Name: Bud Cauley hits tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero
Uploaded: 2026-04-03T21:53:37.000Z
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Description: In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 173-yard drive on the 172-yard, par-3 16th hole landed on the right green, finishing 5 feet 3 inches from the hole. Cauley made the 5-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 267-yard drive on the 594-yard, par-5 18th landed in the right rough, leaving 316 yards to the hole. His 222-yard shot from the rough landed in the right fairway, leaving 104 yards to the hole. Cauley's 102-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 9 feet 10 inches from the hole. He made a 9-foot-10-inch putt for birdie, remaining at even par and tied for 12th place.

Bud Cauley makes 10 foot putt for birdie on No. 18 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's drive on the 608-yard, par-5 18th hole travels 326 yards and ends up in the left fairway, with 273 yards remaining to the hole. His 263-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 30 feet 5 inches from the hole. Cauley misses a 34-foot 4-inch putt and finishes 3 feet 7 inches from the hole. He made a 3-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley's 263-yard shot from the fairway sets up birdie on No. 18 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 173-yard drive on the 172-yard, par-3 16th hole landed on the right green, finishing 5 feet 3 inches from the hole. Cauley made the 5-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley hits tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 288-yard drive on the 387-yard, par-4 11th landed in the right fairway, leaving 96 yards to the hole. His 103-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 21 feet 2 inches from the hole. Cauley made a 21-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley drains 21-foot birdie putt on No. 11 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 328-yard drive on the 569-yard, par-5 14th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 244 yards to the hole. His 231-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right rough, finishing 44 feet 5 inches from the hole. Cauley's 46-foot-8-inch chip from the rough landed on the left green, finishing 4 feet 5 inches from the hole. He made a 4-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley drains 4-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Bud Cauley's 219-yard drive on the 220-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the left green and finished 13 feet 2 inches from the hole.

Bud Cauley hits tee shot to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Bud Cauley's drive on the 189-yard par-3 fourth hole travels 168 yards and ends in the right bunker, finishing 68 feet 7 inches from the hole.

Bud Cauley makes birdie on No. 4 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Bud Cauley's 289-yard drive on the 552-yard, par-5 first hole landed in the right fairway, his 228-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right bunker, his 87-foot 10-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed 7 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley makes 8-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Bud Cauley's 188-yard drive on the 194-yard, par-3 17th hole landed on the left green, finishing 19 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 19-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley sinks 20-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Valspar

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Bud Cauley's 282-yard drive on the 373-yard, par-4 12th landed in the right fairway, his 98-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 2 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 2-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley hits 98-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Bud Cauley's 295-yard drive on the 548-yard, par-5 second hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 251 yards to the hole. His 234-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right rough, finishing 83 feet 11 inches from the hole. Cauley's 79-foot 11-inch shot from the primary rough landed on the left green, finishing 4 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made a 4-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at THE PLAYERS

In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Bud Cauley's drive on the 16th hole, a 530-yard par 5, travels 302 yards and ends up in the right fairway, his 219-yard approach from the fairway lands in the left fairway, finishing 95 feet 3 inches from the hole, his 99-foot-11-inch shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 4 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made a 4-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley hits 100-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at THE PLAYERS

In the final round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Bud Cauley's 303-yard drive on the 504-yard, par-5 16th landed in the left intermediate rough, leaving 210 yards to the hole. His 193-yard shot from the intermediate rough ended in the left intermediate rough, finishing 55 feet 3 inches from the hole. Cauley's 53-foot 7-inch shot from the intermediate rough landed on the left green, finishing 20 inches from the hole, and he made a 20-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley holes 54-foot chip shot for birdie on No. 16 at Arnold Palmer

In the third round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Bud Cauley's 184-yard drive on the 188-yard par-3 second hole landed on the right green 13 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made the 13-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Bud Cauley’s drive on the 513-yard, par-5 16th hole travels 292 yards and ends in the right fairway, his 215-yard approach from the fairway lands in the right rough 34 yards from the hole, his chip from the rough lands on the left green 5 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes the 5-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Bud Cauley's 319-yard drive on the 442-yard, par-4 11th hole landed in the left fairway, his 129-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 8 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley hits 129-yard approach to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at Arnold Palmer

In the second round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Bud Cauley's 318-yard drive on the 561-yard, par-5 sixth hole landed in the right intermediate rough, 270 yards from the hole, his shot from the rough traveled 197 yards to the right fairway, leaving 85 yards, his 80-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 14 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 14-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley sinks 15-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Arnold Palmer

In the first round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational, Bud Cauley's 293-yard drive on the 308-yard par-4 10th hole landed in the left rough, leaving 53 yards to the hole, his 51-yard approach from the rough landed on the right green leaving a 14-foot 1-inch putt, and he made the 14-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley sinks 14-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at The Genesis

In the first round of the 2026 Genesis, Bud Cauley's 290-yard drive on the 514-yard, par-5 first hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 223 yards to the hole. His 200-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, leaving 76 feet 10 inches to the hole. His 64 feet 2 inches shot from the fairway landed on the left green, leaving a 12 feet 10 inches putt, which he made for birdie.

Bud Cauley sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at The Genesis

In the third round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Bud Cauley’s tee shot on the 100-yard par-3 7th hole travels 102 yards and lands on the left green, 7 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley hits 102-yard tee shot to 8 feet, sets up birdie on No. 7 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the third round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Bud Cauley's drive on the 505-yard, par-5 second hole traveled 290 yards into the left fairway, his 220-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right side of the green 21 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he made the 21-foot-11-inch putt for eagle.

Bud Cauley sinks 21-foot eagle putt on No. 2 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Bud Cauley's tee shot on the 197-yard par-3 12th hole traveled 202 yards and landed on the left green 45 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made a 45-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley buries 45-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, Bud Cauley's 280-yard drive on the 339-yard, par-4 17th landed in the left fairway and left 66 yards to the hole, his 65-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green and finished 3 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 3-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley hits 65-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at WM Phoenix Open

In the third round of the 2026 The American Express, Bud Cauley’s drive on the 602-yard, par-5 16th hole travels 326 yards and lands in the right fairway, his 256-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right fairway 95 feet 7 inches from the hole, his shot from the fairway lands on the left green traveling 99 feet 3 inches and leaving 5 feet 7 inches to the hole, and he makes a 5-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley makes 6-foot putt for birdie on No. 16 at The American Express

In the final round of the 2026 Sony Open, Bud Cauley's drive on the 546-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the left bunker, traveling 289 yards and leaving 229 yards to the hole, his 234-yard shot from the fairway bunker lands in the left rough 77 feet 10 inches from the hole, his 83-foot 6-inch shot from the primary rough lands on the right green leaving 7 feet 4 inches to the hole, and he made the 7-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Bud Cauley sinks 7-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Sony Open

In the second round of the 2026 Sony Open, Bud Cauley's drive on the 360-yard, par-4 10th hole travels 290 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 71 yards to the hole, his 70-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the right side of the green, 3 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a birdie putt from 3 feet 4 inches.

Bud Cauley hits 70-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Sony Open

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