DUBLIN, Ohio Bud Cauley doesnt remember a big chunk of his last trip to central Ohio.It was at last years Memorial Tournament that Cauley went from the tee sheet to a hospital room, suffering six broken ribs and a punctured lung in a car accident just around the corner from Muirfield Village Golf Club. Hours after missing the cut, the vehicle he was riding in veered off the road, hit a tree and flipped into a bank. He didnt pick up a club for more than three months, and he didnt play another PGA Tour event until October.But one year after what he described as the scariest night of my life, Cauley is not only back in the field at the Memorial hes in the mix for his first Tour win after an opening-round 67 left him two shots behind leader Ryan Moore.I was obviously thinking about it the couple of weeks leading up to coming here, Cauley said. With what happened last year, obviously its something else I think about, too. But I was really fortunate with what happened last year to be able to come out and still play golf and do what I love to do.Cauley has four top-25s in 17 starts this season, highlighted by a T-10 finish in Las Vegas in November. But hes in position to improve on that after a bogey-free opener at Muirfield Village, one in which he missed only one fairway and finished fourth in strokes gained: tee-to-green.Cauley needed four of his six broken ribs plated, a procedure that lengthened his recovery and delayed his return to the game. But when he first picked up a club again at The Bears Club in Jupiter, tournament host Jack Nicklaus happened to be there for the start of his comeback.
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He saw the first, like, little thin wedge I hit afterwards, Cauley recalled.Friend and former Alabama teammate Justin Thomas visited Cauley in the hospital during last years tournament, and he described the night of the accident as one of the hardest hes ever had.There were a lot of things that run through your head when something like that happens to one of your best and closest friends, Thomas said. I think going into the hospital and seeing him Saturday after I played just, it helped me a lot because I was just able to see him and see that he was OK.While he watched a video of the accident aftermath a few weeks after the crash, Cauley explained that he has no plans to return to the scene anytime soon despite its proximity to the course.I havent had any bad thoughts or anything as far as what happened last year, Cauley said. But I dont think Im going to go drive by it to test it. I dont feel like testing myself that much.Cauleys relativegood fortune in recovering from his injuries is not lost on him, as he shared that the passenger sitting next to him in the car still undergoes physical therapy twice a week. But this week hes focused on making new, positive memories in the Columbus area, eager to leave a serious accident and painful recovery in the rear-view mirror.It was nice to have a good score, Cauley said. Obviously playing well, and making the cut here is probably better for my health.
DUBLIN, Ohio - Bud Cauley doesn't remember a big chunk of his last trip to central Ohio. It was at last year's Memorial Tournament that Cauley went from the tee sheet to a hospital room, suffering six broken ribs and a punctured lung in a car accident just around the corner from Muirfield Village Golf Club.
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident Cauley doesn't remember a big chunk of his last trip to central Ohio. It was at last year's
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident
It was at last year's Memorial Tournament that Cauley went from the tee sheet to a hospital room, suffering six broken ribs and a punctured lung in a car accident just around the corner from Muirfield Village Golf Club. Hours after missing the cut, the vehicle he was riding in veered off the road, hit a tree and flipped into a bank.
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident
Cauley returns to Memorial Tournament one year after car accident Playing on a sponsor exemption, Bud Cauley is back at Muirfield Village after being involved in a car accident last year that left
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident Source: The Golf Channel DUBLIN, Ohio - Bud Cauley doesn't remember a big chunk of his last trip to central Ohio.
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Cauley returns to Memorial Tournament one year after car accident
Playing on a sponsor exemption, Bud Cauley is back at Muirfield Village after being involved in a car accident last year that left him with six broken ribs, a fractured left leg and a collapsed lung.
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Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident suffering six broken ribs and a punctured lung in a car accident just around the corner from Muirfield Village Golf Club. Hours
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident
Bud Cauley was involved in a car accident at approximately 11 p.m., on Friday in Dublin and is in a local hospital with several injuries. Cauley (67) in mix at Muirfield one year after crash.
Cauley returns to Memorial Tournament one year after car accident
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident Bud Cauley doesn't remember a big chunk of his last trip to central Ohio. But after an opening-round 67, he's in the mix and
Cauley (67) in the hunt at Muirfield one year after car accident
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