O'Rourke played in her first national women's championship in 1989, playing second for Kathie Gallant. The team finished 4–7. In 1991, she made it again, playing second for Angela Roberts, finishing 2–9. She made her third trip in 1996, playing third for Susan McInnes, finishing 6–5. This qualified the team for a tie-breaker match, which they lost to the defending champion Connie Laliberte (Team Canada) rink. In 1999, she returned once again, playing third for Rebecca Jean MacPhee, finishing with a 6–5 record once again, but missing the playoffs. In 2002, she made her fifth national championship, her first as skip. She finished the round robin with a 3–8 record. She won her sixth provincial championship in 2010, throwing second stones and skipping for Erin Carmody, and later won a silver medal at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[4]
At the end of the 2010–2011 season O'Rourke retired from competitive curling. Her decision was made when teammates Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay decided to move to Calgary, Carmody to further her University studies at U of Calgary and Ramsay to relocate alongside her boyfriend.[6]
O'Rourke returned to curling in the 2012-2013 curling season, taking over the skip position of Meaghan Hughes' team. Hughes throws last rock, with O'Rourke skipping and throwing third stones. Jackie Reid and Tricia Affleck round off the team at second and lead.[7]
Personal lifeedit
O'Rourke is a retired managing partner at Grant Thornton PEI.[3]
kathy, rourke, kathleen, rourke, born, april, 1964, canadian, curler, from, cumberland, prince, edward, island, time, provincial, champion, former, canadian, mixed, champion, currently, coach, suzanne, birt, rink, kathleen, rourkecurlerborn, 1964, april, 1964,. Kathleen O Rourke born April 30 1964 1 is a Canadian curler from Cumberland Prince Edward Island 2 She is a six time provincial champion and is a former Canadian Mixed Champion She is currently the coach of the Suzanne Birt rink 3 Kathleen O RourkeCurlerBorn 1964 04 30 April 30 1964 age 59 Summerside Prince Edward IslandTeamCurling clubCharlottetown CC Charlottetown PEISkipSuzanne BirtThirdMarie ChristiansonSecondMeaghan HughesLeadMichelle McQuaidAlternateKathy O RourkeCurling careerMember Association Prince Edward IslandHearts appearances8 1989 1991 1996 1999 2002 2010 2021 2022 Other appearancesCanadian Mixed 1989 1999 Medal record Women s CurlingScotties Tournament of Hearts2010 Sault Ste Marie Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Grand Slam record 3 1 Former events 4 ReferencesCareer editO Rourke played in her first national women s championship in 1989 playing second for Kathie Gallant The team finished 4 7 In 1991 she made it again playing second for Angela Roberts finishing 2 9 She made her third trip in 1996 playing third for Susan McInnes finishing 6 5 This qualified the team for a tie breaker match which they lost to the defending champion Connie Laliberte Team Canada rink In 1999 she returned once again playing third for Rebecca Jean MacPhee finishing with a 6 5 record once again but missing the playoffs In 2002 she made her fifth national championship her first as skip She finished the round robin with a 3 8 record She won her sixth provincial championship in 2010 throwing second stones and skipping for Erin Carmody and later won a silver medal at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts 4 In mixed curling O Rourke won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 1989 playing lead for Robert Campbell She played third at the 1999 Canadian Mixed for Peter MacDonald but did not win She is married to Mark O Rourke her teammate in her 1989 Mixed Championship win 5 At the end of the 2010 2011 season O Rourke retired from competitive curling Her decision was made when teammates Erin Carmody and Geri Lynn Ramsay decided to move to Calgary Carmody to further her University studies at U of Calgary and Ramsay to relocate alongside her boyfriend 6 O Rourke returned to curling in the 2012 2013 curling season taking over the skip position of Meaghan Hughes team Hughes throws last rock with O Rourke skipping and throwing third stones Jackie Reid and Tricia Affleck round off the team at second and lead 7 Personal life editO Rourke is a retired managing partner at Grant Thornton PEI 3 Grand Slam record editKeyC ChampionF Lost in FinalSF Lost in SemifinalQF Lost in QuarterfinalsR16 Lost in the round of 16Q Did not advance to playoffsT2 Played in Tier 2 eventDNP Did not participate in eventN A Not a Grand Slam event that season Former events edit Event 2010 11Sobeys Slam QFReferences edit 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide PDF Curling Canada Retrieved February 15 2021 Scoreboard 12 November 2015 a b 2021 Home Hardware Curling Pre Trials Media Guide PDF Curling Canada Archived from the original PDF on October 22 2021 Retrieved October 22 2021 Carmody hungry for rematch after Hearts loss CBC News 2010 02 08 Retrieved 2010 02 09 McCormick Murray 2009 03 02 Inside Brier stuff Regina Leader Post Canwest Archived from the original on 2010 02 20 Retrieved 2010 02 09 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 06 Retrieved 2011 03 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link O Rourke returning to competitive curling Prince Edward Island Curling Association 30 August 2012 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Canadian curling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kathy O 27Rourke amp oldid 1152057575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
