1997 World Curling Tour Championship

Curling world championship March 2026 1997 Apollo World Curling Tour Championship Winnipeg, Manitoba Granite Curling Club March 19–23 ON Team Howard MacTier CC, MacTier, Ontario Russ Howard Glenn Howard Scott Patterson Phil Loevenmark SK Randy Woytowich 1995 (Dec.) 1998 The 1997 Apollo World Curling Tour Championship was held March 19–23, 1997 at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was the 1997 edition of the Players' Championship, the championship of the men's World Curling Tour (WCT) for the 1996–97 curling season. The total purse for the event was $60,000, with the winning team receiving $14,000.Curling elite faceoff for WCT crown March 19, 1997 38 Winnipeg Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/188784024/ January 12, 2026 Russ Howard of Ontario defeated Saskatchewan's Randy Woytowich in the final, 9–5 to win the "Apollo Cup". Team Howard secured the victory by scoring a five-ender in the ninth, thanks to a couple of double takeouts by Russ' brother Glenn. With the victory, the team earned the last berth in the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.Howard grabs last Olympic Trial berth March 24, 1997 47 Winnipeg Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/188842902/ January 13, 2026 Knockout rounds The scores were as follows:Curling March 20, 1997 41 Winnipeg Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/188785753/ January 12, 2026WCT March 21, 1997 55 Winnipeg Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/188812958/ January 13, 2026Curling March 22, 1997 41 Winnipeg Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/188813392/ January 13, 2026Curling March 23, 1997 6 The Province https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-province/188814288/ January 13, 2026 A event First Knockout Qualifier 1 200px MB Vic Peters 6 SK Brian Humble 7 MB Dale Duguid 9 AB Darren Fish 4 SK Brad Heidt 5 MB Dave Boehmer 8 MB John Bubbs 7 BC Jay Peachey 2 SK Doug Harcourt 6 SK Eugene Hritzuk 5 MB Brent Scales 8 MB Dave Smith 9 ON Rich Moffatt 6 SK Warren Hassall 1 MB Kerry Burtnyk 8 BC Brent Pierce 4 SK Brian Humble 3 MB Dale Duguid 5 MB Dave Boehmer 6 MB John Bubbs 4 SK Doug Harcourt 4 MB Dave Smith 8 ON Rich Moffatt 8 MB Kerry Burtnyk 4 MB Dale Duguid 5 MB Dave Boehmer 7 MB Dave Smith 6 ON Rich Moffatt 8 MB Dave Boehmer 5 ON Rich Moffatt 6 First Knockout Qualifier 2 200px MB David Nedohin 6 ON Russ Howard 7 SK Rod Montgomery 9 SK Randy Woytowich 10 ON Bill Adams 8 ON Peter Corner 3 BC Pat Ryan 2 SK Jeff Hartung 9 AB Doran Johnson 9 AB Rob Bucholz 8 ON Al Hackner 7 AB Brent MacDonald 9 USA Pete Fenson 1 MB Jeff Stoughton 11 SK Rob Ewen 9 AB Shane Park 8 ON Russ Howard 10 SK Randy Woytowich 2 ON Bill Adams 10 SK Jeff Hartung 4 AB Doran Johnson 0 AB Brent MacDonald 6 MB Jeff Stoughton 9 SK Rob Ewen 5 ON Russ Howard 7 ON Bill Adams 8 AB Brent MacDonald 7 MB Jeff Stoughton 6 ON Bill Adams 6 AB Brent MacDonald 7 B Event Second Knockout Round 2 Qualifier 3 200px AB Rob Bucholz 3 ON Al Hackner 8 USA Pete Fenson 6 AB Shane Park 8 MB David Nedohin 2 SK Rod Montgomery 9 BC Pat Ryan 8 ON Peter Corner 5 SK Jeff Hartung 4 ON Al Hackner 6 SK Randy Woytowich 10 AB Shane Park 4 SK Rob Ewen 6 SK Rod Montgomery 2 BC Pat Ryan 11 AB Doran Johnson 4 