Kent Bulle (born September 15, 1988) is an American professional golfer.

Kent Bulle
Personal information
Born (1988-09-15) September 15, 1988 (age 36)
Glasgow, Kentucky
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceNashville, Tennessee
Career
CollegeMiddle Tennessee State
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2016
The Open Championship77th: 2017

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)

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PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

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

PGA Tour Latinoamérica playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2015 Aberto do Brasil   Keith Mitchell,   Alexandre Rocha Rocha won with par on seveneth extra hole
Bulle eliminated by par on second hole
2 2015 Lexus Peru Open   Rodolfo Cazaubón Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2016 Visa Open de Argentina   James Beck III,   Nate Lashley Won with birdie on second extra hole
Beck eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 2016 2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship 77
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

References

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  1. ^ Varney, Dennis (June 6, 2016). "2015 Kentucky Open champ Kent Bulle plays his way into U.S. Open". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "America's Kent Bulle books place at The Open after successful defence of Open de Argentina". The Open. November 21, 2016.
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