Vernon乌鸦传媒檚 Troy Bulmer finished seven shots behind his summer tour roommate at the Mackenzie Tour PGA TOUR Canada乌鸦传媒檚 first of two stops in the nation乌鸦传媒檚 smallest province.
Bulmer fired rounds of 71-70-70-75 to finish at 2-under-par 286, seven back of Michael Blair of Ancaster, Ont., at the Prince Edward Island Open at the Dundarave Golf Course in Cardigan, about 35 minutes east of Charlottetown.
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Bulmer, a teaching pro at Predator Ridge for the past eight years who just turned 30, wants to keep progressing on the pro circuit.
He had plans to go to the European Tour乌鸦传媒檚 qualifying school this fall, but COVID cancelled that. So he乌鸦传媒檒l play as many Mackenzie Tour events as possible, looking to secure a tour spot for 2022.
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Bulmer and Blair were playing a practice round Monday, Aug. 30, at the Brudenell River Golf and Country Club about 20 minutes down the road from Cardigan in preparation for the Mackenzie Tour乌鸦传媒檚 Brudenell River Classic, which starts Tuesday morning.
Also in the field are Vernon乌鸦传媒檚 Matthew Kreutz and Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 Cole Wilson. Both missed the cut at the PEI Open.
Wilson, a former hockey goalie with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League乌鸦传媒檚 North Okanagan Knights in Armstrong, shot 77-75 to finish at 8-over-par 152, missing the 36-hole cut by four shots.
Kreutz had rounds of 74 and 79 to finish at 9-over-par 153, five shots from making the cut.
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