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Madison Curling Club

Coordinates: 43°01′49.3″N 89°17′11.7″W / 43.030361°N 89.286583°W / 43.030361; -89.286583
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Madison Curling Club
Location4802 Marsh Road
McFarland, WI 53558
Information
Established1921
Club typeDedicated Ice
USCA regionWisconsin
Sheets of iceSix
Rock colorsRed and Yellow   
Websitehttp://madisoncurlingclub.com/

The Madison Curling Club (MCC) is a curling club located in McFarland, Wisconsin, United States. MCC was the third-largest curling club in the United States with 570 members as of February 2014.[1] The club had 590 members for the 2019-2020 season.

History

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Planning for the club started in 1919[2] and then the Madison Curling Club was formally established in 1921. For the club's first eight years games were played under the bleachers at Camp Randall Stadium.[3] In 1930 the club moved to Burr Jones Field in Madison. In 1997 the club moved into their current facility in William McFarland Park in McFarland.[4][5] The MCC has had at least one member curl for Team USA in every Winter Olympics since curling was instated as a full Olympic sport in 1998.[1]

Leagues

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Through the curling season Madison Curling Club members participate in leagues including men's, women's, open (any combination of gender), doubles, and instructional. MCC members are assigned a 1- to 20-point value based on their experience and skill. Many leagues have a point cap not to be exceeded by each team.[6]

National and International Championships

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Teams organized out of the Madison Curling Club have won 6 United States Men's Curling Championships and 15 United States Women's Curling Championships.

The Madison Curling Club has hosted the following championship events

Bonspiels

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The Madison Curling Club hosts many bonspiels throughout the season as fundraisers or tour sanctioned events:[9]

  • Halloween Spiel
  • Curl vs Cancer Bonspiel
  • Schmecken Spiel!
  • Madison Cash Spiel
  • Mixed Doubles Bonspiel
  • Madison Men's Bonspiel
  • Madison Mixed Bonspiel
  • Madison Junior Bonspiel

Affiliations

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Notable Members

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Matt Hamilton with Olympic Gold Medal at Madison Curling Club

References

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  1. ^ a b Cap Times Open House Article
  2. ^ "Tucker Backs Curling Sport For Madison". Madison Capital Times. March 17, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "History of Madison Curling Club". Madison Capitol Times. February 22, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ History of Madison Curling Club
  5. ^ MCC Facebook Page
  6. ^ Badger Herald Article
  7. ^ "2006 US Olympic Team Trials Draw".
  8. ^ 2012 US Juniors Facebook Event Page
  9. ^ MCC Bonspiel Page
  10. ^ Wisconsin State Curling Association Directory
  11. ^ United States Curling Association Directory
  12. ^ "Craig Brown at United States Curling Association". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  13. ^ Erika Brown at United States Curling Association
  14. ^ Steve Brown at United States Curling Association
  15. ^ USA Curling Hall of Fame
  16. ^ Mike Fraboni at United States Curling Association
  17. ^ George Godfrey at United States Curling Association
  18. ^ Becca Hamilton at United States Curling Association
  19. ^ Matt Hamilton at United States Curling Association
  20. ^ Nicole Joraanstad at United States Curling Association
  21. ^ Richard Maskel at United States Curling Association
  22. ^ "Debbie McCormick at United States Curling Association". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  23. ^ Debbie McCormick at CurlingZone
  24. ^ Nina Spatola at United States Curling Association
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43°01′49.3″N 89°17′11.7″W / 43.030361°N 89.286583°W / 43.030361; -89.286583