Scottish Curlers Visit The Club – Part VIII

1987 The Royal Caledonian Curling Club 1987 visit to the United States made its stop at The Detroit Curling Club in West Bloomfield on January 21^st.   Games were at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.  Detroit came out victorious 64 to 43.

1997 The Scots Tour did not come to Detroit in 1997 due again to the hectic times.  Members were busy planning to sell the West Bloomfield facility and relocate The Club.

2007 The Scottish team arrived at Detroit Metro Airport on Sunday morning January 28^th.  Mr. Paul Badgero met them at the airport and corralled them onto the bus.  They drove straight to The Club (now in Ferndale) and were met by President Mike Grudzinski - “resplendent in tartan jacket”.  Dave Nelsen was MC for the afternoon’s games.  Lunch was served before the games.  The Scots won 31 – 24.  The visitors were introduced to the ‘Royal Order of Sinners’ and they were all indoctrinated into the Order.  After a few songs the Scots boarded their bus for the ride to Bowling Green.

We apologize that the details of these last three visits are skimpy – our research material was limited.

2017 - The Detroit Curling Club is proud to once again host the touring Scots in January.

Detroit Curlers Visit Scotland

1921 – Dr. F.W. Robbins on the Canadian Tour to Scotland

1952 – The 1^st USA Tour to Scotland

-         Dr. James Lammy

-         John McKinlay

-         A.J. Dalton

-         Paul Moreland

1962 – Samuel M. Renfrew

1972 – Nelson (Nels) Brown

1992 – Dave Nelsen

2002 – Harry Wylie

2012 – Paul Badgero

And on the distaff side

1996 – Linda Handyside

2006 – Dawn Zak-Brauninger

2016 – Maryanne Wessels

Lang may yur lum reek,

Angus MacTavish