| Birth date | April 7, 2000 (age 26) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Curling club | Curl Sudbury, Sudbury, ON[1] |
| Skip | Brendan Bottcher |
| Third | Jacob Horgan |
| Second | Tanner Horgan |
| Lead | Geoff Walker |
| Mixed doubles partner | Kira Brunton |
| Brier appearances | 3 (, , ) |
| Member association | (2009–2021; 2022–2026) (2021–2022; 2026) (2026–present) |
| Top cca ranking | 3rd (2025–26) |
Jacob "Jake" Horgan (born April 7, 2000) is a Canadian curler, originally from Sudbury, Ontario.[2] He currently plays third on Team Brendan Bottcher. He is a seven-time Northern Ontario junior champion.
Career
Juniors
As a bantam-aged curler, Horgan won three Northern Ontario titles (2010, 2013, and 2015). In 2012, he won the Ontario provincial elementary school championship, representing MacLeod Public School.[3] Playing for his brother Tanner, Horgan won six straight Northern Ontario Junior Men's Championships from 2014 to 2019. They proved to be a strong team on the national stage as they won silver medals in 2016 and 2018 and a bronze medal in 2017. Jacob won his first junior provincial title as a skip in 2020 and skipped his team to a 3–6 record at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships.
Men's
In 2016, Team Horgan competed in their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2016 Boost National as the sponsor's exemption.[4] They finished with a 1–3 record, defeating Steve Laycock in their final round robin match.[5] They qualified for their first Brier in 2023, finishing tied for 5th place with a 6–2 record, losing to Brendan Bottcher in a qualifying game for the playoffs.
At the beginning of the 2024-25 curling season, Jacob and brother Tanner would announce that they would be joining the John Epping rink alongside Ian McMillan and curl out of Sudbury in Northern Ontario. In their first year together, the Epping rink would have a strong season, playing in the 2025 Masters grand slam event where they would go 2-2 in the round robin and lose to Korey Dropkin in a tiebreaker. Epping would also go undefeated at the 2025 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship to represent Northern Ontario to the 2025 Montana's Brier. At the Brier, the team would go 6-2 in the round robin, however fail to qualify for the playoffs due to their head-to-head loss to Reid Carruthers to finish 4th in their group. The following year Team Epping would go undefeated at the 2026 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship, until losing in the final 6–5 to Sandy MacEwan, failing to qualify for the 2026 Montana's Brier. However, Horgan would still have the opportunity to compete at the 2026 Brier as the alternate for the Matt Dunstone rink out of Manitoba, and Team Dunstone would go on to win the national championship, beating Kevin Koe 6–3 in the final. This victory earned Horgan his first Brier title.
Mixed doubles
Horgan joined forces with Kira Brunton to compete in mixed doubles in the 2024–25 season, competing in the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. In their first national championship together, the duo had success, finishing round robin play with an undefeated 7–0 record, and losing to eventual champions Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott 6–5 in the semifinals.
Horgan and Brunton won continue their success the following year, winning the 2026 Ontario Mixed Doubles Championship[6], earning the right to represent Ontario at the 2026 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
College
Jacob Horgan transferred to the Humber Hawks in 2024, winning back-to-back OCAA silver medals. In 2026, Horgan skipped the Hawks to the program's fourth CCAA national title, earning a CCAA All-Tournament First Team selection. [7]Horgan and the Hawks finished the tournament with a 9-0 record, outscoring their opponents 64-34, with 11 stolen ends and 18 stolen points. The Hawks also led the tournament with a scoring average of 0.94 points per end. [8]
Personal life
Horgan attended Laurentian University for business administration,[9] and currently attends Humber College, living in Mississauga.[10] His siblings Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie and Tanner Horgan are also accomplished curlers.
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13[11] | Tanner Horgan | Nicholas Servant | Jacob Horgan | Maxime Blais | |
| 2013–14 | Tanner Horgan | Nicholas Servant | Jacob Horgan | Maxime Blais | |
| 2014–15 | Tanner Horgan | Jacob Horgan | Connor Lawes | Maxime Blais | |
| 2015–16 | Tanner Horgan | Jacob Horgan | Connor Lawes | Maxime Blais | |
| 2016–17 | Tanner Horgan | Jacob Horgan | Nicholas Bissonnette | Maxime Blais | |
| 2017–18 | Tanner Horgan | Jacob Horgan | Nicholas Bissonnette | Maxime Blais | |
| 2018–19 | Tanner Horgan | Mark Kean | Jacob Horgan | Maxime Blais | |
| 2019–20 | Jacob Horgan | Scott Mitchell | Mitchell Cortello | Chase Dusessoy | |
| 2020–21 | Tanner Horgan | Jonathan Beuk | Wesley Forget | Scott Chadwick | Jacob Horgan |
| 2021–22 | Tanner Horgan | Jonathan Beuk | Wesley Forget | Scott Chadwick | Jacob Horgan |
| 2022–23 | Tanner Horgan (Fourth) | Darren Moulding (Skip) | Jacob Horgan | Colin Hodgson | |
| 2023–24 | Tanner Horgan | Jacob Horgan | Ian McMillan | Scott Chadwick | |
| 2024–25 | John Epping | Jacob Horgan | Tanner Horgan | Ian McMillan | |
| 2025–26 | John Epping | Jacob Horgan | Tanner Horgan | Ian McMillan | |
| 2026–27 | Brendan Bottcher | Jacob Horgan | Tanner Horgan | Geoff Walker |
References
- ^ "Jacob Horgan Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 New Holland U21 Canadian Juniors Media Guide". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Timbits Elementary School Championship Past Champions". Curl ON. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 13, 2016). "Krista McCarville, Tanner Horgan named to GSOC National". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "2016 Boost National: Tanner Horgan vs Steve Laycock". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ https://curlingontario.ca/competitions/live-scores/#/events/26842/games/0ac6f6ab
- ^ https://humberhawks.ca/sports/curl/2025-26/bios/horgan_jacob_ulpc
- ^ Lepp, Brian (2026-02-23). "Curling: Humber wins fourth CCAA national championship". Humber Hawks. Humber Polytechnic. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ^ "2023 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide". Curling Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "2024 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Horgan Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 5, 2021.