Scottie Scheffler finished the PGA Tour season atop the FedEx Cup rankings once again and surpassed Tiger Woods to become the all-time career money list leader, with his caddie Ted Scott reaping the rewards of their partnership.
The American has dominated golf since his breakout in 2022, when he went from a winless Tour player to World No. 1 in six weeks before his debut Masters victory. Since then, Scheffler has won seven individual events plus Olympic gold in 2024, claimed the PGA Championship and The Open in 2025, and won the Tour Championship - the Tour's most lucrative event with a £22.2million purse - last week.
Career earnings and caddie agreement
The 30-year-old has now earned £96.4m in career prize money, passing Woods. Scott has been with Scheffler for nearly five years, and thanks to an agreement with the "childish" golfer, he continues to earn substantial sums.
Speaking on the Pardon My Take podcast in 2024, Scheffler said: "I don't really think about the money that much. At the end of the day, I'm just playing golf and the money is just a gift on top of that.
"We have a girl that helps us pay bills because I'm basically a child and can't keep track of 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.'"
Estimated earnings by year
Caddies typically earn different percentages of a player's winnings depending on finish position: 10 per cent for a win, around seven per cent for a top-10, and five per cent for making the cut, plus a base salary for travel expenses.
Scott first teamed up with Scheffler in 2021, caddying at the final two events of that year. Scheffler finished T57 at the RSM Classic and solo second at the Hero World Challenge, earning £290k, meaning Scott bagged an estimated £20k.
In 2022, Scheffler won the Masters and three other titles, securing £10.4m. Scott would have taken home between £1.3m and £1.5m. The following year, Scheffler landed 18 consecutive top-10 finishes, earned £15.6m, and Scott would theoretically take around £1.2m.
In 2024, Scheffler's seven Tour wins and second Masters title saw him finish atop the FedEx Cup rankings and pull in £40.1m, including his FedExCup finish cheque. Scott would have probably earned around £3.9m. Last year, Scheffler won five Tour events including two majors, and of the £20.5m collected, Scott would have likely secured £2.1m.
2026 earnings and LIV offer
2026 has been Scheffler's most lucrative year to date. He bagged a FedEx Cup bonus for finishing first, won the Tour Championship, and earned £47.3m. Scott was likely handed around £4.3m, though this could vary depending on whether he gets a chunk of the FedEx Cup bonus.
In total, Scheffler has earned approximately £134m including bonuses since teaming up with Scott, of which the caddie has collected between £10m and £13m. Removing the FedEx Cup money, this could sit around the £8.5m mark.
Scheffler's total earnings could have been substantially higher if he had accepted an offer from LIV Golf, which never actually propositioned him. Scott says Scheffler told him he wouldn't even have accepted $1billion (£738m) from the breakaway circuit.
"I mean, the guy, literally, when I first started working for him, was 19th in the world and he had a white golf bag," Scott told the radio show Gravy and the Sleaze. "Then I remember whenever all the LIV stuff was going on, he was number one in the world at the time, I didn't know, but I said, 'They're probably going to offer you like $250m to go over there.' And he said, 'I don't care what they offer me. They can offer me a billion dollars. I'm going to play where the best players are because I just want to beat people.'"
