CALEDON, Ontario (AP) —Milford native Ben James rebounded from a disastrous third round to shoot an even-par 69 on Sunday and finish tied for 54th at the RBC Canadian Open.
James led the event, his first as a pro on the PGA Tour, after 36 holes. He shot 10-under par over the first two days to take the lead into the weekend, after a blistering 7-under round on Friday. The Hamden Hall grad couldn’t keep it going though, falling out of contention with a disastrous 8-over round on Saturday.
The 23-year-old earned his Tour card by finishing No. 1 in the PGA Tour University rankings after wrapping up a stellar amateur career that included being named a first-team All-American all four years at the University of Virginia.
Bud Cauley took the lead in Canada with a birdie chip on the par-4 12th on Sunday and held on for the win, his first-ever on the tour.
It came eight years after Cauley’s career nearly ended in a car accident at the Memorial Tournament.
The 36-year-old won in his 239th tour start — just over two years after he finally returned to the PGA Tour following the accident. He was a passenger in a car when he sustained six broken ribs, a collapsed right lung and fractured left leg.
On Sunday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, Cauley closed with a 5-under 65 to get to 17-under 263. He began the round a stroke behind Jackson Suber.
Cauley started his back-nine birdie run with a shot to 4 feet on the 206-yard 11th. He added the hole-out from 93 feet on 12, then made a 13 1/2-footer on 13 and a 15-footer on 15 — both par 4s. After a bogey on the par-4 17th, he parred the par-5 18th.
Matt Fitzpatrick was second to take the FedEx Cup lead. He eagled the 18th in a 64.
Viktor Hovland was third at 14 under after a 65. Suber (70), Jesper Svensson (68), Jimmy Stanger (67) and Brice Garnett (68) were another stroke back.