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Scottie Scheffler’s Caddie Made More Money in 2024 Than Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas
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With the world number one golfer winning around $62 million in prize money in 2024, this has prompted fans to ask how much money did Scottie Scheffler’s caddie make? With the pro bag carriers also taking hope a percentage of their winnings.
Who Is Scottie Scheffler’s Caddie?
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie for the 2024 season was Ted Scott – who has been carrying the golf bag for the world’s best player for the last few years.
Scott was previous on the bag with Bubba Watson in 2021 and was due to retire before being talked out of it by Scheffler – which proved to be a good move.
hey @jtedscott are you going to start a golf course with every 18th hole from every course you took a flag from?
…because it’s a great idea https://t.co/VNXl4wANzN
— TrackingScheffler (@SchefflerLegion) September 1, 2024
Scottie Scheffler’s Caddie Earned $5 Million In 2024
Who would have thought carrying a set of golf club around can make you a millionaire.
Well, it can – and this is exactly what happended to Ted Scott, who has been Scottie Scheffler’s caddie over his lucrative 2024 season that saw the best golfer on the planet at the moment win around $62 million in prize money.
This is because according to Golflink.com, caddies on the PGA Tour earn between $1,500 to $3,000 per week, plus also take a percentage of any winning prize money.
With the percentage prize money on winnings reported to be between 6-8% and at times up to 10% – but each player and caddie will come to their own arrangements.
Therefore, this means with Scheffler winning up to $62m this season, his caddie Ted Scott would have bolstered his bank by more than $5m.
Scheffler, who won his second Masters and green jacket at Augusta in April, had won his caddie around $2.6m with all his wins and places till September.
However, another big windfall for Scottie Scheffler’s caddie came in the final month of the tour, when the world number one landed the FedEx Cup – winning $25m and approx. another $2.5m for Ted Scott.
Caddies Can Top Up Earnings In Other Ways Too
In addition, it’s also common for players to front the expenses bills for their caddies – most often travel and hotel costs.
Caddies can also top up these earnings with sponsorship deals as, don’t forget, if they are looking after one of the best players on the tour – they will also get plenty of airtime in front of the TV cameras to plug brands.
If Scottie Scheffler’s Caddie Was On The PGA Tour – He’d Have Finished In The Top 20 On The Money List
The remarkable thing about Ted Scott’s earnings this season for being Scottie Scheffler’s caddie, is this $5m haul would also have put him in the top 20 on the PGA Tour money list – and seeing him finish ahead of top US players Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.
An unforgettable season for Scottie Scheffler! 🏆
He is the only player to win @THEPLAYERS, @TheMasters and the @TOURChamp in the same season. pic.twitter.com/q8bH1vdKmp
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 1, 2024
Scottie Scheffler Earnings and Career Wins 2024
See below Scheffler’s 2024 events played – winning eight times and a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Remarkably, there were only three tournaments where he failed to finish in the top 10.
| Date |
Event |
Finish |
Winnings |
| 29th Aug | TOUR Championship | 1ST | $25,000,000 |
| 22nd Aug | BMW Championship | T33 | $119,667 |
| 15th Aug | FedEx St Jude Championship | 4 | $960,000 |
| 18th July | The Open Championship | T17 | $451,833 |
| 20th June | Travelers Championship | 1ST | $3,600,000 |
| 13th June | US Open | T41 | $72,305 |
| 6th June | Memorial Tournament | 1ST | $4,000,000 |
| 23rd May | Charles Schwab Challenge | T2 | $809,900 |
| 16th May | PGA Championship | T8 | $521,418 |
| 18th April | RBC Heritage | 1ST | $3,600,000 |
| 11th April | Masters Tournament | 1ST | $3,600,000 |
| 28th March | Texas Children’s Houston Open | T2 | $553,735 |
| 14th March | The Players Championship | 1ST | $4,500,000 |
| 7th March | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 1ST | $4,000,000 |
| 15th Feb | The Genesis Invitational | T10 | $455,000 |
| 8th Feb | WM Phoenix Open | T3 | $519,200 |
| 1st Feb | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | T6 | $642,500 |
| 18th Jan | The American Express | T17 | $132,300 |
| 4th Jan | The Sentry | T5 | $690,500 |
After his busy, but hugely successful year – including becoming a dad, Scheffler has recently said on his ‘X’ he won’t be back until 2025.
The good news (or bad news for this rivals), however, is Scott Scheffler will be back fresh in 2025 – where he’s already a big favourite with the best golf betting sites in the UK to win a third Masters in April.