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The Sun Life Classic is an annual bonspiel

Bonspiel

A bonspiel is a curling tournament, traditionally held outdoors on a frozen freshwater loch. The word comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means league match . Though not mandatory, curling teams involved in bonspiels often wear theme costumes...

on the men's and women's World Curling Tour

World Curling Tour

The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....

. It is held every November at the Paris Curling Club, Brant Curling Club and the Brantford Golf and Country Club in the Brantford, Ontario

Brantford, Ontario

Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...

area.

Event names

Grandview Chain and Cable Cashspiel (2005)
Tim Hortons Invitational Classic (2006)
McDonalds Invitational (men's) / Sun Life Invitational (women's) (2007)
SunLife Financial Invitational Classic (2008)
Sun Life Classic (2009–present)

Men

Year	Winning skip	Runner up skip	Purse (CAD)
2005	Kirk Ziola Kirk Ziola Kirk Ziola is a Canadian curler from London, Ontario.Ziola is originally from Saskatchewan, and in 1983 won the provincial championship. His rink from Estevan, Saskatchewan represented the province at the 1983 Labatt Brier, where they finished with a 5-6 record.Ziola since moved to Ontario, where...	Jim Lyle
2006	Dwayne Fowler	Brad Gushue Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...	35,000
2007	Glenn Howard Glenn Howard Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...	Kirk Ziola Kirk Ziola Kirk Ziola is a Canadian curler from London, Ontario.Ziola is originally from Saskatchewan, and in 1983 won the provincial championship. His rink from Estevan, Saskatchewan represented the province at the 1983 Labatt Brier, where they finished with a 5-6 record.Ziola since moved to Ontario, where...	53,000
2008	Glenn Howard Glenn Howard Glenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...	Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard Jean-Michel Ménard is a curler from Quebec, Canada. Ménard is notable for being the first Francophone skip from Quebec to win the Brier - Canada's national curling championship- which he did in 2006.-Profile:...	47,000
2009	Mike McEwen Mike McEwen (curler) Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:...	Martin Ferland Martin Ferland Martin Ferland is a Canadian curler from Trois-Rivières.Ferland was a member of the 2007 Quebec champion team, that was skipped by Pierre Charette. Ferland threw last stones for the team. At that first Brier, Ferland's team finished with a 4-7 record.Ferland was also the 1989 provincial junior...	50,000
2010 2010 Sun Life Classic The 2010 Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic was held November 19-22 at the Brantford Golf and Country Club and Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Ontario and the Paris Curling Club in Paris, Ontario. It was held on Week 11 of the 2010-11 World Curling Tour season...	Mike McEwen Mike McEwen (curler) Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:...	Brad Gushue Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...	50,000
2011 2011 Sun Life Classic -B Event:-C Event:-Playoffs:-Teams:-A Event:-B Event:-C Event:-Playoffs:...	Niklas Edin Niklas Edin Niklas Edin is a Swedish curler. He is one of the top skips in Sweden.In 2004 Edin skipped his Swedish team to a World Junior Curling Championship title. In the final Sweden defeated Stefan Rindlisbacher of Switzerland. The following year he was an alternate for the silver medal winning Swedish...	Sven Michel Sven Michel Sven Michel is a Swiss curler from Adelboden.Michel won a silver medal at the 2010 European Mixed Curling Championship, playing second for Claudio Pätz...	50,000

Women

Year	Winning skip	Runner up skip	Purse (CAD)
2007	Julie Hastings Julie Hastings Julie Hastings is a Canadian curler from Markham, Ontario.Hastings is a semi-successful skip on the Women's World Curling Tour circuit...	Krista McCarville	32,000
2008	Marie-France Larouche Marie-France Larouche Marie-France Larouche is a Canadian curler.Larouche is a former national junior curling champion, having won the title in 1999 with her team of Nancy Bélanger, Marie-Ève Létourneau, Valerie Grenier and Véronique Grégoire. Larouche won the championship after four previous unsuccessful attempts...	Jacqueline Harrison	47,000
2009	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink Shannon Kleibrink is a Canadian curler from Okotoks, Alberta. She and her team of third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker, lead Christine Keshen and alternate Sandra Jenkins represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy...	50,000
2010 2010 Sun Life Classic The 2010 Sun Life Financial Invitational Curling Classic was held November 19-22 at the Brantford Golf and Country Club and Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Ontario and the Paris Curling Club in Paris, Ontario. It was held on Week 11 of the 2010-11 World Curling Tour season...	Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (curler) Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:...	Kelly Scott Kelly Scott Kelly Scott is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia.-1995-2005:...	50,000
2011 2011 Sun Life Classic -B Event:-C Event:-Playoffs:-Teams:-A Event:-B Event:-C Event:-Playoffs:...	Sherry Middaugh Sherry Middaugh Sherry L. Middaugh is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. Before marrying world champion curler Wayne Middaugh, she was known as Sherry Scheirich....	Erika Brown Erika Brown Erika Brown is an American curler, currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed....	50,000

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