Laidlaw wins provincial Hit Draw Tap competition

Owen Laidlaw

Myles Laidlaw, representing the Chatham Granite Club, finished in first place in the 6-8 age group in the Hit Draw Tap provincials held at the Ontario Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships held in Dorchester on Jan. 27.

Laidlaw scored 41 of a possible 45 points

Laidlaw finished in fourth place at the 2023 Hit Draw Tap competition held last year in London during the Brier Men’s Canadian Curling Championship.

CurlON launched the Hit Draw Tap competition in the 2015-2016 season, modeled after the NFL’s Punt Kick Pass or the Master’s Golf’s Drive, Chip, Putt competitions. In 2018-2019, Curling Canada launched Hit Draw Tap as a national program