Jeff Stoughton beat Mike McEwen to win the National Grand Slam of Curling championship. (Photo: CP/Nathan Denette)
Jeff Stoughton defeated Mike McEwen 8-2 in six ends to win the National Grand Slam of Curling championship in Port Hawkesbury, N.S. on Sunday afternoon.
McEwen flashed the takeout on his final shot in the fifth as Stoughton held the hammer and eased his last rock in to pick up four points and break a tied game.
With four yellow rocks in play, a desperate McEwen needed to clear house in the sixth but couldn’t pull off the shot and Stoughton stole two. The two rinks shook hands to end the match.
Stoughton earned his first National title to complete a career Grand Slam. He won the Players’ Championship in 2003, the Masters in 2004 and the Canadian Open in 2006.