Kent Bulle Explained

Kent Bulle
Birth Date:15 September 1988
Birth Place:Glasgow, Kentucky
Weight:210lb
Residence:Nashville, Tennessee
College:Middle Tennessee State
Yearpro:2010
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Extour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Prowins:3
Masters:DNP
Usopen:CUT: 2016
Open:77th: 2017
Pga:DNP

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.[1] Bulle also successfully defended his title at the Visa Open de Argentina, which qualified him for the 2017 Open Championship.[2]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Nov 8, 2015Visa Open de Argentina−11 (66-67-67-69=269)1 stroke Juan Alvarez (a)
2Nov 20, 2016Visa Open de Argentina (2)−9 (71-68-65-71=275)Playoff James Beck III, Nate Lashley

PGA Tour Latinoamérica playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12015Aberto do Brasil Keith Mitchell, Alexandre RochaRocha won with par on seveneth extra hole
Bulle eliminated by par on second hole
22015Lexus Peru Open Rodolfo CazaubónLost to birdie on first extra hole
32016Visa Open de Argentina James Beck III, Nate LashleyWon with birdie on second extra hole
Beck eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament20162017
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open Championship77
PGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Notes and References

  1. News: 2015 Kentucky Open champ Kent Bulle plays his way into U.S. Open . . June 6, 2016 . Dennis . Varney . June 2, 2017.
  2. Web site: America's Kent Bulle books place at The Open after successful defence of Open de Argentina . The Open . November 21, 2016.