# 2003 Masters of Curling (December)

The 2003 M&M Meat Shops Masters of Curling was held from December 11 to 14, 2003 at the Garson Arena in Sudbury, Ontario. The event was one of the four men's Grand Slams of the 2003–04 curling season.
The total purse for the event was $100,000, with $30,000 going to the winning team. The format was a triple knockout. The semifinals and finals were aired on Sportsnet.
The event was the first Slam to feature the World champion Randy Ferbey rink, who had been banned from competition by the World Curling Players Association for refusing to boycott playing in the Brier due to a dispute between the Players Association and the Canadian Curling Association. There was much excitement for the potential of a match between Ferbey and their cross-town rivals, Team Kevin Martin who were on opposite sides of the dispute, meaning the two teams had not played since the final of the 2001 Alberta men's championship. The two teams did end up playing off in a C qualifying match, with Martin easily winning 7–1.
The final featured Wayne Middaugh of Ontario defeating Team Jeff Stoughton 5–2. Middaugh's rink won the $30,000 top prize, while Stoughton took home $18,000. There was also a third place match, which saw Team Martin defeat Nova Scotia's Mark Dacey 9–7. Team Martin earned $14,000 for third place, while Dacey won $10,000.

## Teams

The teams were as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale | WCPA ranking |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Ken Tresoor | Rob Fowler | Keith Fenton | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 8th |
| Mark Dacey | Bruce Lohnes | Rob Harris | Andrew Gibson | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 24th |
| Glen Despins | Rod Montgomery | Phillip Germain | Dwayne Mihalicz | Regina, Saskatchewan | 6th |
| Pete Fenson | Eric Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | John Shuster | Bemidji, Minnesota | NR |
| David Nedohin | Randy Ferbey (skip) | Scott Pfeifer | Jeff Erickson | Edmonton, Alberta | 4th |
| Guy Hemmings | Martin Ferland | Pierre Charette | Dale Ness | Saint-Aimé, Quebec | 15th |
| Andy Kapp | Uli Kapp | Oliver Axnick | Holger Höhne | Füssen, Germany | NR |
| Blake MacDonald | Jamie King (skip) | Aaron Skillen | Ryan Keane | Edmonton, Alberta | 13th |
| Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Alberta | 1st |
| Greg McAulay | Brent Pierce | Dean Koyanagi | Ross Graham | Richmond, British Columbia | 19th |
| Wayne Middaugh | Graeme McCarrel | Joe Frans | Scott Bailey | Midland, Ontario | 2nd |
| John Morris | Kevin Koe | Marc Kennedy | Paul Moffatt | Calgary, Alberta | 9th |
| Kevin Park | Shane Park | Scott Park | Kerry Park | Edmonton, Alberta | 14th |
| Vic Peters | Ryan Fry | Chris Neufeld | Denni Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 10th |
| Keith Ryan | Mike Ryan | Mike Adam | Dennis Langdon | Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador | NR |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Garry Vandenberghe | Steve Gould | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 3rd |

## Playoffs

The playoff scores were as follows:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 8 | | | | | | |
| John Morris | John Morris | 7 | | | | | | |
| John Morris | John Morris | 7 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 6 | | | |
| | | | Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 9 | | | |
| Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 8 | Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 9 | | | |
| Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Park | Kevin Park | 3 | | | | Wayne Middaugh | Wayne Middaugh | 5 |
| | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 2 |
| Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 7 | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 2 |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 6 | | | |
| Kerry Burtnyk | Kerry Burtnyk | 6 | Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 4 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 8 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Martin | 9 |
| Guy Hemmings | Guy Hemmings | 6 | | | | Mark Dacey | Mark Dacey | 7 |