An International Competition
The Ross Tarlton International Bonspiel is an invitational men’s competition pitting teams from clubs in the Curling Ontario (CurlON) with those from the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC). The competition, first held in November 1967 at the Board of Trade Country Club in Woodbridge, Ontario, was organized through the efforts of Ross Tarlton, Linc Seibert and Ted Childs, and patterned after the much-older Gordon International Bonspiel between the Canadian Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club and the GNCC. The site of the yearly Ross Tarlton Bonspiels alternates between the United States and Canada.
The competition is a 32-team event (16 from the GNCC and 16 from the OCA) and the
winning side is determined by the aggregate number of stones won after each team plays
all four (8-end) games. The identity of the winning side and winner of the coveted Ross Tarlton plaque, is a carefully guarded secret, which is revealed at the banquet concluding the final day of play.
The Collie Campbell Award
The Collie Campbell Memorial Award winner, presented to a person in recognition of his “sportsmanship, leadership, and devotion to the best traditions of curling.” The award is named after Hon. Colin A. Campbell, a lifetime member of the GNCC. After he died in 1978, the GNCC established The Collie Campbell Award, the first recipient of which was Ross Tarlton in 1980 and Ted Childs in 1981.
In the end, it’s the people
Although all of the Ross Tarlton International competitors play to win, the true intent of the bonspiel is to promote friendship and camaraderie between the GNCC and Ontario Provincial curlers.
Ross Tarlton International Bonspiel 