Jason Jacobson (born June 8, 1977) is a Canadian curler from

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Career

Jacobson won the 2009 Saskatchewan provincial mixed championship playing second on a team skipped by

Darrell McKee Darrell McKee (born c. 1963) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a Canadian Senior Champion, two-time provincial champion in men's, one-time Saskatchewan mixed champion, and five-time Saskatchewan senior champion. Curling ...

. The team represented Saskatchewan at the

2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held from November 9 to 16, 2008 at the Arniatok Arena in Iqaluit, Nunavut. It was the first national championships of any sport to be held in Nunavut. Team Manitoba, consisting of Sean Grassie, ...

, where they finished third. After finishing 9-2 in the round robin, they would lose in the semi-final to Ontario. Jacobson is a long-time competitor on the

World Curling Tour The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world. History The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from J ...

. He played in his first

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event playing third for the Jeff Sharp rink at the

2003 Players' Championship The 2003 Pharmassist Players' Championship was held February 8–23 at the Black Gold Centre in Leduc, Alberta. It was the final Grand Slam event of the 2002-03 World Curling Tour. The total purse for the event was $150,000 with $50,000 going ...

, where they would lose all of their matches. The next season Jacobson joined the

Brad Heidt Bradley D. Heidt2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters is a Canadian curler from Kerrobert, Saskatchewan. He is a two-time provincial champion. Career In 1982, Heidt and his team of Wayne Charteris, John Whetter and Warren Rechenmacher fini ...

rink at third. The team played in two Grand Slams in the 2003-04 season. They failed to make the playoffs at the 2003 Canadian Open but did much better at the

2004 Players' Championship The 2004 PharmAssist Players' Championship was held March 31 – April 4 at the Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The total purse for the event was $150,000 with $43,000 going to the winning team, which would be John ...

, placing in 4th place after losing in a rare 3rd place game. That season, he won two Tour events, the Russell Beef & Barley Classic and the

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. The next season, the team won the 2004

Whites Drug Store Classic The Whites Drug Store Classic (known as the Westwood Inn Classic in 2015) was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Swan River Curling Club in Swan River, Manitoba. The tournament was held in a triple-knockout format. T ...

. Jacobson left the team in 2005. After playing third for the

Steve Laycock Stephen "Steve" Laycock (born October 29, 1982 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He currently skips his own team out of Saskatoon. Career In 2003, Laycock skipped Team Saskatchewan to a Canadian Junior Curling Ch ...

rink for one season, Jacobson joined the

Bruce Korte Bruce Korte (born July 22, 1967 in Muenster, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He is a three-time SaskTel Tankard provincial champion. As a junior, Korte's top accomplishment was losing the 1984 men's provincial junior final. ...

team in 2006, playing second for the team. The team would play in the

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, making it to the quarterfinals, where they lost to

Randy Ferbey Randy S. Ferbey (born May 30, 1959) is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He currently coaches the Rachel Homan women's team. Born in Edmonton, Alberta ...

. The team also won the 2006 Whites Drug Store Classic that season. Jacobson left the Korte team after that one season. He then would join the

for two seasons, then the Clint Dieno, for one season, then formed his own team for the 2010-11 season, then joined the McKee rink again in 2011-12 before once again forming his own team in 2012. Jacobson did not win any tour events until winning the 2016

Medicine Hat Charity Classic The Medicine Hat Charity Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's World Curling Tour. It is held every October at the Medicine Hat Curling Club in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Event names *Medicine Hat Super 8 Motel Charity Classic (199 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobson, Jason Living people 1977 births Curlers from Saskatoon Canadian male curlers