Scottie Scheffler has dominated the PGA Tour for the best part of four-and-a-half years and his caddie, Ted Scott, continues to reap the rewards
Scottie Scheffler and caddie Ted Scott have formed a deadly partnership(Image: Getty)
Scottie Scheffler finished the PGA Tour season atop the FedEx Cup rankings once again and has surpassed Tiger Woods to become the all-time career money list leader. His success has also earned caddie Ted Scott a hefty sum.
The American has reigned supreme over the sport of golf since his breakout run in 2022, when he went from a winless Tour player to World No. 1 in six weeks leading up to his debut Masters victory.
Since then, Scheffler has been nothing short of incredible, winning seven individual events plus Olympic gold in 2024. He also claimed the PGA Championship and The Open in 2025. Whilst he was unable to claim another major in 2026, he won the Tour Championship – the Tour’s most lucrative event with a £22.2million purse – last week.
For his exploits, the 30-year-old has, of course, been rewarded with huge cash inflows. He has now earned the most money of any player in PGA Tour history, passing Woods with £96.4m. Scott has been with Scheffler for nearly five years and thanks to an agreement he has with the “childish” golfer, he continues to rake in the cash.
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Speaking on the Pardon My Take podcast in 2024, Scheffler said: “I don’t really think about the money that much. At the end of the day, I’m just playing golf and the money is just a gift on top of that.
“We have a girl that helps us pay bills because I’m basically a child and can’t keep track of that stuff. She quickly took over that job and texts me at the end of each week saying: ‘Hey, this is how much we’re paying Ted.’ I’m like, ‘That’s great.'”
Scheffler admits he is childish with his money(Image: Getty)
So, how much exactly does Scott receive? Typically, caddies earn different percentages of their player’s winnings depending on where they finish. A tournament win can equate to a 10 per cent payout, a top-10 finish can be around seven per cent and if they make the cut, a standard five per cent is the estimated norm.
On top of this, most caddies will earn a base salary to cover travel expenses, which can vary greatly depending on the golfer. Let’s take a look, using these estimates, at how much Scott has earned from his five years on Scheffler’s bag.
Scott first teamed up with Scheffler in 2021, but he only caddied for him at the final two events of 2021. In these, Scheffler finished T57 at the RSM Classic and solo second at the Hero World Challenge. For these, Scheffler earned £290k, meaning Scott bagged an estimated £20k.
Scott has been helping the American since 2021(Image: Getty)
In 2022, the pair took off. Scheffler won the Masters and three other titles, securing £10.4m. Scott would, depending on the specifics of their unknown agreement, have taken home between £1.3m and £1.5m. The following year saw Scheffler land a staggering 18 consecutive top-10 finishes.
He earned £15.6m and Scott would theoretically take around £1.2m of this. In 2024, Scheffler’s seven Tour wins and second Masters title meant he finished atop the FedEx Cup rankings and pulled in a massive £40.1m.
This includes the cheque he got for his FedExCup finish, which is not included in his career money list total. Scott would have probably earned around £3.9m for his role in these successes. Last year, Scheffler won five Tour events including two majors and of the £20.5m he collected, Scott would have likely secured £2.1m.
Now, 2026 has been Scheffler’s most lucrative year to date. He bagged a FedEx Cup bonus for finishing first, won the Tour Championship and earned £47.3m. Scott was likely handed around £4.3m, though this could vary depending on whether he gets a chunk of the FedEx Cup bonus sum.
All in all, then, Scheffler has earned approximately £134m including bonuses since teaming up with Scott and of it, the caddie has collected between £10m and £13m. Though if we remove the FedEx Cup money, this could sit around the £8.5m mark.
The 30-year-old is already a two-time Masters winner(Image: Getty)
Furthermore, Scheffler’s total earnings could have been substantially higher if he had accepted an offer from LIV Golf, which never actually propositioned him. But regardless, Scott says Scheffler told him he wouldn’t even have accepted $1billion (£738m) from the breakaway circuit.
“I mean, the guy, literally, when I first started working for him, was 19th in the world and he had a white golf bag,” Scott told the radio show Gravy and the Sleaze.
“Then I remember whenever all the LIV stuff was going on, he was number one in the world at the time, I didn’t know, but I said, ‘They’re probably going to offer you like $250m to go over there.’ And he said, ‘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.'”