Matt Fitzpatrick missed out on more glory this year, despite making a final-day run at the RBC Canadian Open, as American Bud Cauley claimed his first-ever victory on the PGA Tour.
Cauley, 36, claimed just his second win of a 15-year career as a professional at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, as he shot 65 on Sunday to hold off a number of big name challengers including England’s Matt Fitzpatrick and Norway’s Viktor Hovland to finish at 17-under par.
Fitzpatrick finished outright second, two shots off the winner. Yet had it not been for Florida-native Cauley’s nerve in the closing holes, then it could have been the European Ryder Cup star who would claim a fourth PGA Tour victory of the season.
Tommy Fleetwood was the leading Englishman heading into the final round, starting the day two shots behind clubhouse leader Jackson Suber.
As everyone else moved though, Fleetwood stayed still after birdieing the first and gave that shot back with a bogey on 11 before finishing even for the day in a tie for 11th at 11-under par with Suber finishing a tie for fourth at 13-under.
Hovland took third in the end, shooting 65 to finish a shot ahead of Suber, Brice Garnett, Jimmy Stanger and Sweden’s Jesper Svensson.
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