MB Dale Duguid 8 ON Al Hackner 3 SK Randy Woytowich 10 MB Dave Smith 4 SK Rob Ewen 3 BC Pat Ryan 10 MB Dale Duguid 7 SK Randy Woytowich 3 ON Bill Adams 4 BC Pat Ryan 8 MB Dale Duguid 5 BC Pat Ryan 2 Second Knockout Round 2 Qualifier 4 200px BC Jay Peachey 8 SK Brad Heidt 3 AB Darren Fish 3 MB Vic Peters 6 MB Brent Scales W SK Eugene Hritzuk L SK Warren Hassall 3 BC Brent Pierce 5 BC Jay Peachey 3 MB Kerry Burtnyk 10 SK Doug Harcourt 8 MB Vic Peters 6 MB Brent Scales 5 SK Brian Humble 4 MB John Bubbs 4 BC Brent Pierce 9 ON Russ Howard 5 MB Kerry Burtnyk 7 SK Doug Harcourt 6 MB Jeff Stoughton 7 MB Brent Scales 7 BC Brent Pierce 3 MB Kerry Burtnyk 3 MB Jeff Stoughton 7 MB Brent Scales 8 MB Dave Boehmer 6 MB Jeff Stoughton 7 MB Brent Scales 1 C Event Third Knockout Qualifier 5 200 AB Rob Bucholz 3 USA Pete Fenson 8 BC Jay Peachey 8 MB Vic Peters 7 ON Russ Howard 8 USA Pete Fenson 3 BC Jay Peachey 7 BC Brent Pierce 5 ON Russ Howard 6 BC Jay Peachey 4 ON Russ Howard 6 BC Pat Ryan 4 Third Knockout Qualifier 6 200 AB Darren Fish 1 SK Brad Heidt 10 MB Dave Smith 7 SK Brad Heidt 2 MB John Bubbs 9 SK Brian Humble 8 MB Dave Smith 8 MB Dave Boehmer 2 MB John Bubbs 5 MB Kerry Burtnyk 6 MB Dave Smith 5 MB Kerry Burtnyk 7 Third Knockout Qualifier 7 200 ON Peter Corner 7 MB David Nedohin 2 ON Peter Corner 6 SK Doug Harcourt 3 SK Rod Montgomery 7 AB Doran Johnson 4 ON Peter Corner 7 SK Randy Woytowich 8 SK Rod Montgomery 5 ON Bill Adams 7 SK Randy Woytowich 7 ON Bill Adams 5 Third Knockout Qualifier 8 200 SK Warren Hassall 7 SK Eugene Hritzuk 2 SK Jeff Hartung W AB Shane Park 3 SK Warren Hassall 3 ON Al Hackner 8 SK Jeff Hartung 4 SK Rob Ewen 5 ON Al Hackner 6 SK Rob Ewen 7 MB Brent Scales 4 SK Rob Ewen 3 Playoffs WCT March 24, 1997 37 Winnipeg Sun https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-sun/188841722/ January 13, 2026 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 150px MB Kerry Burtnyk 5 AB Brent MacDonald 7 MB Dale Duguid 6 SK Randy Woytowich 7 MB Brent Scales 6 ON Russ Howard 7 ON Rich Moffatt 4 MB Jeff Stoughton 5 AB Brent MacDonald 5 SK Randy Woytowich 8 ON Russ Howard 7 MB Jeff Stoughton 4 SK Randy Woytowich 5 ON Russ Howard 9 Quarterfinals MB Kerry Burtnyk 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 5 AB Brent MacDonald 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 7 MB Brent Scales 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 ON Russ Howard 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 ON Rich Moffatt 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 MB Jeff Stoughton 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 MB Dale Duguid 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 SK Randy Woytowich 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 6 Semifinals AB Brent MacDonald 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 SK Randy Woytowich 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 8 ON Russ Howard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 X 7 MB Jeff Stoughton 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 Final ON Russ Howard 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 X 9 SK Randy Woytowich 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 References Players 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