Scott McDonald (born May 8, 1986) is a Canadian curler from St. Thomas,

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Career

McDonald had a successful junior career which involved winning the 2002 provincial Bantam championship (playing lead for Andrew Nixon), the 2004 provincial school boy championship for London's St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, and the 2007 provincial junior mixed championship. Following juniors, McDonald went on to play on the World Curling Tour, first for

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and then for

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(playing second on both teams). In 2012, McDonald would form his own team as skip. McDonald won his first Tour event as a skip at the

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. He would win the event again in 2014. After playing three seasons for the

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rink, McDonald formed his own team again in 2018. His new team found success on the Tour, winning the 2018

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and playing in two

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events. McDonald has played in five

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. He played in the

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with Ziola, finishing 2-8 and in the

2012 The Dominion Tankard The 2012 Dominion Tankard, Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 6 to 12, hosted by the Stratford Country Club at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ontario. The winning team of Glenn Howard, ...

with Tuck, finishing 5-5, finishing 6-5 (losing in a tiebreaker) at the

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, throwing last stones for

, 5-3 at the

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(losing in the semifinal), playing third for Maus and winning the

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as a skip, going undefeated to win his first provincial title. McDonald went on to skip Team Ontario at the

2019 Tim Hortons Brier The 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Westoba Place in Brandon, Manitoba. In the final, Kevin Koe of Alberta defeated Team Wildcard skipped by Brendan Bottcher 4–3 by scoring two ...

, leading his rink to a 6–5 record, finishing in sixth place overall. Due to the

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, many provinces had to cancel their provincial championships, with member associations selecting their representatives for the

2021 Tim Hortons Brier The 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 14 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. In the final, Team Alberta, skipped by Brendan Bottcher defeated Team ...

. As the reigning provincial champions in Nova Scotia, Team Jamie Murphy was invited to represent Nova Scotia at the Brier, which they accepted. Murphy, however, opted not to attend the event due to travel restrictions. Murphy's team of

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and Phil Crowell then invited McDonald to skip them at the national championship in

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. At the 2021 Brier, McDonald led Team Nova Scotia to a 4–4 record, failing to qualify for the championship round. McDonald won the Ontario Mixed Championship in 2022 with teammates

Lori Eddy Lori Christine Eddy (born August 26, 1971, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian curler from Dundas, Ontario. Career Eddy played third on the Alison Goring rink that represented Ontario at the 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Canada's natio ...

, Matthew Hall and Laura Neil. McDonald went to his first national championship when he and Jaclyn Rivington won the provincial mixed doubles challenge. The pair went to the 2013 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. After going 7-0 in the round robin, they were eliminated in their first playoff match.

Personal life

McDonald works as an accident benefits claims adjuster for Intact Insurance.2019 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Team Ontario He is engaged to Laura Neil.

Grand Slam record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Scott 1986 births Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Ontario People from St. Thomas, Ontario Sportspeople from Mississauga