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Scottie Scheffler's caddie Ted Scott has earned another $360,000 after the American won $3.6million at the RBC Heritage on Monday.
The world No. 1 chalked up his fourth win in five starts on Monday morning after play was suspended in South Carolina on Sunday due to inclement weather.
Scheffler took home $3.6million for finishing in first place, adding to the $3.5m he secured after winning The Masters last week.
And, if Scheffler pays Scott the customary 10 per cent of any winnings, their latest win gave the caddie another giant windfall.
It means Scott's earnings for this season alone are now just over $1.8m. For context, Rory McIlroy has earned $1.7m this season.
Scottie Scheffler's caddie Ted Scott earned another $360,000 after winning the RBC Heritage
It means Ted Scott's earnings for this season alone are now just over a mammoth $1.8million
Scott has been carrying Scheffler's bag since 2022 and has been front and center of the American's explosive rise to becoming the dominant force in golf.
The 27-year-old has won both the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship as well this season, two big tournaments to go alongside his Masters triumph.
The caddie will have also earned considerable sums in previous seasons with Scheffler, who has topped the PGA Tour prize money list for the last two years.
He earned a record $14m (£11.2m) in the 2021-22 season - a figure he has already surpassed this year - before earning $21m (£16.8m) on the 2022-23 tour.
With Scheffler having banked $50m (£40m) in recent seasons, Scott would have taken home an estimated $5m (£4m) in prize money alone.
Rory McIlroy has earned $1.7m this season, meaning Scott has taken home more as a caddie
Scheffler celebrates with the trophy and iconic tartan jacket given to the RBC Heritage winner
Scott is a 25-year veteran on the PGA Tour, having previously caddied for former Masters champion Bubba Watson.
He reportedly initially needed some convincing before agreeing to caddie for Scheffler.
'Teddy and Scottie talked for quite awhile before they went to work for him,' fellow caddie and friend Paul Tesori said, via Golf Digest.
'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, almost 50 years old, 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.'
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