Bulow attended Bowdoin College where he played on the school's NCAA Division III men's soccer team from 1998 to 2001.
[2] From 2001 to 2004, he played for the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USL Premier Development League.
[citation needed] In the fall of 2004, Bulow had a brief stint with Limavady United in the Irish Football League.
[3] In September 2005, he signed with Limavady United in Northern Ireland,[4] before transferring to Dungannon Swifts for the remainder of the 2005–2006 season.
At the end of the season, he transferred to Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division in time to win the USL-2 championship.