BG hosts Scottish Women Curlers

On Nov. 3, 2022 the Bowling Green Curling Club will welcome 20 women curlers from Scotland’s Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC) as part of the United States Women’s Curling Association (USWCA) 2022 Scottish Women’s USA Tour.
From October 17, 2022 through November 11, the Scots’ five teams of four persons will be sightseeing and curling in 14 clubs as they travel as far west as Denver, Colorado and as far east as Belfast, Maine. They will compete against teams from the US host clubs throughout their journey and will be vying for the highly coveted Marguerite Roberts Quaich, a shallow vessel with unique handles that is a symbol of trust and friendship.
Every 10 years clubs throughout the US host the Scots. Typically, five years later the Scots reciprocate by hosting 20 women from the US to tour Scotland. However, the next US Scot Tour will be held in four years (2026) due to the rescheduling of the Scottish Women’s Tour because of the pandemic.
This alternating every five-year tour first began in 1955 and consisted of eight women each from the US and Canada, for a total of 16 women or four teams, who visited Scotland for a month and curled around the country. The Scottish women came to the US in 1958 also with four teams. By 1966, the team consisted of 20 Americans creating what is referred to as the Scot/US Tour. This first Tour also became the first Associate Member of the RCCC Ladies’ Branch. With such good relations, it was determined that exchange visits would alternate every five years with a three-week tour.