CALGARY — BYU men’s golfer Parker Bunn finished eighth among 264 players at the 121st Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship on Thursday at Mickelson National Golf Club, shooting 9-under par (70-67-71-71–279) over 72 holes.
“I played really solid this week at the Canadian Amateur,” Bunn said. “I drove the ball well and stayed in my process no matter what was going on.”
Bunn began the first round with three consecutive birdies on Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Another birdie on No. 9 moved him to 4 under before the turn. He added a birdie on No. 12 before making three consecutive bogeys on Nos. 15, 16 and 17 to card a 2-under 70.
Bunn shot a 5-under 67 in the second round, his best round of the championship. The rising sophomore opened with birdies on Nos. 1 and 4 before a bogey on No. 5. He closed the front nine with an eagle on No. 7 to move to 3-under par for the round. Bunn highlighted the back nine with birdies on Nos. 10, 11, 13 and 18, with dropped shots on Nos. 12 and 14, finishing the second round comfortably inside the cut line.
“I had a rough finish the first day, going from 5 under to 2 under, but I am proud of the way I bounced back the next morning,” Bunn said.
Bunn shot back-to-back 1-under 71s in the third and fourth rounds to finish eighth. In the third round, he offset a bogey on No. 3 with a birdie on No. 7. Bunn added birdies on Nos. 11, 16 and 18 and bogeys on Nos. 13 and 17 to card a 1-under 71.
In the final round, Bunn opened with a bogey on the first hole but rebounded with birdies on Nos. 2 and 4. After offsetting a bogey on No. 15 with a birdie on No. 16, he completed the tournament with another 1-under par round of 71.
“Overall, I had a solid week seeing my game progress in a positive way, and I’m excited to get the season started at BYU,” Bunn said.
Bunn improved on his 2025 appearance in the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship, finishing with a nine-shot improvement and his first top-10 finish.
Canadian golfer Dawson Lew, 16, shot a 17-under 271 (70-65-67-69) over four rounds to win the championship.