The Marco Polo Land Masters, for curlers age 60 and over, got underway Monday at the Charlottetown Curling Club, with three draws in the 16 team double-knockout men’s division. The defending champion Clair Sweet rink from O’Leary, along with PEI Legion champion Mel Bernard from Summerside, and Louis Walsh, also from the Silver Fox, are 2-0 after opening day play, while Des Arsenault of Summerside and Bill Hope of Charlottetown are 1-0, and play each other at 9 am on Tuesday.
The four team women’s division, which includes the defending champion Carol Sweetapple team from Cornwall, are also playing a double knockout, and begin play Tuesday at 9 am. Play in both divisions continues through Thursday.
Winners and runners-up earn the right to compete in the Maritime Masters Championships, February 14-19, also at the Charlottetown Curling Club.
Winners may also participate in the Canadian Masters, March 30 to April 5 at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.