U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

September 1, 2021

Dave Bunker

Country Club of Detroit

Quick Quotes

Q. You ran into the Michigan guy in the semifinals.

DAVE BUNKER: Yeah, Jerry played really well today. Just I didn't have too much of a chance unless I really, really played well. He did a good job today.

Q. Was it just him or was it maybe were you a little fatigued from to the long week?

DAVE BUNKER: No, I played all right. I didn't make as many putts as I would've liked, but I think he made five or six birdies. Really, really solid round today. Really difficult to...

Q. Didn't he jump out with two birdies right off the bat?

DAVE BUNKER: Yeah, he birdied 1, he birdied 3; I kind of messed up 2 a bit, so he was three-up right a way.

Kind of hard to come back from, but I did. I made a little bit of a comeback and then he just ran me out of holes. I tried to get a little too aggressive on 17 and end up making bogey.

Q. 3&1?

DAVE BUNKER: Yeah, 3&1.

Q. How would you rate your week? First Canadian, I mean, almost first international player to win this event.

DAVE BUNKER: Yeah, came close. With COVID it's a little difficult for Canadians to get down and qualify. I was lucky because I was exempt so I didn't have to go through the qualification process, and played well for most of the week.

Hit a lot of good shots and happy with the end result. Sure, I would've liked to have won today and played tomorrow, but Jerry deserved it. He beat me outright today.

Q. Now you're exempt for two more years.

DAVE BUNKER: Yeah, it's great.

Q. You can plan your schedule.

DAVE BUNKER: Yeah, so now I don't have to come across to do qualifying. It's good.