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Bud Cauley Claims First PGA Title at RBC Open

6/15/2026

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Cauley Wins

Bud Cauley won the RBC Canadian Open in Caledon, Ontario, 65, finishing 17-under.
It marked his first PGA Tour title after 239 starts.
He took the lead with a birdie chip on the 12th and added four back-nine birdies.
Matt Fitzpatrick finished second, two strokes back after eagling the 18th and shooting a 64.
Viktor Hovland was third at 14-under with a 65 while Jackson Suber tied for fourth at 13-under.

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Cauley Claims Open

Cauley won the RBC Canadian Open and earned the $1,764,000 top prize.
The victory gave him 500 FedEx Cup points and moved him from 55th to 28th in the standings.
Cauley credited his wife, Kristi McDonald Cauley, for supporting his three-year recovery after his 2018 crash.
After regaining his tour card via a medical extension, he returned at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open and posted four top-10 finishes in 2025.

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Fitzpatrick Leads

Golfer Matt Fitzpatrick’s runner-up finish moved him to first in the FedExCup, overtaking golfer Scottie Scheffler.
Golfer Sudarshan Yellamaraju tied for eighth and became the low Canadian, while golfer Brooks Koepka withdrew Sunday with an injury after being strokes off the lead.
The RBC Canadian Open, an Open Qualifying Series event, gave Open Championship spots to winner and to golfer Jackson Suber and golfer Jesper Svensson, who tied for fourth.

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Cauley TV Boost

CBS announcer Jim Nantz called Cauley’s chip-in on the 12th “a shot of a lifetime” during the live broadcast.
The broadcast highlighted a three-birdie run from holes 11-13 as the final-round turning point.
A televised purse breakdown showed a $9.8 million total for 70 players, with $1,764,000 for the winner.
Analysts noted a spike in Open TV ratings after Cauley’s first win in 239 starts.

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Cauley Wins

Bud Cauley won the RBC Canadian Open in Caledon, Ontario, 65, finishing 17-under.
It marked his first PGA Tour title after 239 starts.
He took the lead with a birdie chip on the 12th and added four back-nine birdies.
Matt Fitzpatrick finished second, two strokes back after eagling the 18th and shooting a 64.
Viktor Hovland was third at 14-under with a 65 while Jackson Suber tied for fourth at 13-under.

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