Scottie Scheffler not too long ago took excessive spot on the PGA Tour’s profession cash listing with greater than $130 million earned. It’s honest to say that the 30-year-old who has already taken dwelling $10 million greater than Tiger Woods did in his profession is doing simply high-quality financially, however as his caddie, Ted Scott, not too long ago defined, it is not all about the cash for Scheffler.
Scheffler turned the No. 1 participant on the planet in March 2022, amid LIV Golf’s efforts to lure gamers away from the PGA Tour, and simply three months earlier than the then Saudi-backed circuit’s inaugural occasion.
Scott started caddying for Scheffler in November 2021, and having been within the partnership for lower than six months on the time, he was nonetheless very a lot within the feeling-things-out stage along with his new boss, however one conversation very a lot set the tone.
Scottie Scheffler of the United States and caddie Ted Scott look on from the ninth gap in the course of the first spherical of the 126th U.S. OPEN at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 18, 2026 in Southampton, New York. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
“When I first started working for him, he was 19th in the world, and he had a white golf bag,” Scott stated, referring to Scheffler, on a latest look on PGA Tour Radio. “I didn’t know him that well, and I asked him, I was like: ‘Why don’t you have sponsors?’
“He’s like, ‘Well, as a result of I simply need to play with the gear that I need to play.’ And I used to be like, ‘Okay.’ And then I bear in mind each time all the LIV stuff was happening, you understand, he was primary on the planet on the time, I did not know, however I stated, ‘They’re in all probability going to give you like $250m to go over there.’
Scottie Scheffler of the United States walks along with his caddie Ted Scott on the primary gap throughout Day Four of the The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 19, 2026 in Southport, England. (Photo by Stuart Kerr/R&A/R&A through Getty Images) (Stuart Kerr/R&A/R&A through Getty Images)
“And he says, ‘I don’t care what they offer me. They can offer me a billion dollars. I’m going to play where the best players are because I just want to beat people.'”
Scott went on to confess that it was at that second he realized simply how in another way Scheffler is wired.
Scottie Scheffler of the United States fist-bumps his caddie Ted Scott on the 18th gap inexperienced in the course of the third spherical of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 15, 2026 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR through Getty Images) (Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR through Getty Images)
While Scott already had a stellar resume as a caddie earlier than becoming a member of forces with Scheffler, having been on the bag for each of Bubba Watson’s Masters victories, he and Scheffler have was a two-headed monster over the past half-decade.
Scott has been on the bag for every of Scheffler’s 22 PGA Tour wins, courting again to his first in February 2022, plus the 4 main championships Scheffler has gained at this level in his younger profession.
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Scheffler earned simply shy of $31 million on the PGA Tour in 2026. With caddies usually incomes round 10 % of a participant’s earnings, on the low finish, Scott probably earned nicely over $3 million this previous season on Tour.