Curling Events

Our “Get Started” leagues focus on instruction for new curling members, and curlers wishing to improve their skills.

GSL - Level I runs on Tuesday evenings, at 6pm.

Qualified instructors give the participants the tools they need to play the great game of curling.

Instruction is provided from October to December starting with learning the basics of curling. In January, the participants are put into teams and they play actual curling games, with the instructors’ assistance. This helps participants to learn the strategy of the game.

GSL - Level II runs on Tuesday evenings, at 8pm.

Level II is ideal for curlers that have completed GSL Level I or for those that have past curling experience but have taken several years off from the sport and want to brush up on their skills.
Participants are divided into teams and games are played, with guidance from instructors when needed.

Men’s Club Championship

The Men’s Club Championship draws take place on Monday evening, with 2-3 draws each Monday. This event is a team entry or individuals can sign up from which teams are created. This event runs the length of the curling season. Teams are in flights, with total points determining flight movement at scheduled intervals.

After the final round robin draw, playoffs are held to determine champions in four events.

The “President’s Cup”, sponsored by TD Canada Trust, is awarded to the Men’s Club “C” team that accumulates the most points throughout the regular curling season.

Thursday Men’s Events

The Chester Pegg Men’s Event runs from October to December. The Scrapper’s Event commences in January, running until the end of the season and is open to all categories: Men, Women’s, Mixed, Seniors, and Juniors.

Games times alternate with Women’s Club “C” on Thursday evenings.

Chester Pegg Event

This event takes place October through December. Participants enter according to club rated positions; skips choose players via a lottery format.

Scrapper’s Event

This event takes place January through to the end of the season. It is an “open” event. Teams can be entered from any section of the Club: Men’s, Women’s, Mixed, Seniors, and Juniors.

Jacket Event

This event, sponsored by the Highland Country Club – Pro Shop, is a combination of five tag-draw games that take place throughout the season. Each is an 8 end game followed by a meal. Team members are drawn randomly according to club rated positions. Points are accumulated over the 5 events for each skip, vice, second, and lead.

Day Mens

The Day Men curl on Mondays and Thursdays, with some events held periodically on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Some of the Day Men’s events include: Club C Event held on Thursdays, In-Club Bonspiels, Day Men’s Final Event, Home & Home with the London Curling Club, a Christmas Party & Closing Banquet, as well as several Breakfast Spiels. There are invitational in and out of club competitive bonspiels throughout Southwestern Ontario with minimum ages of 55, 60, or 70.

Evening Women’s

Curling for Women takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Tuesday’s teams are made up by a draw that changes every 6 weeks and Thursday’s event is a team entry that runs the whole season.

Women’s Club Championship

A Women’s Club Championship event takes place on Thursday evenings, this event is a team entry event.
After the final round robin draw, playoffs are held to determine champions in each flight.

The “Aggregate Award” is awarded to the Women’s Club “C” team that accumulates the most points throughout the regular curling season.

Jewel Event

This event, sponsored by Diamani Fine Jewellery, is a combination of five tag-draw games that take place throughout the season. Team members are drawn randomly according to club rated positions. Points are accumulated over the 5 events for each skip, vice, second, and lead.

Day Women’s Club Championship

This event takes place on Monday afternoons. The event runs the length of the curling season. This event is a team entry event.

Tuesday & Thursday Day Women’s Curling

Tuesday and Thursday events are individual sign up. Teams are created for the duration of each event. Event length varies from one day to six weeks.

There is a “Coffee Party” in late September during which information and particulars are provided about the various Day Women’s events, and sign up procedures.

In addition to regular weekly curling, there are several mixed bonspiels.

Mixed Club Championship

A Mixed Club Championship event takes place on Wednesday evenings. This event is a team entry event.
Flights are adjusted after each round robin. Playoffs are held to close out the season with ALL teams participating according to their flight placing.

Friday Night Mixed

Friday nights are for social mixed curling. Entry is by couple or individual.
This event is in 2 sessions, with sign up required for each session. Teams are reconfigured for each session. Each session ends with a prize presentation to the winning couples.

Snowbird

A Snowbird Membership is available for Men and Women daytime curlers only. It is a 3 month membership that runs from the start of the season to the end of January – it is geared to those that go south in the latter half of the season. It allows the member to participate in all of the daytime leagues until the end of January.

Junior

Our Junior program is for boys & girls aged 20 & younger. This group includes both novice and experienced curlers. They play Sunday afternoons between 1pm and 3pm.

Bantam

Our Junior program is for boys & girls aged 16 & younger. This group includes both novice and experienced curlers. They play Sunday afternoons between 1pm and 3pm.

Little Rocks

Our Little Rocks program is for boys & girls between the ages of 7 and 12. This group includes both novice and experienced curlers. They play Sunday afternoons between 1pm and 3pm.

Opportunities to represent Highland exist for nearly all levels of curling. Highland has won several Ontario Banners in the past few years, and is usually well represented at Zone, Divisional and Provincial levels.

OCA dues are required to be paid by all curlers representing the club at OCA and national events.

You are encouraged to enter teams to represent Highland Country Club.