Bud Cauley Wins First PGA Tour Title at Canadian Open
Two years after returning to the PGA Tour following a car accident, 36-year-old Bud Cauley secured his inaugural tour victory at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, shooting a 5-under 65 to finish at 17-under 263 in his 239th start.
CALEDON, Ontario -- Bud Cauley took the lead with a birdie chip on the par-4 12th and won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, eight years after his career nearly ended in a car accident at the Memorial Tournament.
The 36-year-old Cauley won in his 239th tour start -- just over two years after he finally returned to the PGA Tour following the accident. He was a passenger in a car when he sustained six broken ribs, a collapsed right lung and fractured left leg.
On Sunday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, Cauley closed with a 5-under 65 to get to 17-under 263. He began the round a stroke behind Jackson Suber .
A long-awaited dream comes true 🏆
Bud Cauley is a winner for the first time @RBCCanadianOpen . pic.twitter.com/9mVC6U8QMC
Cauley started his back-nine birdie run with a shot to 4 feet on the 206-yard 11th. He added the hole-out from 93 feet on 12, then made a 13½-footer on 13 and a 15-footer on 15 -- both par 4s. After a bogey on the par-4 17th, he parred the par-5 18th.
Matt Fitzpatrick was second to take the FedEx Cup lead. He eagled the 18th in a 64.
Viktor Hovland was third at 14 under after a 65. Suber (70), Jesper Svensson (68), Jimmy Stanger (67) and Brice Garnett (68) were another stroke back.
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/49065045/bud-cauley-36-wins-canadian-open-first-pga-tour-title)._
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