Eight years after his career nearly ended in a car accident at the Memorial tournament, Bud Cauley has broken through for his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Canadian Open.
The 36-year-old American surged with a closing five-under 65 to win by two strokes from fast-finishing English star Matt Fitzpatrick (64) at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley on Sunday.
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.
He took the lead with a birdie chip on the par-4 12th amid three consecutive birdies and won at 17 under.
