Scotland’s Bruce Mouat joined an exclusive club when he captured the Co-op Canadian Open men’s title last season. Mouat became the sixth men’s skip to complete a career Grand Slam having won all four major championships in the series. The original four events consist of the Co-op Canadian Open, KIOTI National, WFG Masters and Players’ Championship.
Mouat joined Kevin Martin, Wayne Middaugh, Glenn Howard, Jeff Stoughton and Brad Gushue among men’s skips who have accomplished the feat. Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg is the lone skip who has pulled it off on the women’s side. To be fair, while the Grand Slam of Curling has existed since the 2001-02 season in the men’s division, it’s only been since 2015-16 that the women’s division has been featured in all four majors.
Several skips are on the cusp of joining the list in both divisions. Let’s look at the five who are one title away and could pull it off this season. KERRI EINARSON EVENT BEST RESULT SEASON Co-op Canadian Open Finalist 2022-23 KIOTI National Champion 2016-17 WFG Masters Champion 2022-23 Players’ Championship Champion 2018-19, 2020-21 Kerri Einarson is first up as she’s just missing the Co-op Canadian Open, which returns next week in Nisku, Alta.
Einarson is carrying momentum having won the HearingLife Tour Challenge, the first Grand Slam of Curling event of the season, last month in Charlottetown. Dawn McEwen filled in at second with Shannon Birchard recovering from a knee injury. Birchard will.
