Scottie Scheffler’s ‘childish’ financial agreement with star caddie after $3.4M win

Scottie Scheffler has added a third major win to his resume in the form of the PGA Championship, and both he and his caddie will revel in the financial reward

Scottie Scheffler once branded himself ‘a child’ after revealing he has an assistant to help pay caddie Ted Scott, who will now benefit from the $3.4 million prize claimed after a stunning PGA Championship win.

New Jersey-born Scheffler added a third major title to his belt at Quail Hollow, seeing off a string of American challengers and a resurgent Jon Rahm to win the US PGA by five strokes. The 28-year-old took home a whopping $3.42M from a record-breaking $19M prize pot for his efforts.

This latest windfall means that Scheffler has reached $10M in campaign winnings alone, adding to his staggering 2024 total of $63M. However, Scheffler is not the only one whose bank balance has benefited from his Wanamaker Trophy success.

Iconic caddie Scott, who began working with Scheffler in 2021 after helping Bubba Watson to a pair of Masters titles in 2012 and 2014, is thought to take home the typical percentage of winnings. On the PGA Tour, a caddie is expected to earn 10 per cent of their player’s victory purse, seven per cent for a top 10 finish, and 5 per cent for anything else. They may also make a weekly salary.

Yet, due to the huge figures that are dealt with, the world No. 1 revealed last year that his finances are handled by a member of staff, as he is a ‘child’ when it comes to money and is not closely involved.

“It’s been a fun year, I don’t really think about the money that much,” said Scheffler on the Pardon My Take podcast in 2024. “I think that kind of becomes a big deal with the FedEx and everything, but at the end of the day, I’m just playing golf, and the money is just

“We have a girl that helps us pay bills basically because I’m a child and I can’t keep track of all that stuff! She quickly took over that job and texts me at the end of each week, saying: ‘Hey, this is how much we’re paying Ted?’ I’m like: ‘That’s great.'”

Scott is set to get richer after Scheffler added the US PGA to his own pair of Masters titles, and was quick to praise the American’s resilience after what ended up being a dominant Quail Hollow display.

“Time and time again, when people get close, he seems to be able to step on the gas,” admitted Scott after Scheffler’s win. “He just has that ability to be like, ‘Oh, no, you’re not coming after me, bud.'”

Scheffler himself opened up about his victory after lifting the Wanamaker Trophy on -11 and revealed that his back-nine performance during the final round will live long in the memory.

“To step up when I needed to the most, this back nine will be one that I remember for a long time,” he stated. “I felt like this was as hard as I battled for a tournament in my career. It was a pretty challenging week.

“The first two days, I did not swing it my best, and I was able to post a score somehow. The last five holes Saturday, that’s where I really kind of put myself ahead in the tournament.

“I knew somebody was going to make a move today,” Scheffler admitted, touching on LIV Golf’s Rahm, who rapidly climbed the leaderboard during the final round to challenge before falling away after double bogeys on 17 and 18.

“There’s too much talent in the game of golf for me to slap the ball around today with a three-shot lead – three shots in 18 holes is really not that much. With this closing stretch, you can never be complacent with your game. I had seen that Jon and I were tied when I was playing the 10th, maybe. I did my best to keep executing shots and stay in my little bubble.