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Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Revealed: The staggering amount of money Scottie Scheffler's caddie has earned since teaming up with the world No 1 golfer
Scottie Scheffler 's caddie Ted Scott enjoyed yet another huge payday after the world No 1 cruised to a dominant four-shot victory at The Open last weekend. Scott has been an integral part of Scheffler's rise to the summit of golf, having first teamed up with him in late 2021. And since, the caddie has chalked up a staggering sum in terms of on-course earnings, with Scheffler winning just shy of $84million (£62m) in PGA Tour prize money since 2021. Under PGA Tour norms, caddies receive 10 per cent of the prize money, putting Scott's share of Scheffler's winnings at approximately £6.2m over the last four years, excluding additional bonuses and any amounts won on the DP World Tour. Last week at Royal Portrush, Scott will have picked up around $310,000 (£230,000) of Scheffler's first-place prize packet of $3.1m (£2.3m), taking his season earnings alone to around £1.2m to £1.5m. The 153rd Open Championship was, in fact, Scott's sixth six-figure payday of 2025 and his 13th in just 18 months, demonstrating how dominant Scheffler has been at the top of the sport. Wrong🤔 Not everyone would want to spend time with you because you're negative and tweet mean stuff😬 So that leaves 9,999,999 people that could do my 'job'✔️👍🏽 — ted scott (@jtedscott) September 4, 2024 The 29-year-old golfer's success at Portrush was the fourth major of his career, with Scott - who previously caddied for the likes of Olin Browne, Grant Waite, Paul Azinger and Bubba Watson - having won two more. Yet another victory for Scheffler has cemented the notion that Scott is undoubtedly one of the most successful caddies in golf history, both in terms of titles and wealth. Scott's role in Scheffler's success over the last few years has been paramount, with the caddie not only offering important insight but also helping to keep the golfer's emotions in check. In 2024, after a staggeringly lucrative year with the bag, Scott hit back at online trolls who suggested that his role as a caddie was an 'easy job'. In response to a social media user who claimed that millions of people in the US could do his job, Scott replied: 'Wrong. Not everyone would want to spend time with you because you're negative and tweet mean stuff. So that leaves 9,999,999 people that could do my "job".'
Malay Mail
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Scheffler's wire-to-wire victory leaves McIlroy and the rest in his wake at Royal Portrush
PORTRUSH, July 21 — A relentless Scottie Scheffler sealed his first British Open triumph by four shots as he turned the final day of the tournament into a procession at Royal Portrush on Sunday. The 29-year-old American world number one started out with a four-stroke lead and apart from one blip, never looked like relinquishing his iron-like grip on the chasing pack. Scheffler resembled a towering giant amongst men all week on the glorious Causeway Coast, rekindling memories of 15-times major winner Tiger Woods in his pomp as he rubber-stamped his fourth major title with a clinical final-round 68. After tapping in for par in front of a packed 18th green grandstand, Scheffler's laser-focus finally cracked and he threw his white cap skywards, tearfully embracing caddie Ted Scott and wife Meredith and scooping up his toddler son Bennett. 'Thanks to the fans for all the support. I know I wasn't the fan favourite today so I appreciate you guys coming out to support, overall it's been a great week,' the under-stated Scheffler, the third successive American to win the Open and fourth in five years, said after lifting the Claret Jug. Take the dominant Scheffler out of the equation and the 153rd Open would have been a thriller with the leaderboard underneath him chopping and changing all weekend. In the end, Harris English was the best of the rest on 13 under after a 66 with fellow American Chris Gotterup, winner of last week's Scottish Open, a further shot back. Huge galleries descended on the course all week and thousands arrived on a sunny Sunday hoping to witness a Rory McIlroy miracle. But Northern Ireland's favourite sporting son, who began six shots behind Scheffler, was unable to mount a charge and ended up in a tie for seventh on 10 under along with 2024 champion Xander Schauffele and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts on the 18th hole during the final round of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush on July 20, 2025. —Reuters pic 'I wish I had have been closer to Scottie going into today and been able to make a real push,' said McIlroy, who completed his career Grand Slam by winning this year's Masters. 