Bruce Korte

Bruce Korte (born July 22, 1967[1] in Muenster, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He is a three-time SaskTel Tankard provincial champion.

Bruce Korte
Curler
Born (1967-07-22) July 22, 1967
Muenster, Saskatchewan
Career
Brier appearances3 (2000, 2004, 2010)
Top CTRS ranking15th (2005–06)
Grand Slam victories1 (2002 The National)

As a junior, Korte's top accomplishment was losing the 1984 men's provincial junior final.

Korte has won three provincial championships, in 2000, 2004 and 2010. At the 2000 Labatt Brier, Korte's Saskatchewan rink finished 5-6. At the 2004 Nokia Brier, his rink finished 5-6 once again. At the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, he played third for his long-time third Darrell McKee and the team finished the event with a 4-7 record.

In 2002, Korte skipped his rink to his first and only Grand Slam of Curling title, winning the Masters of Curling over Jeff Stoughton.[2] Korte has been a skip for almost his entire career except for the period between 2009 and 2011 when he threw third stones for McKee. McKee left the team in 2011.

Korte skipped team Saskatchewan at the 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, making it all the way to the final before losing to Alberta.[3] He skipped Saskatchewan again at the 2018 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, but missed qualifying for the championship pool.

Korte also skipped Saskatchewan at the 2019 Canadian Senior Curling Championships, winning the event over defending champions Bryan Cochrane of Ontario.

Personal life

Korte is married to Marje and has three daughters. He currently works as CurlSask's event manager.[4]

Grand Slam record
Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Masters / World Cup C Q DNP SF DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tour Challenge N/A DNP DNP
The National Q Q Q DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Canadian Open Q Q Q DNP QF DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Q
Elite 10 N/A DNP DNP DNP
Players' Q Q DNP DNP Q QF DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Champions Cup N/A DNP DNP

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20031206204038/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/grand_slam/canadian_open/teams/Korte/index.html
  2. http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/masters/bruce-korte-defeats-jeff-stoughton-to-win-masters/
  3. https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/curling/mick-lizmores-saville-centre-team-wins-canadian-mixed-curling-championship
  4. https://thestarphoenix.com/life/bridges/bruce-korte-sees-big-things-for-saskatchewan-curling/
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