Kent Bulle
{{short description|American professional golfer}}
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| birth_place = Glasgow, Kentucky
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| residence = Nashville, Tennessee
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| college = Middle Tennessee State
| yearpro = 2010
| tour = Korn Ferry Tour
| extour = PGA Tour Latinoamérica
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Kent Bulle (born September 15, 1988) is an American professional golfer.
Bulle was born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He played college golf at Middle Tennessee State before turning pro in 2010.
In 2015, Bulle won his first PGA Tour Latinoamérica title at the Visa Open de Argentina.
In 2016, Bulle qualified for the U.S. Open by earning medalist honors at his sectional qualifying site; he missed the cut.{{cite news |url=http://www.kentucky.com/sports/other-sports/article82175257.html |title=2015 Kentucky Open champ Kent Bulle plays his way into U.S. Open |newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader |date=June 6, 2016 |first=Dennis |last=Varney |accessdate=June 2, 2017}} Bulle also successfully defended his title at the Visa Open de Argentina, which qualified him for the 2017 Open Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.theopen.com/News/News/2016/11/Americas-Kent-Bulle-books-place-at-The-Open |title=America's Kent Bulle books place at The Open after successful defence of Open de Argentina |publisher=The Open |date=November 21, 2016}}
Professional wins (3)
=PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|Nov 8, 2015 |−11 (66-67-67-69=269) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|URU}} Juan Alvarez (a) |
align=center|2
|align=right|Nov 20, 2016 |−9 (71-68-65-71=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} James Beck III, {{flagicon|USA}} Nate Lashley |
PGA Tour Latinoamérica playoff record (1–2)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2015 |{{flagicon|USA}} Keith Mitchell, {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Rocha |Rocha won with par on seveneth extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |2015 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Rodolfo Cazaubón |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
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|align=center|3 |2016 |{{flagicon|USA}} James Beck III, {{flagicon|USA}} Nate Lashley |Won with birdie on second extra hole |
=Other wins (1)=
- 2015 Kentucky Open
Results in major championships
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!Tournament !2016 !2017 |
align=left|Masters Tournament
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align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |77 |
align=left|PGA Championship
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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
References
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External links
- {{PGATour player|35731}}
- {{OWGR|15715}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulle, Kent}}
Category:American male golfers
Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's golfers
Category:Golfers from Kentucky
Category:People from Glasgow, Kentucky