talented tourist can qualify to play on the Canadian tour.

Bean turned the trick on Monday in competition with 107 other hopefuls as he snagged the last of 16 qualifying spots for the Xerox BC Open in a play-off.

He is to begin the tournament at the Predator Ridge Golf Club tomorrow.

Still, Bean knows that success on the Canadian tour would come more easily if he were to make a season-long committment to compete. Like Kim Swan a year ago, Bean, Ocean View pro Dwayne Pearman and senior Lloyd James flew here for only the first two tour events. They may rejoin the tour when it begins a three tournament swing through Ontario late next month.

American pro Michael Tschetter is a good example of how success can be gained by playing the full tour. A year ago, playing in a threesome with Swan, Tschetter shot 75-69 and missed the cut here. He would play in 11 more tournaments, missing the cut another three times. But Tschetter also won twice, finished second on the tour Order of Merit and pocketed $54,000(Cdn) in just over three months.

"That's what it takes,'' Bean said before heading off for a day on the practice range. "You've got to be up here more. If I wanted to do it I could probably get the time off but I'd need a sponsor to help me out. "I'm also married with two children and I'd want to bring my family with me. So it's not likely to happen.'' James believes Bean could do well in Canada if he were given the chance and if he amended his approach to the game.

"Cornell has the most natural swing of all the golfers in Bermuda,'' James said. "But he doesn't practice enough. Still if he played in more tournaments, coming down the stretch in qualifying rounds like on Monday he'd be more experienced and more accustomed to the pressure.

"He wouldn't have had to go to a play-off. He would have coasted in and qualified easily. But he only gets out for tournaments two or three times a year. That's not enough. During practice rounds Cornell is at par or under par all the time on these courses.'' The numbers appear to support James' theory. Bean shot an even par 72 in a practice round last week at the Victoria Payless Open. Then on Saturday at the Vernon Golf Club he played 15 holes in one under par. A day later he shot a par round of 72.

"I do play better overseas than in Bermuda,'' Bean said. "I get a little bit more motivated here.'' Bean will be the only Bermudian in the tournament this week. Pearman began the long trip home yesterday vowing to get his game into better shape before he makes another assault on the Canadian tour.

"Once I get home, I've got to keep at it and get my game under par before I'm in the frame of mind to come up here and compete in tournaments like this,'' Pearman said. "There's no sense coming out here unless I'm shooting under par on my home course.'' Pearman's rough stretch comes at a time when he is trying to adjust his swing, getting rid of a reverse pivot and trying to get behind the ball more. "I haven't shot under par in two months,'' he said.

"In the practise round here, I was one under going to the 18th hole and I didn't even finish the round. I hit two balls into the water and headed straight to the clubhouse. I think it's mental.'' CORNELL BRAN -- "I do better overseas than in Bermuda. I get a little bitmore motivated here.''