Ray Tull Senior Memorial Bonspiel

Event Information

This is a team event. We regret that we do not accept individual registrations. If you are a single or a couple looking to play, please call the office at 403-242-8191 and we will put you on our matchmaking list in the event a team is looking for a player. Teams may have more than the same four curlers play throughout the weekend.

Teams have their choice of draw times by selecting Group A or Group B. WE ARE ENCOURAGING MORE COMPETITIVE TEAMS TO SELECT GROUP 1. We regret if you cannot secure you preferred Group by the time you register. 

Dates:	December 27-28, 2025
Registration Fee:	$380 per team (+ GST)
Event Classification:	Senior Open (any combination of men and women aged 50+)
Open to:	Garrison members and non-members
Maximum # Teams:	Teams select EITHER Group A (max 12) OR Group B (max 12). We recommend teams looking for a more competitive experience register in Group A
Format:	4 games (2 each day); 6 end games; cash awarded for each win
Draw Times Group A:	Dec 27 @ 930a & 215p; Dec 28 @ 1130a & 415p
Draw Times Group B:	Dec 27 @ 1130a & 415p;  Dec 28 @ 930a & 215p
Hospitality & Fun:	Registration includes lunch on both days; complimentary morning coffee & mufins. The lounge will be open daily at 900a. Tickets on sale each morning for the 50-50 draw-to-the button daily before the afternoon draw.
Registration:	Exclusively online starting  Nov 15, 2025
Location:	2288 - 47 Avenue SW, Calgary

ABOUT RAY TULL

The Garrison Over-60 Spiel was formed in 2003 when the new club was built to fill the gap between Boxing Day and New Year’s. At that time, other clubs had holiday spiels but nothing that was for the 60-and-over crowd. In those days, every team played 6 games in four days, and teams won money for their wins only. There were no playoffs and no bragging rights!

Ray Tull was born in 1924 on a farm near Prague, Oklahoma. A hard worker, he traded farm life for a career in the oil patch, eventually coming to Alberta in 1949. Ray went on to own and operate Canbridge Drilling Ltd., which he sold in 1970 when he formed Tull Exploration. Ray ultimately retired completely in the late 1980s. His greatest joys in life were his family, golf and curling - even representing Alberta at the Canadian Curling Championships - three times at Seniors and five times at Masters, winning the Masters in 1988. Following Ray's passing, the Garrison Over 60s Spiel was renamed the Ray Tull Memorial Bonspiel in 2007. Today, players only need to be 50+ and the event is two days long, still held between Christmas and New Year's.