Bud Cauley finally gets his first PGA Tour win at RBC Canadian Open
Dark days followed and it was three years before he played golf again.On Sunday, Cauley won for the first time on the PGA Tour in 239 tries at the RBC Canadian Open. He shed tears and his wife, Kristi, whom he met through a mutual friend as he was recovering, cried with him.“I’m thinking about how hard it was,” he said as he stood beside the 18th green afterward. “I’m really thankful for all the help that I’ve gotten.“I put my wife through so much.
- ▪Dark days followed and it was three years before he played golf again.On Sunday, Cauley won for the first time on the PGA Tour in 239 tries at the RBC Canadian Open.
- ▪He shed tears and his wife, Kristi, whom he met through a mutual friend as he was recovering, cried with him.“I’m thinking about how hard it was,” he said as he stood beside the 18th green afterward.
- ▪“I’m really thankful for all the help that I’ve gotten.“I put my wife through so much.
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Open this photo in gallery:American Bud Cauley picked up his first-ever PGA Tour win in 239 tries on Sunday, winning the RBC Open in Caledon, Ont.Frank Gunn/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountEight years ago Bud Cauley sustained life-threatening injuries as the passenger in a car accident. Dark days followed and it was three years before he played golf again.On Sunday, Cauley won for the first time on the PGA Tour in 239 tries at the RBC Canadian Open. He shed tears and his wife, Kristi, whom he met through a mutual friend as he was recovering, cried with him.“I’m thinking about how hard it was,” he said as he stood beside the 18th green afterward.
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