The 1960 Diamond "D" Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was an invitational curling tournament held to determine Canada's national women's curling champions that year. It was held on March 25 at the Oshawa Curling rink in Oshawa, Ontario.
The tournament was a best of three series held between the champion teams from Western and Eastern Canada. Team West, skipped by Joyce McKee of Saskatchewan easily won the series, 2 games to none, over the Eastern Canadian champion Ruth Smith rink of Quebec.
The event was held as a forerunner of the first official national championship which would be held the following year.
The event was announced in November 1959, and was sponsored by Dominion Stores Ltd. The winning team was to receive gold brooches with diamonds, while the runner up rink was to receive silver brooches with diamonds.
The event was held immediately after the Eastern Canadian championship, which was held March 22 to 24.
Results Game 1 consisted of a 12 end match, while game 2 only consisted of 10 ends.
Game 1
Game 2
Qualifying Western Canada The Western Canada Women's Curling Championship was held from March 14 to 17 at the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria, British Columbia.
Team Saskatchewan, who was skipped by Joyce McKee won the double round robin event with a 5–1 record. It was the eighth and final Western Canadian Women's Championship.
All games during the Western Canadian Championship were scheduled for 12 ends.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaManitobaSaskatchewan Edmonton Skip: Dorothy Thompson Third: Elinor Myers Second: Ila Watson Lead: Vivian Kortgaard Vancouver Skip: Irene Fraser Third: Vivienne Chatenay Second: Jessie McLeod Lead: Diana Lawrence Flin Flon Skip: Isabelle Ketchen Third: Doris McFarlane Second: Isabel Phillips Lead: Ruth McConnell Saskatoon Skip: Joyce McKee Third: Sylvia Fedoruk Second: Donna Belding Lead: Muriel Coben
Standings ProvinceSkipWL Saskatchewan Joyce McKee 5 1 Alberta Dorothy Thompson 4 2 Isabelle Ketchen 2 4 British Columbia Irene Fraser 1 5
Results Draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8:00).
Draw 1 Monday, March 14, 1:30 pm
Draw 2 Monday, March 14, 7:30 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, March 15, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Wednesday, March 16, 9:00 am
Draw 5 Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 pm
Draw 6 Thursday, March 17, 9:00 am
Eastern Canada Team Quebec, consisting of Ruth Smith, Shirley Fewster, Margaret Dawson and Lydia Hope of Lacolle won the Eastern Canadian championship held March 22 to 24, just before the national final in Oshawa.
All games in the Eastern Canadian Championship were scheduled for 10 ends.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: New BrunswickNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebec Moncton Skip: Mona Comeau Third: Kay Cormack Second: Verna Shutt Lead: Evelyn Brooks Liverpool Skip: Marge Harris Third: Audrey Thorbourne Second: Dot Rowding Lead: Effie Laws Port Arthur CC, Port Arthur Skip: Elsie Forsyth Third: Helen Morgan Second: Anne Brown Lead: Ina Oikonen Charlottetown Skip: Pauline Bruden Third: Gladys Carruthers Second: Fran Whitlock Lead: Shirley Carr Lacolle Skip: Ruth Smith Third: Shirley Fewster Second: Margaret Dawson Lead: Lydia Hope
Standings ProvinceSkipWL Ruth Smith 4 0 Ontario Elsie Forsyth 3 1 New Brunswick Mona Comeau 2 2 Prince Edward Island Pauline Bruden 1 3 Marge Harris 0 4
Results
Draw 1 Tuesday, March 22
Draw 2 Tuesday, March 22
Draw 3 Wednesday, March 23
Draw 4 Wednesday, March 23
Draw 5 Thursday, March 24
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