Scottie Scheffler’s caddie Ted Scott loved one other main windfall on Sunday when the American slipped on his second Inexperienced Jacket after successful The Masters.
In doing so, Scheffler scooped the document $3.5million (£2.8m) prize fund and took his exceptional season to a different degree.
The World No. 1 completed on 11-under par for the match at Augusta Nationwide after an outstanding four-under par spherical on Sunday.
Scott has been carrying Scheffler’s bag since 2022 and has been entrance and heart of the American’s explosive rise to changing into the dominant pressure in golf.
In response to Forbes, Scheffler has already raked in simply over $15m (£12m) in prize cash via 9 tournaments this season.
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie Ted Scott (proper) has made round $1.5m to this point this season
Scott was on Scheffler’s bag because the American received the Masters for a second time in three years
The 50-year-old is predicted to have obtained a ten per cent reduce of the document £2.8million prize
The 27-year-old has received each the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Gamers Championship as properly, two massive tournaments to go alongside his Masters triumph.
Scott can also be anticipated to have secured unbelievable earnings as a consequence, with the customized for gamers to pay their caddies 10 per cent of any prize cash.
Ought to Scheffler observe the customized, Scott would have earned a cool $1.5m (£1.2m) this 12 months.
Scott’s earnings would place the caddie within the high 50 golfers on the PGA Tour for prize cash this season.
Which means he has taken residence greater than golf stars like Sungjae Im ($1,312,397), former Masters winner Adam Scott ($1,087,498), Joel Dahmen ($684,659) and Europe’s Ryder Cup star Viktor Hovland ($653,025).
Rickie Fowler ($504,282), Zach Johnson ($171,178) and Matt Kuchar ($91,276) are additionally under Scott when it comes to earnings for the 2024 season.
In actual fact, Scheffler is performing so properly that Scott sits a mere $100,000 off Rory McIlroy’s complete of $1,608,505 in prize cash.
The caddie can have additionally earned appreciable sums in earlier seasons with Scheffler, who has topped the PGA Tour prize cash listing for the final two years.
Scott has now earned greater than each Rickie Fowler (left) and Viktor Hovland (proper) in 2024
He earned a document $14m (£11.2m) within the 2021-22 season – a determine he has already surpassed this 12 months – earlier than incomes $21m (£16.8m) on the 2022-23 tour.
With Scheffler having banked $50m (£40m) in latest seasons, Scott would have taken residence an estimated $5m (£4m) in prize cash alone.
Scott is a 25-year veteran on the PGA Tour, having beforehand caddied for former Masters champion Bubba Watson.
He reportedly initially wanted some convincing earlier than agreeing to caddie for Scheffler.
Scott now has 4 wins as a caddie on the Masters, only one behind the match document
‘Teddy and Scottie talked for fairly awhile earlier than they went to work for him,’ fellow caddie and buddy Paul Tesori stated, through Golf Digest.
‘Scottie’s younger and has had a little bit of a behavior of getting somewhat indignant on the golf course, and possibly even somewhat indignant towards his caddie.
‘Ted being a veteran, virtually 50 years outdated, being out right here for thus lengthy, he was in a position to say: “I need to come give you the results you want, however you’ve got to vow me that you’ll work on these areas.” And never solely did Scottie say sure, he has completely finished it.’
Scott now has 4 wins as a caddie on the Masters, after Watson’s triumphs in 2012 and 2014.
He’s one behind the document held by Willie Stokes and Willie Peterson, whereas he’s degree with Nathaniel Avery and Steve Williams.
