Premier curling event returns to Kingston
January 21, 2024
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The Ted Brown Classic Curling Bonspeil is back for another year The Ted Brown Classic (formerly The Whig Bonspiel) takes place Jan 25–27 with 192 curlers signed up for the invitational bonspiel. Hosted by the Royal Kingston Curling Club in collaboration with the Cataraqui Curling Club, this bonspiel promises three days of curling, fun, and entertainment. The Classic offers $7,000 in prize money, with $2,000 going to the Classic winner. This event is made possible with the support of many community businesses and organizations, with title sponsorship from Kingston’s own Tulips & Maple Catering. Learn more: https://www. |
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About Ted Brown: Ted Brown was known as “Mr. Curler” for his nearly 50 years of involvement in curling as player, coach, and builder. Ted joined the Kingston Curling Club in 1958. In 1969, he won the provincial Governor General’s double-rink competition and was a finalist in the 1970 Silver Tankard provincial championship. After winning major bonspiels in Toronto and Whitby in 1971, Brown took a Kingston rink to the Canadian championships in Fredericton in 1975, finishing with a 6–5 record. In 1976, Ted skipped a Cataraqui rink at the Canadian mixed championship in Lethbridge, Alta. By the mid-1980s, coaching became his passion. In 1989, Ted coached the Dave Allen rink to the Ontario junior men’s championship. In 1990 he coached Noel Herron’s Ontario and Canadian junior championship rinks, which later won a silver medal at the world championships in Scotland. Ted revolutionized the game with his innovation “the Brownie Brush,” which became widely used worldwide. |