1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship
The 1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 25-March 2, 1979 at the Town of Mount Royal Arena in Mount Royal, Quebec.
The 1979 event was the last women's championship to be sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco and it was also the first event to feature a playoff.
The winning Lindsay Sparkes rink from British Columbia would go on to represent Canada at the first ever Women's World Curling Championship, the 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship.
Teams
Standings
Locale | Skip | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
British Columbia | Lindsay Sparkes | 8 | 2 |
Manitoba | Chris Pidzarko | 7 | 3 |
Newfoundland | Sue Anne Bartlett | 7 | 3 |
Saskatchewan | Barb Despins | 7 | 3 |
Nova Scotia | Penny LaRocque | 7 | 3 |
Quebec | Lorraine Bowes | 7 | 3 |
Alberta | Myrna McQuarrie | 6 | 4 |
Ontario | Pat Reid | 3 | 7 |
Prince Edward Island | Elayne Thompson | 1 | 9 |
Northwest Territories/ Yukon | Margaret Whitlock | 1 | 9 |
New Brunswick | Anne Orser | 1 | 9 |
Tie breakers
- Newfoundland 9-3 Quebec
- Manitoba 8-5 Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland 12-10 Saskatchewan
Playoffs
Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
1 | British Columbia | 7 | |||||||
2 | Manitoba | 10 | 2 | Manitoba | 4 | ||||
3 | Newfoundland | 2 |