Bud Cauley
Height: 5'7" (1.7 m)
Weight: 160 (73 kg)
Age: 33 (March 16, 1990)
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida
Residence: Jacksonville, Florida
Family:
Wife, Kristi; Cooper
Education:
University of Alabama
Special Interests:
Ping pong, watching movies, Alabama football, spending time with family and friends
Turned Professional:
2011
City plays from:
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURMajor Medical Extension
Career Victories
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2014 (1) Hotel Fitness Championship.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2012 The McGladrey Classic (Round 1)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#7 : 2018 Safeway OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#53 : 2012 The McGladrey ClassicCareer Largest Paycheck:
$353,600 : 2012 Wyndham Championship (Finished 3)2022-23 Season Highlights
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Entered the season on a Major Medical Extension with 27 starts available to earn 391.355 FedExCup points and match No. 125 from the 2020-21 FedExCup standings (Chesson Hadley/440.355).
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 185 | 585 | 3 | 23 | 54 | 115 | 66 | 5 | $9,048,687 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 212 | $100,650 | |||||||
| 2020 | 20 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 83 | $1,042,100 | ||||
| 2019 | 25 | 82 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 95 | $1,090,018 | ||||
| 2018 | 17 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 124 | $900,591 | ||||
| 2017 | 28 | 88 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 65 | $1,553,685 | ||||
| 2016 | 14 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 135 | $760,430 | |||||
| 2014 | 19 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 143 | $647,886 | ||||
| 2013 | 24 | 63 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 131 | $443,698 | |||||
| 2012 | 28 | 99 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 38 | $1,774,479 | ||||
| 2011 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | $735,150 | |||||
| 2010 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2020 | CNL | T37 | |||||||
| 2019 | T47 | ||||||||
| 2018 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2017 | T33 | CUT | |||||||
| 2013 | CUT | T32 | |||||||
| 2012 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| 2011 | T63 | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2020 | CUT | |||
| 2019 | W/D | |||
| 2017 | CUT | T47 | T27 | |
| 2012 | T10 | T57 | T56 | |
Personal
- Supports Birdies for the Brave. His father and grandfather are both U.S. Navy veterans. His father, Bill, retired in 2010 after 20 years of service. His mother is a reading coach at an elementary school.
- His father, Bill, introduced him to the game, at age 5.
- Was homeschooled so he could practice golf during the day.
- Favorite quote is "Winners never quit, and quitters never win."
- Bucket list includes scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef.