Bruce Korte
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Bruce Korte is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a three-time SaskTel Tankard
SaskTel Tankard
The SaskTel Tankard is the Saskatchewan provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Saskatchewan at the Tim Hortons Brier. It is also known as the SaskTel Provincial Men's Championship. SaskTel became the sponsor in 2004 when it was known as the SaskTel Mobility Tankard...

 provincial champion. A skip for most of his career, Korte now plays third for his former third, Darrell McKee
Darrell McKee
Darrell McKee is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a two-time provincial champion.McKee and Bruce Korte have long been team mates, and together, formed teams among the best in Saskatchewan. They have been on again-off again team mates since 1998...

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Korte's been to three Briers, in 2000, in 2004 and 2010. At the 2000 Labatt Brier
2000 Labatt Brier
The 2000 Labatt Brier curling competition was held March 4-12 at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the last Brier to be sponsored by Labatt. Skip Greg McAulay out of British Columbia beat out notable teams such as Kevin Martin, and Jeff Stoughton to go on to defeat Russ...

, Korte's rink finished 5-6. At the 2004 Nokia Brier
2004 Nokia Brier
The 2004 Nokia Brier was held at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 6 to March 14. The Nova Scotia team skipped by Mark Dacey defeated the Alberta team of Randy Ferbey in dramatic fashion in the final game played on March 14...

, his rink finished 5-6 once again.

In 2002, Korte skipped his rink to his first and only Grand Slam of Curling title, winning the Masters of Curling
Masters of Curling
The World Cup of Curling is an annual curling men's bonspiel. It is one of the Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour. It was formerly known as the Masters of Curling.The event became the World Cup in 2009...

 over Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...

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