King Cash Spiel Explained

The King Cash Spiel, formerly the Golden Ears Curling Classic and the Coronation Group Classic, is an annual cashspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Golden Ears Curling Club^[1] in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The event has been on and off again as part of the World Curling Tour, and has been held since 1981.^[2] The tournament is held in a round robin format.

Past champions

Men

Year	Winning team	Runner up team	Purse (CAD)
1981			$30,000
1982[3]		Keith Switzer	$38,000
1988[4]	Terry Owen
1991[5]			$15,000
1992[6]		Milt Sinclair	$23,000
1994[7]		Ed Dezura	$22,000
2013[8]			$7,500
2014[9]		Sebastien Robillard, Tyler Klymchuk, Dylan Somerton, Chris Brezina	$6,900
2017 (Jan.)			$3,000[10]
			$12,000
2018			$9,600
2019[11]			$11,500
2020	Cancelled
2021[12]			$11,400
2022[13]			$11,400
2023[14]	Jason Montgomery, Chris Baier, Miles Craig, Troy Cowan	Jeff Richard, Richard Krell, Daniel Wenzek, Connor Deane	$12,800
2024[15]	Jason Montgomery, Chris Baier, Miles Craig, Troy Cowan	Cameron de Jong, Corey Chester, Alex Horvath, Brayden Carpenter	$12,800

Women

Year	Winning team	Runner up team	Purse (CAD)
2013[16]		Kalia Van Osch, Marika Van Osch, Sarah Daniels, Ashley Sanderson	$11,400
2014[17]			$9,600
2015[18]			$8,100
2017 (Jan.)			$8,000[19]
		Kesa Van Osch, Marika Van Osch, Kalia Van Osch, Amy Gibson	$8,000
2018		Diane Gushulak, Grace MacInnes, Jessie Sanderson, Ashley Sanderson	$8,000
2019[20]			$7,000
2020	Cancelled
2021[21]	Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Cierra Fisher, Sydney Brilz		$5,700
2022[22]		Shawna Jensen, Layna Pohlod, Sarah Wong, Amanda Wong	$5,700
2023[23]	Holly Hafeli, Jorja Kopytko, Ella Casparis, Natalie Hafeli	Kim Dennis, Layna Pohlod, Jessie Sanderson, Ashley Sanderson	$9,600
2024[24]	Kristen Ryan, Shannon Joanisse, Megan Yamamoto, Kirsten Fox		$9,600

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cashspiel Calendar - Curl BC.
2. News: Pierce gains solace. March 3, 1981. The Province. December 7, 2020.
3. News: Nova Scotia family leads after surprising Manitoba. March 2, 1982. Victoria Times-Colonist. December 7, 2020.
4. News: Owen wins Golden Ears bonspiel. November 22, 1988. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. December 7, 2020.
5. News: Moore wins Golden Ears bonspiel. November 19, 1991. Vancouver Sun. December 7, 2020.
6. News: Gessner takes prize. November 24, 1992. Vancouver Sun. December 7, 2020.
7. Web site: CurlingZone. www.curlingzone.com.
8. Web site: CurlingZone. www.curlingzone.com.
9. Web site: CurlingZone. www.curlingzone.com.
10. Web site: King Cash Spiel. CurlingZone.
11. Web site: 2019 King Cash Spiel. CurlingZone. September 16, 2019.
12. Web site: Robillard Wins King Cash Spiel. CurlingZone. December 14, 2021.
13. Web site: 2022 King Cash Spiel – Men's. CurlingZone. December 5, 2022.
14. Web site: 2023 King Cash Spiel – Men's. CurlingZone. October 22, 2023.
15. Web site: 2024 King Cash Spiel – Men's. CurlingZone. October 21, 2024.
16. Web site: CurlingZone. www.curlingzone.com.
17. Web site: CurlingZone. www.curlingzone.com.
18. Web site: CurlingZone. www.curlingzone.com.
19. Web site: King Cash Spiel. CurlingZone.
20. Web site: 2019 King Cash Spiel. CurlingZone. September 16, 2019.
21. Web site: Reese-Hansen Wins 2021 King Cash Spiel. CurlingZone. December 14, 2021.
22. Web site: 2022 King Cash Spiel – Women's. CurlingZone. December 5, 2022.
23. Web site: 2023 King Cash Spiel – Women's. CurlingZone. October 23, 2023.
24. Web site: 2024 King Cash Spiel – Women's. CurlingZone. October 21, 2024.