'But he's been on a different level all week and he's been on a different level for the last two years to the rest of us.' Li tied fourth Li Haotong, the first Chinese man to go out in the final group of a major, finished tied fourth on 11 under with England's Matt Fitzpatrick and American Wyndham Clark. Scheffler now has three legs of his career Grand Slam and needs a U.S. Open crown to complete the set. He is also the first player in more than 100 years to win his first four majors by three strokes or more and the first world number one to win the Open since Tiger Woods in 2006. 'When you play against the best they make it look easy and you can't quite figure out whey they are so good,' said England's Justin Rose, who finished on seven under. Those who thought that Texas-based Scheffler might stumble on a layout featuring holes known as Calamity Corner and Purgatory should probably have known better. On the last nine occasions Scheffler had gone into the final round of a PGA Tour event ahead, he emerged victorious. His three previous major wins also came after a 54-hole lead. A sense of anticipation brewed as the leading groups reached the first tee but when Scheffler birdied the first, fourth and fifth holes the only question seemed to be whether he could eclipse Woods's modern era Open record winning margin of eight strokes at St Andrews in 2000. When he double-bogeyed the eighth after needing two attempts to escape a bunker, his first dropped shots since the 11th hole on Friday when his majestic 64 put him in control, Scheffler looked like a mere mortal. His lead was suddenly sliced to four strokes but any hope proved an illusion for pursuers, and a birdie at the ninth and another at the 12th hole steadied the ship. Perhaps the only person who might have lived with Scheffler over the weekend was compatriot Bryson Dechambeau. He matched Scheffler's tournament-low 64 on Sunday to rocket up to 10th on nine under, an incredible finish after an opening round 78. — Reuters
ABC News
20-07-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
American Scottie Scheffler wins The Open Championship by four shots at Royal Portrush
A relentless Scottie Scheffler has sealed his first British Open triumph by four shots as he turned the final day of the tournament into a procession at Royal Portrush. The 29-year-old American world number one started out with a four-stroke lead and apart from one mid-round blip, never looked like relinquishing his iron-like grip as the chasing pack were left scrapping for minor places on Sunday. Scheffler resembled a towering giant among men all week on the glorious Causeway Coast, rekindling memories of 15-times major winner Tiger Woods in his pomp, and he rubber-stamped his fourth major title with a clinical final-round 68. After tapping in for his par in front of a packed 18th green grandstand, Scheffler's laser-focus finally cracked and he threw his white cap skywards before hugging caddie Ted Scott and enjoying a tearful embrace with his wife Meredith and son Bennett. "Thanks to the fans for all the support. I know I wasn't the fan favourite today so I appreciate you guys coming out to support, overall it's been a great week," Scheffler, the third successive American to win the Open and fourth in five years, said after lifting the Claret Jug. Reuters/ABC
NBC Sports
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
Scheffler joins Live From: 'Did some good stuff'
Scottie Scheffler joins the set of Live From The Open. He talks about his brilliant putting display and Ted Scott's importance to his success, looks back on his Sunday, and considers how he makes it all look so easy.
New York Post
13-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Inside look at ‘fascinating story' of how Ted Scott became Scottie Scheffler's caddie
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Ted Scott's amazing life as a PGA Tour caddie should serve as a poster for the popular X meme: How it started, how it's going. Let's begin with the How it's going portion of Scott's charmed life. He's been caddying for world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler since 2021, contributing to a remarkable run of form that has produced 16 wins — including two Masters, one PGA Championship, two Players Championships and an Olympic gold medal. Based on those results and the customary player-caddie pay scale (winning caddie gets 10 percent of player earnings), Scott is believed to have earned some $10 million toting Scheffler's bag.
