US Open of Curling
The Beyer & Simonson US Open of Curling is an annual event on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. Until 2019, it was held on the first weekend of the calendar year at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota and since then has been held in September. The men's event has been held annually since 2014, while the women's event debuted in 2016, though women's teams were invited to participate in the 2014 event. In 2016, the total purse of the event was $25,000 for the men's  and $20,000 for the women. Past Champions. Men's Contender Round. Beginning in 2019, a "contender" round was held a week prior to the main event. It was excluded from the Tour in 2020. Women's Contender Round. A women's contender round began in 2020. It was not a Tour event. Mixed doubles. A mixed doubles event was added in 2021.