CALEDON, ON — Bud Coley chipped in for birdie on the par-4 twelfth gap to take the lead and win the RBC Canadian Open in rain and wind on Sunday, incomes his first PGA Tour title eight years after a automotive accident on the Memorial Match almost ended his profession.
Corey, 36, gained in his 239th tour begin, simply over two years after lastly returning to the PGA Tour after his accident.
“There have been occasions after I was damage and actually not sure if I might ever be capable to play once more,” mentioned Corey, who was a passenger within the automotive when he broke six ribs, collapsed his proper lung and fractured his left leg.
On Sunday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, Corey shot a 5-under 65 to enhance to 17-under 263. He began the spherical one stroke behind Jackson Suber and ended up beating Matt Fitzpatrick by two strokes.
“That is a second I considered lots. Final 12 months, even after I was racing, my household wasn’t with me, and it at all times went by means of my thoughts that hopefully everybody can be right here for my first win,” Corey mentioned. “I needed to attempt not to consider it an excessive amount of at the moment. Clearly, with them right here and me enjoying nicely, I actually had to consider staying centered on virtually each gap and attempting not to consider celebrating if I gained.”
A very long time dream got here true 🏆
Bud Corey gained his first @RBCCanadianOpen. pic.twitter.com/9mVC6U8QMC
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 14, 2026
Corey started his back-nine chicken run with a shot to 4 toes on the 206-yard eleventh. He holed out from 93 toes on the twelfth, 13 and a half toes on the thirteenth and 15 toes on the fifteenth. Each had been par 4s. After a bogey on the par-4 seventeenth gap, he made a par on the par-5 18th gap.
“The rain and wind clearly made it troublesome to play,” Corey mentioned. “The circumstances at the moment had been lots totally different than the primary three days. I felt like my sport was in a fairly great spot and I used to be hitting some fairly good photographs.”
Fitzpatrick completed second, giving him the lead into the U.S. Open on the FedEx Cup. He eagled the 18th for a 64.
“I might have taken it firstly of the week,” Fitzpatrick mentioned. “I felt like I had loads of good things, and I simply needed to put it on the market. I struggled a little bit bit with my placing final week, however I really feel like I had a little bit higher means of what I used to be engaged on this week, and that confirmed how stable my placing was at the moment.”
Viktor Hovland shot a 65 to take third place at 14 beneath. Suber (70), Jesper Svenson (68), Jimmy Stanger (67) and Bryce Garnett (68) had been one shot behind.
