How much has Scottie Scheffler's caddie earned from the golfer's $28,148,691 winnings over the 2024 PGA Tour season?
Scottie Scheffler isn't the only one who benefits from his wins, as caddie Ted Scott also takes home a small portion of the winnings. Golf Monthly ran the numbers and estimated that Scott has earned $2,669,261 this season.
That number would rank pretty well if he were a golfer: 55th on the PGA Tour's money list for 2024. He would be just behind Viktor Hovland and two behind three-time Major winner Jordan Spieth.
Most caddies don't make all that much since most golfers only come away with a modest amount. A small fraction of a modest amount doesn't qualify as noteworthy.
However, Scheffler has won so much (and with massive prize purses) that Scott's winnings have become almost as notable as the golfer's own. Scheffler is far and away the PGA Tour's top earner this season.
Standard practice is for golfers who win to cut their caddie 10% of the check. Scheffler hasn't won every time, and typically, golfers hand over 5-7% of their winnings when they don't come in first place.
The average PGA Tour player has earned $1,690,344 this year, and Scott's work on the bag for the world's most dominant golfer right now has left him with more than that.
Schefler has made the cut every single time he's started, which means he always gets a slice of the prize purse. His finishes have varied but have always paid himself and Scott some money:
- T5
- T17
- T6
- T3
- T10
- Win
- Win
- T2
- Win
- Win
- T8
- T2
- Win
- T41
- Win (playoff)
- T7
He followed those up by winning gold at the Olympics, though that doesn't pay well and it doesn't count for his overall season winnings.
How has Scottie Scheffler earned so much?
As mentioned, Scottie Scheffler has brought in such an impressive amount of money to the point that his caddie is raking it in as well. How much is that? With six wins on the season and prize purses at an all-time high, it's a lot.
Scheffler has won a Major, the Players Championship (golf's fifth unofficial Major), and four Signature Events. Those all have elevated prize purses, so Scheffler has won a lot. He also primarily plays in bigger events with bigger purses, so even his losses pay well.
All told, it has resulted in one of the most lucrative seasons in golf history. His success is almost unprecedented as well as his income of $28,148,691. Few golfers have made this much in a season, and he's steadily climbing the all-time list as a result. In 2024, he has almost double the second-largest earner (Xander Schauffele).