RED DEER, Alta. — Bruce Mouat and his Scottish squad secured the Co-op Canadian Open men’s championship with a 6-5 victory over Calgary’s Team Brendan Bottcher during Sunday’s final at Servus Arena.
It’s the sixth Grand Slam of Curling title for Mouat, third Grant Hardie, second Bobby Lammie and lead Hammy McMillan Jr., who posted a perfect 7-0 record over the week to claim $42,000.
Mouat also completed a career Grand Slam as the Canadian Open was the last of the four majors in the series left to check off on the list. He joins an exclusive club that includes Kevin Martin, Wayne Middaugh, Glenn Howard, Jeff Stoughton and Brad Gushue. Anna Hasselborg is the only skip who has accomplished the feat in the women’s division.
Mouat’s unblemished record gave him the hammer to start and he was able to convert for a deuce. Bottcher made a hit on Mouat’s rock, but it jammed and stuck around at the back of the 12-foot circle to allow Mouat to hit for two.
Bottcher matched with a hit in the second then forced Mouat to a single in the third.
It looked like Mouat was in a world of trouble in the fourth until he made a great draw to hide under cover. Bottcher attempted to redirect off of his guard and in to get to Mouat’s stone and possibly score three, however, he didn’t hit it hard enough as it remained at the back of the eight-foot circle for a steal.
Bottcher was forced to draw for a single in the fifth.
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Mouat, who shot 95 per cent in the game, pulled off a great runback double in the sixth then capitalized after Bottcher flashed his last to draw for a deuce and take a 6-3 lead.
Bottcher was held to one point again in the seventh and Mouat took the hammer plus a two-point advantage into the final frame. Although Bottcher sat two rocks tight together, Mouat just needed to blast one of them out.
Bottcher, third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert finished the week with a 5-2 record and collected $30,000.
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