Canadian Open last leaderboard
-17 B Cauley (US); -15 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -14 V Hovland (Nor)
Chosen others: -13 J Stanger (US), B Garnett (US), J Svensson (Swe), J Suber (US); -11 T Fleetwood (Eng); -10 R McIntyre (Sco); -9 A Fitzpatrick (Eng)
Bud Cauley received the Canadian Open to land his first PGA Tour title and full a outstanding comeback eight years after his profession was derailed by a automotive accident.
The 36-year-old American took the lead with a birdie chip on the twelfth gap as he shot a five-under-par 65 within the last spherical to complete on 17-under 263 in Caledon, Ontario.
It was his 239th event on the tour, with the victory a reward for Cauley’s persistence in getting back from extreme accidents.
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick was two strokes again in second place, with Norway’s Viktor Hovland taking third at 14 underneath.
In June 2018, Cauley was a passenger in a automotive when he sustained six damaged ribs, a collapsed lung and a fractured left leg.
Though he returned to motion 4 months later, he skilled problems in 2020 which saved him away from the skilled tour till 2024.
“There have been occasions after I was harm that we weren’t actually certain if I used to be going to have the ability to play once more,” Cauley mentioned.
“So many individuals helped me get right here. As soon as I bought the chance to start out enjoying once more, I simply informed myself that I used to be going to attempt to do every part the suitable manner and provides myself the most effective likelihood.”
Cauley added: “I put my spouse, Kristi, by a lot throughout these darkish occasions. It is simply good to have slightly success as a form of thanks.”
He began the day one stroke behind chief Jackson Suber however took management on the again 9 with 4 birdies in 5 holes for a three-shot lead heading into the sixteenth gap.
Fitzpatrick shot 64 within the fourth spherical to climb 10 positions on the leaderboard into second, however his title hopes have been dashed by a bogey on the seventeenth gap.
“It is a good week,” Fitzpatrick mentioned. “I’d have taken it initially of the week. I really feel like there was a whole lot of good things in there.
“My placing was slightly little bit of a battle final week, and I really feel like I bought a little bit of a greater course of for what I am engaged on this week and that confirmed. I putted actually stable.”
