their bid to qualify for this week's Canadian Tour event here, leaving only Dwayne Pearman to carry Bermuda's hopes into tomorrow's $125,000 Payless Open.

Bean and James each shot rounds of six-over-par 78 over the Gorge Vale Golf Club layout. Some 60 golfers competed for the eight available spots in the tournament with one-over-par 73 the cutoff.

While James took himself out of contention for a qualifying spot early with a five-over front nine, Bean was still very much in the running when he teed his ball up on the 10th hole.

"I was even par after nine holes, but then I bogeyed the 10th, bogeyed the 12th, and then three-putted the 13th,'' he said. "I lost it after that. I kind of gave up.'' Bean struck the ball well, but his problem was putting. He missed a six-footer on the third, three-putted the fourth, missed a 12-footer for birdie on the fifth, and after a birdie on the sixth Bean closed out the front nine by missing a four-putter for birdie at the ninth.

"I missed a couple of short ones early, but it wasn't until I three-putted the 13th that I lost confidence,'' he said. "After that, my confidence was shot.'' Californian John Adams led the way in qualifying with a four-under 68, while Australian Stewart Bouvier was at 69.

Pearman played briefly on the Canadian Tour in 1989, and is committed for this week's tournament, plus the $150,000 Xerox British Columbia Open next week at Predator Ridge Golf Course in Vernon, four hours drive east of Vancouver. He's exempt from qualifying because of his win in the 1989 Bermuda PGA championship.

"The Canadian Tour is a good tour,'' said Pearman, just 10 weeks into his new position as head professional at Ocean View Golf Course. "I really enjoyed playing up here in 1989 and wanted to get back here before now but never really had the opportunity.

"It's a great tour for me because it's only three months long. I can play a few events and get some exposure to top-level tournament play without being away from Ocean View too long.'' Pearman knows the competition will be stiff.

The Canadian Tour has an international flavour, with top Americans joining other pros from Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.

New Zealander Grant Waite, a regular on the Canadian circuit last season has graduated to the PGA tour, where he has already won a tournament this season.

"I know Grant personally, and he's a fine player,'' Pearman said. "The competition is tough on this tour, so I'll play a few tournaments and see what happens.

DWAYNE PEARMAN -- Carries Bermuda's hopes in Canadian tournament.