Madison Curling Club
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| Madison Curling Club | |
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| Location | 4802 Marsh Road McFarland, WI 53558 |
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| Established | 1921 |
| Club type | Dedicated Ice |
| USCA region | Wisconsin |
| Sheets of ice | Six |
| Rock colors | Red and Yellow |
| Website | http://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.
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
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
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
- 1968 US Curling Championship
- 2001 US Curling Championship
- 2005 US Curling Championship (served as US Olympic Trials in 2005).[7]
- 1975 US Junior Championship
- 1987 US Women's Junior Championship
- 1994 US Junior Championship
- 2012 US Junior Championship[8]
Bonspiels
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
