The 2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 19 to 25 at the Penetanguishene Curling Club in Penetanguishene, Ontario. The winning Julie Hastings team represented Ontario at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
The event marked the first tournament to exclude teams from Northern Ontario, which began to have its own entry into the Scotties, the 2015 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Qualification Process
Due to the exclusion of Northern Ontario, qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed for 2015. Ten teams still qualify for the provincial tournament; two teams qualified from each of the four Ontario Curling Association regions, one team qualified from a second-chance Challenge Round, while the defending champion team (Allison Flaxey rink) automatically qualified.
The defending two-time national Scotties champion Rachel Homan rink once again did not participate in the qualification process, as her team won the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and therefore continued to represent Team Canada at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Teams
Round-robin standings
Round-robin results
Draw 1
Monday, January 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 2
Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 3
Tuesday, January 20, 7:00 pm
Draw 4
Wednesday, January 21, 2:00 pm
Draw 5
Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 pm
Draw 6
Thursday, January 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 7
Thursday, January 22, 7:00 pm
Draw 8
Friday, January 23, 2:00 pm
Draw 9
Friday, January 23, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
3 vs. 4
Saturday, January 24, 2:00 pm
1 vs. 2
Saturday, January 24, 7:00 pm
Semifinal
Sunday, January 25, 9:30 am
Final
Sunday, January 25, 4:00 pm
Qualification
Southern Ontario zones will run from December 12-December 21, 2014. Two teams from each zone qualify for regionals.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Zone Qualification
Zone 1
December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Jennifer Harvey (Conrwall) Erin Morrissey (Ottawa) Danielle Inglis (Ottawa)
All teams qualified due to lack of teams in Region.
Zone 2
December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Celeste Butler-Rohland (Rideau) Rhonda Varnes (Rideau) Jaqui Lavoie (Rideau)
All teams qualified due to lack of teams in Region (event still held, however).
Bracket:
Zone 3
December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Brit O'Neill (City View)
Due to lack of entries in region, no other team qualified from this zone.
Zone 4
December 19–21, at the Napanee & District Curling Club, Napanee
Teams entered: No teams entered (4A filled by Jennifer Harvey; 4B filled by Jacquie Lavoie)
Zone 5
Teams entered:
Emma Joyce (Lindsay) (automatically qualifies as only team)
One additional team will be selected from Zone 8.
Zone 6
December 6–7, at the Unionville Curling Club, Unionville
Teams entered:
Susan McKnight (Uxbridge) Janet McGhee (Unionville) Stephanie Van Huyse (Whitby)
Brackets:
Zone 7
Teams entered:
Julie Hastings (Bayview) Courtney de Winter (Richmond Hill)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 8
December 13–14, at the Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
Teams entered:
Clancy Grandy (Mississaugua) Megan Balsdon (Dixie) Kelly Cochrane (High Park) Samantha Peters (Royal Canadian) Susan Baird (Dixie)
(One additional team qualifies to fill vacancy in Zone 5)
Brackets:
Zone 9
December 19–21, at The Club at North Halton, Georgetown
Teams entered:
Emma Joyce (Orangeville) (automatically qualifies as only team)
Due to lack of entries in Region 2, no additional team will be selected for this zone.
Zone 10
Teams entered:
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) Peggy Darmody (Penetanguishene)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 11
No teams entered.
Zone 12
December 13 at the Galt Country Club, Gambridge
Teams entered:
Courtney Gilder (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Shannon Kee (Westmount)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 13
December 6, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
Teams entered: