Before 2018, Bud Cauley was a rising star. A three-time All-American at the University of Alabama, a Walker Cup hero, and one of the rare players to bypass Q-School and jump straight to the PGA Tour. But a horrific 2018 car accident left him with six broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a fractured leg. Cauley’s career and life hung in the balance. For over three years, he battled setbacks, surgeries, and doubt. But through it all, he discovered the true nature of his friendship with Justin Thomas .

“JT is one of my best friends,” Cauley said. “W hether it’s, you know, even if we’re not playing golf, just hanging out and doing things together, you know, now he has a young daughter, too. So, we’re kind of going through that together, too. . He’s obviously seen me struggle with in

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