FOR OUR VISITING BONSPIEL CURLERS:

The Chicago Curling Club has pre-negotiated a special lodging rate at the nearby Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel for our out-of-town Bonspiel curlers.
Please see the specific event links below, or contact the hotel (mentioning the Chicago Curling Club), for these specially-priced accomodations.

HEATHER BONSPIEL

This daytime bonspiel is held mid-February in even-numbered years. Teams from the United States and Canada are invited to play. Heather teams gain entry by winning designated club events. See Bonspiel Entry Guidelines.

DOLLY TARTAN BONSPIEL

This event is played annually during the second half of the curling season among the Exmoor, North Shore, and Chicago Curling Clubs. Each club enters eight teams. Each team plays two games, curling once at each of the other clubs. The first draw is in the morning and the second in the early afternoon. The winner is the club winning the most games. In case of a tie, the point differentials from each game will be used. Chicago hosts a breakfast for all participants; Exmoor and North Shore host the lunch. The series began in the 1977-78 season as the North Shore-CCC Event and was expanded to include Exmoor in 1990. Entries are solicited, and the Rinks and Events Committee selects teams

UNIVERSITY BONSPIEL

Description pending

MIXED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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AULD LAND SYNE BONSPIEL

Men and women can sign up as singles, doubles, or a full team in this final club bonspiel of the season. This is a great event for new curlers.

THE WINDY CITY OPEN BONSPIEL

New for 2009, the inaugural Windy City Bonspiel is an opportunity for get an early jump on the curling season! This will be a 24-rink bonspiel with 4 events and a 4-game guarantee, all capped with traditional Chicago Curling Club hospitality; raffles, free draft beer, breakfasts/lunches/dinners (depending on the day). There is no limit to the number of teams per club.

THE STEUART TRAY BONSPIEL

The Steuart Tray Bonspiel was founded in 1949 in honor of Steuart Tray, Sr., a Wauwatosa, Wisconsin., curler who passed away in 1948 at the young age of 44. His friends at the Wauwatosa Curling Club decided to sponsor an event in his honor and asked the Milwaukee and Chicago Curling Clubs to join in the bonspiel to recall the days and times when Wauwatosa had the only artificial ice facility in the Midwest (circa 1940). At that time, the Chicago and Milwaukee Curling Clubs had natural ice rinks, and they had to finish their events when the weather and temperature decided that it was time to do so. This one-day, tri-club event helps curlers recall these days of great camaraderie.
The event rotates among the three clubs. Participants can sign up as complete or partial teams or as individuals. The club winning the most games is declared the winner and keeps the trophy until the next bonspiel.

THE OLD BOYS' BONSPIEL

The Senior “O.B.” Bonspiel is held the first weekend of December. This is a 20-team Bonspiel. Team applications are sent out as a separate mailing. Membership in the Seniors of CCC is required for CCC members to participate. The “Old Turkey” award for outstanding service to Senior Curling is given at the “O.B.” Banquet. The selection committee consists of the immediate Past President and the last two active recipients of the award.

GLOAMIN GAELS BONSPIEL

This annual invitational bonspiel, held the first weekend in January, is sponsored by the evening women curlers, the Gloamin’ Gaels. Entry into the bonspiel is by invitation or by winning designated Heather events. See Bonspiel Entry Guidelines.

MEN'S INTERNATIONAL BONSPIEL

This is a 32-team bonspiel with curlers from the principal clubs in Canada and the United States. The results of the McBain-Penfield Event determine the CCC entries.

THE DAR CURTIS BONSPIEL

The Dar Curtis is sponsored by the Illinois Curling Association (ICA) for all Illinois curling clubs and their rated Leads and Seconds. This event is run in a regular bonspiel format, and teams can consist of men only, women only, or mixed. Teams or individuals from any Illinois curling club can sign up; individual signups will be placed on a team. All participants receive a pin, and the names of the winners of the event are engraved on the Dar Curtis trophy.

IILINAE BONSPIEL

This annual bonspiel is sponsored by the Illinae to promote inter-club play. All Heathers are eligible to enter a team. Hosting this bonspiel rotates among member clubs. Composite teams from more than one club are also eligible.