Who is Scottie Scheffler's caddie? Meet Ted Scott

Scottie Scheffler has one of the most respected and experienced golf caddies around in Ted Scott. 

Scott, 50, has worked for an impressive roster of PGA Tour players down the years. 

Prior to joining Scheffler in 2021, Scott carried Bubba Watson’s bag for 15 years.

He also caddied for Olin Browne, Grant Waite and 1993 PGA champion Paul Azinger.

Scott has enjoyed a number of career highlights, none bigger than caddying four times for champions of The Masters - twice with Watson (2012 and 2014) and twice with Scheffler (2022 and 2024).

He also helped Scheffler win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

For all of Scheffler’s 13 wins on the PGA Tour, Scott has been on the bag for all of them. 

Relationship with Scheffler

Scheffler and Scott are both devout Christians and knew one another through attending bible study together.

Before Scheffler and Scott teamed up, they spent a lot of time discussing their future partnership since Scheffler had a reputation for getting angry on the course and directing that frustration towards his caddie.

Fellow PGA Tour caddie Paul Tesori, who is now Tom Kim’s looper, explained: "Scottie's young and has had a bit of a habit of getting a little angry on the golf course, and maybe even a little angry toward his caddie.

"Ted being a veteran, being out here for so long, he was able to say: 'I want to come work for you, but you have got to promise me that you're going to work on these areas.' And not only did Scottie say yes, he has absolutely done it."

Talking about how he and Scott first got together in 2021, Scheffler said: “I just think the world of him as a person so that was what I was attracted to him, just being a potential good partner for me out on the course.”

Background and early career

It is reported that Scott is an avid foosball player and even won the world foosball doubles title in 1994.

His former boss Azinger once revealed they would connect with other foosball players online to find foosball games in different cities.

Azinger said: “It was like a crack house for foosball players.

“It was a little bit like 'Silence of the Lambs' walking in the basement going down there to play foosball.

“There were 25 people in there, it was really hot, had this eerie lighting, concrete block walls, and here I roll in, here comes the captain, and I promise you, not five people knew who I was.

“They were all totally sweating and totally into their foosball deal."

Scott is also a very keen golf instructor. 

In his spare time, Scott has been providing golf lessons for people since he was 27.

Scott has coached many amateur players around the world, and after his partnership with Watson ended, he was very close to coaching full-time.

Together with Scheffler, Scott has combined his caddying and coaching abilities in helping out his swing coach Randy Smith.

As Scott sees every swing Scheffler makes, he reports back to Smith on how he is performing.

That has certainly played some part in Scheffler becoming the runaway World No.1 that he is today. 

Personal life and social media

Scott is from Lafayette, Louisiana and has an Instagram account followed by over 124,000 people.

His caption: “24 year PGA Tour caddie currently w/ Scottie Scheffler. Pickeballer. Jokester. Sunday Sermons.

The majority of Scott’s content involves him giving Sunday Sermons to his thousands of followers.

Ted Scott is living his best life post-Masters victory pic.twitter.com/rod6egdkst

— Tim Reilly (@LifeOfTimReilly) April 13, 2022

Scott has been married to his wife Melanie Scott for 22 years. 

Career moves

After working with Watson for so long, Scott was almost about to retire from caddying in 2021.

But then Scheffler came knocking.

When discussing the reason for their split, LIV Golf star and two-time Masters champion Watson said: “I have no regrets, and I don't think he does either. He has made more money now without me. He needed 10 more years.

“I haven't told anybody, but I had some struggles this offseason. Wrote a book about some struggles. My wrist, I had a wrist injury all last year. Had some PRP [platelet-rich plasma].”

Referencing his phone call to Scott, Watson previously explained: "I said, look, man, I'm 43 years old. I don't know what I'm going to do.

"My wrist is killing me. He is like he needs ten more years, and I gave a nice retirement package when we split up, but we split up mutually."

On his current relationship with his former caddie, Watson revealed: “We're still friends. We still text each other, so behind the door, he might not be friends with me, but he has made more money, so now I guess he's happy he left.”

Salary and earnings

Players and caddies don’t often disclose how much the loopers get paid but we can guess at it being a pretty penny.

Typically, caddies usually get 10% of the prize money whenever their player wins, 7% if they make the top 10 and 5% if they make the cut.

In 2024, Scott is estimated to have earned more than $5m following Scheffler's incredible seven-win season on the PGA Tour that included his $25m FedEx Cup win at the Tour Championship. 

While Scott's total career earnings on the PGA Tour are unknown, it's fair to say he is one of the top earners in today's caddie market alongside Rory McIlroy's best mate and looper Harry Diamond. 

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