Bud Cauley

Bud Cauley

Height: 5'7" (1.7 m)
Weight: 160 (73 kg)
Age: 34 (March 16, 1990)
Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida
Residence: Jupiter, 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 Open

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#53 : 2012 The McGladrey Classic

Career Largest Paycheck:

$353,600 : 2012 Wyndham Championship (Finished 3)

2022-23 Season Highlights


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


Palmer Cup : 2009 Walker Cup : 2009

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: 187 593 3 23 55 117 66 5 $9,155,357
2024 2 8 1 2 148 $106,670
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


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.