Bud Cauley Tied For 2nd at World Cup
6/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
June 18, 2008
TUSCALOOSA - Bud Cauley, who will be a freshman on the University of Alabama men's golf team this fall, is in a tie for second place after Wednesday's opening round at the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup. The Jacksonville, Fla., native is part of the USA's four-man team competing in Toyota City, Japan. Teams from 16 countries are represented in the international field.
Cauley opened with 68, which is 3-under par on the par 71 course at Chukyo Golf Club. His score helped the USA team open T-4th at 2-under par. Sweden, the defending champion, leads at 7-under par, 206. Tied at 2nd at 1-under are Argentina and Denmark (207), followed by the USA and New Zealand (211), England (212), in a three-way T-7th Australia, India and Norway (213), T-10th Japan, Korea and South Africa (214), at 13th Columbia (216), T-14th Guatemala and Mexico (223), and at 16th Kenya (234).
Sweden's Pontus Widegren leads the field at 4-under, 67. Cauley shot 33 on the front nine and 35 on the back nine to shoot 68 for the round. He's one of seven golfers who opened with a 68. Team USA's other scores included Wesley Graham who shot 70 and it T-14th, Cody Gribble and both Cody Gribble and Gregor Main shot 73 and are among a T-36th at 1-over par.
"We had a couple of guys go out of bounds on the front nine, so that obviously hurt us," US Coach Brian White said in a release sent out by the Golf Coaches Association of America. "We just need to really start grinding, and we'll be alright."
Teams will play the 2nd round on Thursday. Fans can follow play on two websites, www.wjgtc.org or gcaa.collegiategolf.com.
