Doug Bothamley Memorial Open Cash Spiel a success say organizers
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Bob Ursel of Kelowna gutted out a 6-2 win over Castlegar’s Myron Nichol in the A-Final of the Doug Bothamley Memorial Open Cash Spiel Sunday at the Nelson Curling Club.
However, while Ursel, third Dave Stephenson, second Don Freschi of Trail and lead, Fred Thomson of Nelson, may have won $2,100, tournament organizer Nando Salviulo said everyone was a winner.
“Almost every rink went home with money,” Salviulo said Sunday.
The Ursel rink, put together this season to compete on the Senior’s circuit, qualifed in the A event with Tom Buchy of Kimberley, Nichol and Chris Ducharme of Creston.
Ursel dumped Ducharme while Nichol surprised Buchy to reach the A Final.
Nichol took home $1,400 for finishing second, the same as Nelson’s Rick Cutler, winner of the B Event.
Cutler, who defeated Justin Umpherville of Fruitvale, knocked off the Peet rink of Creston, to capture the B Event.
The Pellerin rink of Cranbrook outlasted Nando Salviulo Nelson in the C Event.
Jill Winters of Nelson won the C Event Consolation crown, and $350, by defeating Tom Hall of Rossland.
Bill van Yzerloo of Castlegar won the B Event Consolation title.
The Doug Bothamley Memorial Open Cash Spiel is a test run as the Nelson Curling Club prepares to host the Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship and a berth in the Tim Horton’s Brier February 10-14.
Tickets for the event go on sale in early January 2016.
Many of the top curlers in the province will be on the draw, including 2015 champion Jim Cotter of Vernon.
The Nelson Cash Spiel was renamed in honour of Doug Bothamley, who spent countless hours in the rinks around the Kootenays promoting the sport, coaching competitive, junior and women’s teams, as well as competing himself.
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