quebec
Moncton

Skip: Mona Comeau
Third: Kay Cormack
Second: Verna Shutt
Lead: Evelyn Brooks

Liverpool

Skip: Marge Harris
Third: Audrey Thorbourne
Second: Dot Rowding
Lead: Effie Laws

Port Arthur CC, Port Arthur

Skip: Elsie Forsyth
Third: Helen Morgan
Second: Anne Brown
Lead: Ina Oikonen

Charlottetown

Skip: Pauline Bruden
Third: Gladys Carruthers
Second: Fran Whitlock
Lead: Shirley Carr

Lacolle

Skip: Ruth Smith
Third: Shirley Fewster
Second: Margaret Dawson
Lead: Lydia Hope

Standings

Province Skip W L
Quebec Ruth Smith 4 0
Ontario Elsie Forsyth 3 1
New Brunswick Mona Comeau 2 2
Prince Edward Island Pauline Bruden 1 3
Nova Scotia Marge Harris 0 4

Results

Draw 1

Tuesday, March 22[14]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Forsyth) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 6
Quebec (Smith) 1 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Bruden) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7
Nova Scotia (Harris) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
Draw 2

Tuesday, March 22[15]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (Comeau) 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 10
Prince Edward Island (Bruden) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Forsyth) 0 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 11
Nova Scotia (Harris) 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7
Draw 3

Wednesday, March 23[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Smith) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 8
Prince Edward Island (Bruden) 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (Harris) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
New Brunswick (Comeau) 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 3 3 X 14
Draw 4

Wednesday, March 23[12]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Smith) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 9
New Brunswick (Comeau) 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Forsyth) 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 12
Prince Edward Island (Bruden) 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 7
Draw 5

Thursday, March 24[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Smith) 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 9
Nova Scotia (Harris) 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Forsyth) 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 9
New Brunswick (Comeau) 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7

References

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  2. ^ "New contest announced for women curlers". Regina Leader-Post. November 4, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Saskatoon Foursome Eliminates Quebec". The Albertan. March 26, 1960. p. 21. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Defending Champions First on McKee's List". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 14, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Wide-Open Curling Race Predicted". Victoria Times Colonist. Newspapers.com. March 14, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Five Victories For McKee Rink". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 18, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Albertans Surge Into Curling Lead". Victoria Times-Colonist. March 15, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Fedoruk, Ernie (March 16, 1960). "Stumble Will Be Costly During Stretch Sprint". Victoria Times Colonist. Newspapers.com. p. 10. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Prairie Foursomes In Title Scramble". Vancouver Sun. March 17, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "Quebec Rink Wins Title at Oshawa". Montreal Star. March 24, 1960. p. 57. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Quebec Rink Rallies On Last End To Capture Ladies' Curling Title". Montreal Gazette. March 25, 1960. p. 24. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "Quebec Tops Lady Curlers With 3 Wins". The Globe and Mail. Newspapers.com. March 24, 1960. p. 31. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Women Seek Eastern Title". The Kingston Whit-Standard. Newspapers.com. Canadian Press. March 22, 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  14. ^ "First-Round 'Spiel Win To Quebec". The Montreal Star. March 22, 1960. p. 29. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Ontario Ladies Win One Game, Lose in Second". The Globe and Mail. Newspapers.com. March 23, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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