A few years ago, Bud Cauley was a forgotten name.
Now he’s in trouble for PGA Tour competition.
Cauley was a budding star, playing college golf at Alabama with Justin Thomas and becoming the 7th player to earn enough money on the PGA Tour to earn membership without attending Q-School in 2011.
Success didn’t happen for Cauley as he found himself struggling to keep his travel card before a car crash in 2018 derailed his dream. Cauley did not play a professional event between September 2020 and January 2024.
But he regained the card in 2025 and even played in PGA Tour Signature events. This week at the RBC Canadian Open, he entered the final round just off the lead as he sought his first PGA Tour victory.
“I don’t really want to think about that right now. I guess we’ll find out when that day comes. I will say, since I got hurt and I’m playing golf now and I’m married and I’ve started a family, my life — I think my perspective has changed and my priorities I think are in order,” Cauley said. “So it’s not the most important thing in the world to me, but it’s very important. I work hard at it, that’s why I come out here to play is to try to win championships.”
With that said, here is the complete pay list for this week’s RBC Canadian Open, played at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario. A total of $9.8 million.
Money made by every player at the 2026 RBC Canadian Open
WIN: $1,764,000
2: $1,068,200
3: $676,200
4: $480,200
5: $401,800
6: $355,250
7: $330,750
8: $306,250
9: $286,650
10: $267,050
11: $247,450
12: $227,850
13: $208,250
14: $188,650
15: $178,850
16: $169,050
17: $159,250
18: $149,450
19: $139,650
20: $129,850
21: $120,050
22: $110,250
23: $102,410
24: $94,570
25: $86,730
26: $78,890
27: $75,950
28: $73,010
29: $70,070
30: $67,130
31: $64,190
32: $61,250
33: $58,310
34: $55,860
35: $53,410
36: $50,960
37: $48,510
38: $46,550
39: $44,590
40: $42,630
41: $40,670
42: $38,710
43: $37,750
44: $34,790
45: $32,830
46: $30,870
47: $28,910
48: $27,342
49: $25,970
50: $25,186
51: $24,598
52: $24,010
53: $23,618
54: $23,226
55: $23,030
56: $22,834
57: $22,638
58: $22,442
59: $22,246
60: $22,050
61: $21,854
62: $21,658
63: $21,462
64: $21,266
65: $21,070
66: $29,874
67: $20,678
68: $20,482
69: $20,286
70: $20,090
71: $19,894
72: $19,698
73: $19,502
74: $19,306
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