Scottie Scheffler's Caddie Ted Scott Has Made More Money Than The Average PGA Tour Golfer This Year

Scottie Scheffler just capped another spectacular season with the biggest payday of his year. And once again, his caddie Ted Scott made a fortune right alongside him.

On Sunday, Scheffler won the 2026 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, capturing his second FedEx Cup in three years. He entered the final round three shots behind Viktor Hovland, shot a four-under 66 and ultimately won by three strokes.

The victory earned Scheffler $10 million from the Tour Championship's $40 million purse.

Assuming Scheffler and Scott use something close to the traditional PGA Tour caddie compensation model, under which a caddie receives around 10% of the prize money for a victory, Ted Scott likely earned roughly $1 million from Sunday's win alone.

And that comes just two weeks after Scheffler's victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship likely earned Scott another $360,000.

Scottie Scheffler (L) and his caddie Ted Scott. (Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)

How Much Has Ted Scott Made This Year?

The exact financial arrangement between Scheffler and Scott is private. Caddies are independent contractors, and there is no mandatory PGA Tour pay scale.

But the traditional formula used to estimate elite caddie compensation is roughly 10% of a player's prize money for a win, 7% for a top-10 finish and 5% for other made cuts, generally in addition to a weekly base salary.

When Scheffler won the FedEx St. Jude Championship on August 16, we estimated that Scott had earned about $1.56 million in tournament-performance bonuses for the season.

Scheffler then tied for 12th at the BMW Championship, earning $426,250. A 5% caddie share would be a little more than $21,000.

Now add an estimated $1 million from Sunday's $10 million Tour Championship victory, and Ted Scott's estimated 2026 tournament bonuses rise to roughly $2.58 million.

That figure does not include his weekly salary, endorsements or any additional private bonuses Scheffler may pay him.

It also excludes Scheffler's separate FedExCup bonus money. Scheffler had already collected tens of millions of dollars through FedExCup and season-long incentive programs, but Scott's participation in those bonuses is not public.

Scottie Scheffler Made Nearly $31 Million In Official Prize Money

Scheffler entered the Tour Championship with a little under $21 million in official PGA Tour prize money for 2026. Sunday's $10 million win pushes his season total to roughly $30.94 million.

That doesn't even include the separate bonus money Scheffler collected during the FedExCup race.

What's remarkable is that Scheffler spent much of the regular season winning less often than he had in previous years. He won The American Express in January, but then went months without another victory.

He compensated by finishing near the top almost every week.

Scheffler recorded five runner-up finishes and 11 top-five finishes in his first 17 starts, which is why he remained the PGA Tour's leading money winner despite having relatively few victories.

Then the playoffs began.

Scheffler won the FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight shots, battled hand, foot and mouth disease while still tying for 12th at the BMW Championship, and finished the season by beating Hovland at East Lake.

He now has 22 career PGA Tour victories and two FedEx Cups.

Scheffler Just Passed Tiger Woods

Sunday's $10 million payday also produced a historic milestone.

Two weeks ago, Scheffler's victory in Memphis pushed his official career PGA Tour earnings to just under $120 million, leaving him roughly $1 million behind Tiger Woods.

That gap is gone.

Scheffler now has roughly $130.4 million in official PGA Tour career prize money, passing Woods' longtime record of about $121 million.

Tiger had held the top spot for roughly 26 years.

There is obviously an important caveat: PGA Tour purses today are dramatically larger than they were for much of Woods' career. Tiger's success also helped create the popularity and commercial value that made today's giant purses possible.

Still, Scheffler reaching $130 million is extraordinary considering that he didn't win his first PGA Tour event until February 2022.

One Extremely Lucrative Partnership

Ted Scott was already one of golf's most accomplished caddies before he teamed up with Scheffler.

He spent roughly 15 years working with Bubba Watson and was on Watson's bag for Masters victories in 2012 and 2014. Scott and Watson parted ways in 2021, and Scott was reportedly considering moving away from full-time caddying before Scheffler called.

That turned out to be a very profitable career decision.

Scheffler began winning almost immediately, captured the Masters in 2022 and 2024, and has developed into the dominant golfer of his era.

We've previously noted how Scott's earnings can rival those of actual PGA Tour players. That remains true in 2026.

Ted Scott has likely earned around $2.58 million in tournament bonuses this season, including an estimated $360,000 in Memphis and about $1 million at East Lake.

Scottie Scheffler just finished another year as the best golfer in the world.

Being the guy carrying his bag continues to be an exceptionally good business.