Bruce Korte (born July 22, 1967 in

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) is a

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curler from

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. He is a three-time

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

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, in 2000, 2004 and 2010. At the 2000 Labatt Brier, Korte's Saskatchewan rink finished 5-6. In 2004, Korte downed

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in the Saskatchewan final. At the

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, 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

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title, winning the Masters of Curling over

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. 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. He skipped Saskatchewan again at the

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, 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

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's event manager.

Grand Slam record

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