| 1947 Macdonald Brier | |
| Host City: | Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Arena: | Saint John Arena |
| Dates: | March 3-6 |
| Attendance: | 10,000[1] |
| Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg |
| Skip: | Jimmy Welsh |
| Third: | Alex Welsh |
| Second: | Jock Reid |
| Lead: | Harry Monk Sr. |
The 1947 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to 6, 1947 at Saint John Arena in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Jimmy Welsh won the Brier Tankard after finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record. This was Manitoba's eleventh Brier championship and the fifth time in which a team finished the Brier unbeaten.
British Columbia and Saskatchewan finished round robin play tied for second with 6-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff for runner-up where British Columbia would beat Saskatchewan 10-9. In the game, Saskatchewan skip Garnet Campbell missed a shot for six in the 11th end, scoring one instead. In the 12th end, BC scored a three-ender to win the game.[2]
The teams are listed as follows:[3]
| bgcolor=#0033FF width=200 | [4] | British Columbia | Manitoba | bgcolor=#000000 width=200 | Northern Ontario | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary CC, CalgarySkip: Howard Palmer Third: Bob Munro Second: Chub Irish Lead: Bill Watson | Trail CC, TrailSkip: Frenchy D'Amour Third: Robert McGhie Second: Frederick Wendell Lead: James Mark | Deer Lodge CC, WinnipegSkip: Jimmy Welsh Third: Alex Welsh Second: Jock Reid Lead: Harry Monk Sr. | Fredericton CC, FrederictonSkip: Arthur Limerick Third: Walter Limerick Second: Victor Limerick Lead: James Howie | Kirkland Lake CC, Kirkland LakeSkip: Don Best Third: Thomas Marston Second: Lynn Williamson Lead: Harry McNabb | |||
| bgcolor=#0080C0 width=200 | bgcolor=#FF0000 width=200 | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | bgcolor=#009900 width=200 | |||
| Mayflower CC, HalifaxSkip: Jeffrey Flinn Third: Harold Lanaghan Second: Reginald Piercey Lead: William Ward | Toronto CC, TorontoSkip: Nicol MacNicol Third: Edmond O'Donnell Second: Gordon Denison Lead: Adam F. Spencer | Charlottetown CC, CharlottetownSkip: Frank Acorn Third: Andrew Likely Second: John Squarebriggs Lead: Arnett Howatt | Victoria CC, Quebec CitySkip: Robert Cream Third: Thomas Beattie Second: Herbert Simons Lead: Tomas DeWolfe |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 122 | 65 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 90 | 75 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 97 | 91 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 100 | 89 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 94 | 77 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 81 | 87 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 95 | 78 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 83 | 98 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 79 | 107 | |||
| 1 | 8 | 60 | 134 |