Kathleen O'Rourke (born April 30, 1964) is a

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curler from Cumberland, Prince Edward Island. She is a six-time provincial champion and is a former Canadian Mixed Champion. She is currently the coach of the

Suzanne Birt Suzanne Birt (born Suzanne Gaudet on October 2, 1981 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curling, curler from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She currently Skip (curling), skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. Career ...

rink.

Career

O'Rourke played in her first national women's championship in 1989, playing second for Kathie Gallant. The team finished 4–7. In 1991, she made it again, playing second for

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, finishing 2–9. She made her third trip in 1996, playing third for Susan McInnes, finishing 6–5. This qualified the team for a tie-breaker match, which they lost to the defending champion

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(Team Canada) rink. In 1999, she returned once again, playing third for

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, finishing with a 6–5 record once again, but missing the playoffs. In 2002, she made her fifth national championship, her first as skip. She finished the round robin with a 3–8 record. She won her sixth provincial championship in 2010, throwing second stones and skipping for Erin Carmody, and later won a silver medal at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. In

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, O'Rourke won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 1989, playing lead for Robert Campbell. She played third at the 1999 Canadian Mixed, for Peter MacDonald, but did not win. She is married to

Mark O'Rourke Mark William O'Rourke (born July 7, 1962 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler.

, her teammate in her 1989 Mixed Championship win. At the end of the 2010–2011 season O'Rourke retired from competitive curling. Her decision was made when teammates

Erin Carmody Erin Carmody (born August 4, 1988) is a Canadian curler, originally from Prince Edward Island but residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia as of 2019. As of 2022, she plays third on Team Sarah Murphy. A native of the city of Summerside, Carmody was a ...

and

Geri-Lynn Ramsay Geri-Lynn Ramsay (born October 26, 1988 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. A native of the town of Summerside, Ramsay entered the national scene in 2010 after forming a rink with longtime junior te ...

decided to move to

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, Carmody to further her University studies at U of Calgary and Ramsay to relocate alongside her boyfriend. O'Rourke returned to curling in the 2012-2013 curling season, taking over the skip position of

Meaghan Hughes Meaghan Hughes (born January 3, 1986) is a Canadian Curling, curler from Charlottetown, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She currently plays Second (curling), second on Team Suzanne Birt. She is a four-time PEI junior champion skip and five-t ...

' team. Hughes throws last rock, with O'Rourke skipping and throwing third stones.

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and Tricia Affleck round off the team at second and lead.

Personal life

O'Rourke is a retired managing partner at Grant Thornton PEI.

Grand Slam record

Former events

References

1964 births Living people Canadian women curlers Canadian mixed curling champions Curlers from Prince Edward Island People from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Sportspeople from Charlottetown Canadian curling coaches {{Canada-curling-bio-stub