# 1965 Diamond D Championship

The 1965 Diamond "D" Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 22 to 25, 1965 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Peggy Casselman won the event by finishing the round robin with an 8-1 record. This was Manitoba's first championship.
This was the first championship that would come down to a "winner take all" final draw as both Alberta and Manitoba entered their matchup in the final draw with identical 7–1 records. Manitoba jumped out to a 6–0 lead after four ends and despite an Alberta comeback, Manitoba would hold off Alberta 7–5 to capture the championship. Alberta would finish runner-up as Prince Edward Island scored three in the last end against Nova Scotia to win 9–8 in their final game and thus avoided a tiebreaker playoff between Alberta and Nova Scotia for runner-up.
This championship would set a record for the fewest extra end games in one tournament as Ontario's 13–11 victory over Quebec in Draw 3 was the only game that went to an extra end in the tournament. This record was eventually matched in 1979.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland |
| Edmonton CC, Edmonton Skip: Dorothy Thompson Third: Vivian Kortgaard Second: Ruth Hayes Lead: Ila Watson | Kelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Lesley Cmolik Third: Joyce Smart Second: Janet Thompson Lead: Marnie Robertson | Wildewood Ladies CC, Winnipeg Skip: Peggy Casselman Third: Val Taylor Second: Pat MacDonald Lead: Pat Scott | Bathurst CC, Bathurst Skip: Joan Callaghan Third: Anne Orser Second: Shirley Pilson Lead: Geraldine Lenihan | Goose Bay CC, Goose Bay Skip: Bobbie Fortune Third: Florence Stoddard Second: Pat Cameron Lead: Elsie Farquhar |
| Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan |
| Liverpool CC, Liverpool Skip: Audrey Thorbourne Third: Marina Wood Second: Anne Boudreau Lead: Helen Young | Dixie CC, Cooksville Skip: Fern Irwin Third: Regina Johnson Second: Erva Law Lead: Fern McDonald | Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Sybil MacMillan Third: Marjorie Stewart Second: Jennie Boomhower Lead: Janet Douglas | Dolbeau CC, Dolbeau Skip: Solange Larouche Third: Jeanne d'Arc Drumoulin Second: Rita DeMarchi Lead: Cecile Bonenfant | Delisle CC, Delisle Skip: Barbara MacNevin Third: Fay Coben Second: Florence Hill Lead: Avis Carr |

## Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings
Key :
* Diamond D champion
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
| Manitoba | Peggy Casselman | 8 | 1 | 94 | 57 |
| Alberta | Dorothy Thompson | 7 | 2 | 84 | 49 |
| Nova Scotia | Audrey Thorbourne | 6 | 3 | 79 | 67 |
| Ontario | Fern Irwin | 5 | 4 | 86 | 81 |
| British Columbia | Lesley Cmolik | 4 | 5 | 67 | 88 |
| Quebec | Solange Larouche | 4 | 5 | 84 | 77 |
| Saskatchewan | Barbara MacNevin | 4 | 5 | 69 | 70 |
| Prince Edward Island | Sybil MacMillan | 4 | 5 | 75 | 79 |
| New Brunswick | Joan Callaghan | 2 | 7 | 66 | 86 |
| Newfoundland | Bobbie Fortune | 1 | 8 | 55 | 110 |

## Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00).

### Draw 1

Monday, February 22, 3:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |

### Draw 2

Monday, February 22, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | X | 12 |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 9 |

### Draw 3

Tuesday, February 23, 2:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |

### Draw 4

Tuesday, February 23, 7:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 5

Wednesday, February 24, 9:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 6

Wednesday, February 24, 3:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 12 |

### Draw 7

Wednesday, February 24, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 11 |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |

### Draw 8

Thursday, February 25, 9:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | 12 |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | X | 17 |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 11 |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |

### Draw 9

Thursday, February 25, 7:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Saskatchewan (MacNevin) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Newfoundland (Fortune) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Prince Edward Island (MacMillan) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Nova Scotia (Thorbourne) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| British Columbia (Cmolik) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Ontario (Irwin) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| New Brunswick (Callaghan) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Quebec (Larouche) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Manitoba (Casselman) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |