Bud Cauley withdraws from the WWT Championship field, 34-year-old golfer steps in as replacement

Bud Cauley has returned to playing full-time on the PGA Tour following a series of injuries. With the 2024 World Wide Technology (WWT) Championship at the El Cardonal, Diamante in Los Cabos, Mexico, set to tee off in less than a day, the 2009 Palmer Cup star has taken himself off the field in the battle for a share of a grand prize purse worth $7.2 million and 500 FedEx Cup Fall points.

On the evening of November 6, the PGA Tour made an official statement confirming the news. Cauley's place will be taken by former University of Texas golfer Cody Gribble at the 2024 World Wide Technology (WWT) Championship. The statement read:

"Bud Cauley is a WD from the World Wide Technology Championship field and replaced by Cody Gribble."

The news came shortly after Cameron Young's withdrawal. The player, team, or the PGA tour has not revealed the reason behind this. However, fans speculate that a past injury could be the cause of the news.

During the 2018 Memorial Tournament, Cauley was involved in a near-fatal car accident that kept him out of the game for nearly three years. The unfortunate incident left the 34-year-old with six broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a fractured leg. Following surgery, he faced several setbacks but has since returned to a more or less regular schedule on the PGA Tour.

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Bud Cauley's 2024 PGA Tour Results Explored

Bud Cauley made 16 starts on the PGA Tour this year. Having made the cut in nine events, he recorded two top-25 finishes along with his sole top-10 finish at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship in June. He currently ranks 149th on the FedEx Fall leaderboard with $575,243 made in official earnings on the course this year.

He ranks 80th in the field with a total strokes gained of 0.259 and 68th with a scoring average of 69.86. The former Walker Cup player is one of the field's best in scrambling with a success rate of 64.93%.

Here's a look into Cauley's finishes this year on the Tour:

• WM Phoenix Open - 65th place (2 under par)
• Cognizant Classic - T21 (10 under par)
• Valspar Championship - CUT (1 over par)
• Texas Children's Houston Open - T45 (2 under par)
• Valero Texas Open - T39 (2 under par)
• Corales Puntacana Championship. CUT (3 under par)
• The CJ Cup Byron Nelson - CUT (3 under par)
• RBC Canadian Open - CUT (3 over par)
• Rocket Mortgage Classic - T52 (7 under par)
• John Deere Classic - T61 (8 under par)
• 3M Open - CUT (3 over par)
• Wyndham Championship - CUT (1 over par)
• Procore Championship - T32 (7 under par)
• Sanderson Farms Championship - T5 (21 under par)
• Black Desert Championship - CUT (1 over par)
• Shriners Children's Open - T34 (11 under par)