The 1947 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 6, 1947 at Saint John Arena in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Team Manitoba, skipped by Jimmy Welsh, won the Brier Tankard after finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record. This was Manitoba's eleventh Brier championship and the fifth time in which a team finished the Brier unbeaten.

British Columbia and Saskatchewan finished round robin play tied for second with 6-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff for runner-up where British Columbia would beat Saskatchewan 10-9. In the game, Saskatchewan skip Garnet Campbell missed a shot for six in the 11th end, scoring one instead. In the 12th end, BC scored a three-ender to win the game.

Teams The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaNorthern OntarioCalgary CC, Calgary Skip: Howard Palmer Third: Bob Munro Second: Chub Irish Lead: Bill WatsonTrail CC, Trail Skip: Frenchy D'Amour Third: Robert McGhie Second: Frederick Wendell Lead: James MarkDeer Lodge CC, Winnipeg Skip: Jimmy Welsh Third: Alex Welsh Second: Jock Reid Lead: Harry Monk Sr.Fredericton CC, Fredericton Skip: Arthur Limerick Third: Walter Limerick Second: Victor Limerick Lead: James HowieKirkland Lake CC, Kirkland Lake Skip: Don Best Third: Thomas Marston Second: Lynn Williamson Lead: Harry McNabbOntarioPrince Edward IslandMayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Jeffrey Flinn Third: Harold Lanaghan Second: Reginald Piercey Lead: William WardToronto CC, Toronto Skip: Nicol MacNicol Third: Edmond O'Donnell Second: Gordon Denison Lead: Adam F. SpencerCharlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Frank Acorn Third: Andrew Likely Second: John Squarebriggs Lead: Arnett HowattVictoria CC, Quebec City Skip: Robert Cream Third: Thomas Beattie Second: Herbert Simons Lead: Tomas DeWolfeAvonlea CC, Avonlea Skip: Garnet Campbell Third: Glen Campbell Second: Lloyd Campbell Lead: Alexander Campbell

Round robin standings KeyBrier champion ProvinceSkipWLPFPA Jimmy Welsh 9 0 122 65 British Columbia Frenchy D'Amour 6 3 90 75 Saskatchewan Garnet Campbell 6 3 97 91 New Brunswick Arthur Limerick 5 4 100 89 Northern Ontario Don Best 5 4 94 77 Jeffrey Flinn 4 5 81 87 Alberta Howard Palmer 4 5 95 78 Ontario Nicol MacNicol 3 6 83 98 Quebec Robert Cream 2 7 79 107 Prince Edward Island Frank Acorn 1 8 60 134

Round robin results Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Playoff

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