Scottie Scheffler is on a roll this season. He has earned nearly $28 million only in 2024! Crazy right? But have you wondered what his caddie might have bagged by staying by his side for so long? Well, you might have heard it already, but his caddie, Ted Scott, has earned more than four of the former world No. 1 golfers. However, if this makes you think that Ted Scott is the highest-paid caddie, you need to know something.
As of June 25th, 2024, Scottie Scheffler and his caddie Ted Scott have played in 15 tournaments. Out of which, Scheffler has been declared victorious in six of the events. Outside of this, he has also earned seven top-10 ranks out of the nine remaining participations. This, in turn, has pumped up Scott’s bag full of his share of the prize money. This is usually calculated as 10% for all the winning event’s winner’s share and 7% for non-winning participations. Moreover, this includes a weekly base fare of $2500.
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Apr 22, 2024; Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA; Scottie Scheffler celebrates with caddie Ted Scott after winning the RBC Heritage golf tournament. Play was suspended on Sunday, due to inclement weather. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
In total, Ted Scott has earned 2.6 million in 2024, all thanks to the riot Scheffler has going on the course. In 2023, Scott earned nearly $843,600 on the PGA Tour. This is a very exponential jump that he has had this year! Here is the elaborated breakdown of Scott’s earnings.
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| Event | Finish | Scheffler money | Rate | Scott money |
| The Sentry | 5 | $690,500 | 7% | $48,335 |
| American Express | T-17 | $132,300 | 5% | $6,615 |
| AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | T-6 | $642,500 | 7% | $44,975 |
| WM Phoenix Open | T-3 | $519,200 | 7% | $36,344 |
| Genesis Invitational | T-10 | $455,000 | 7% | $31,850 |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | 1 | $4,000,000 | 10% | $400,000 |
| The Players | 1 | $4,500,000 | 10% | $450,000 |
| Texas Children’s Houston Open | T-2 | $553,735 | 7% | $38,761 |
| Masters | 1 | $3,600,000 | 10% | $360,000 |
| RBC Heritage | 1 | $3,600,000 | 10% | $360,000 |
| PGA Championship | T-8 | $521,418 | 7% | $36,500 |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | T-2 | $809,900 | 7% | $56,693 |
| Memorial Tournament | 1 | $4,000,000 | 10% | $400,000 |
| U.S. Open | T-41 | $72,305 | 5% | $3,766 |
| Travelers Championship | 1 | $3,600,000 | 10% | $360,000 |
| TOTAL | $27,696,858 | $2,633,839 |
Make no mistake, the average prize money earned by a regular PGA Tour member is only $1.5 million. Ted Scott has earned almost twice the amount as of the present. According to Golf Week, “If Scott were on the PGA Tour’s official money list for 2024, he would be in 46th. This season, 232 players have won prize money from events, meaning Scott has earned more money caddying for Scheffler than 80.1 percent of players who have teed it up this year.”
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Moreover, Scott shocked the world when his 2024 earnings surpassed Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose, and Adam Scott after Scheffler’s Traveler’s Championship win. In 2024, Jordan Spieth will have won $2.5 million, Adam Scott will have won $1.67 million, Justin Rose will have won $1.4 million, and Rickie Fowler will have bagged only $1.09 million. In fact, Ted Scott has not been given much respect outside of a paycheck.
Scottie Scheffler’s opinion about his caddie
According to the PGA Tour’s last-month issue, Ted Scott has been Scheffler’s bagman for all 10 PGA Tour victories. The number has increased to 12 after he won both the Memorial Tournament and the Travelers Championship. The 2024 golf sensation has explained how he perceives his caddie, Ted Scott. Once he said, “I trust him to rake a bunker more than my buddies.” In another instance, he claimed, “I already thought the world of him as a person.”
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However, the amount of respect he gives his caddie can be seen by giving him equal rights. Scheffler once declared that family comes first for both parties. He said, “That’s something we talked about from the beginning of our relationship—family always comes first.” He further added, “It’s the same thing for me as it is for my caddie. It was a pretty easy decision. He told me at the beginning of this year that that was the date.”
Even after his Augusta win, he asked Ted Scott to walk with him as the golfer went for his winner’s walk. Not sure if he is the richest caddie ever, but he sure is this year, and by the looks of it, nobody will come closer. When will you predict that Ted Scott will reach the highest-paid caddie’s spot of all time? Let us know in the comments below.
