Who Is Scottie Scheffler's Caddie?

Back in 2020, Scottie Scheffler burst onto the scene to become PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Since then, he has became the dominant force in men's pro golf with multiple PGA Tour victories and a couple of Majors, to boot.

And for the majority of that time, he has had a caddie at his side who has allowed him to exhibit his talents and feel comfortable in his own skin. That man is Ted Scott.

Scott was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Lafayette, harbouring dreams of becoming a pro golfer one day. He did not play the sport at college, but did go on to spend time playing mini-tour golf, only to see that dream meet a premature end.

But as one door closed, another opened and Scott began pursuing life as a caddie. He began the profession with Olin Browne, Grant Waite and Paul Azinger before going on to work for Bubba Watson in the early 2000s.

Scott stayed on the charismatic left-hander's bag for 15 years before that partnership ended in September 2021.

“Bubba and I are still very good friends,” says Scott. “We just had some different ideas in our life of where we are and where we wanted to go.”

Watson paid his friend eloquent tribute on Instagram when Scott left his bag. He said: “After 15 incredible years together, Teddy and I have decided to end our on-course partnership. From there, it seemed as though the Californian would move on to other things after 21 years as a pro looper.

"We recently came to the decision after some deep talks, not only about golf but life. When we met I don’t think we ever imagined how much we would experience together.

"Teddy deserves more credit than anyone can imagine for our success on the golf course, but I am just as grateful for his friendship and the way he has helped me grow as a person.”

Scott, who also teaches golf online, had intended to focus more on coaching after giving up Watson’s bag, but fate had other ideas. After being contacted by a friend who informed Scott that he was "about to receive a call from a really good player," the long-time bagman retained an open mind.

Scheffler knew Scott from attending bible study together and from when he had partnered Watson in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The Ridgewood, New Jersey-born pro felt Scott could take him to the next level for a couple of key reasons.

Scheffler explained: “I just think the world of him as a person so that was why I was attracted to him just being a potential good partner for me out on the course. I really wanted to work with a Christian, too. That’s how I try to live my life.”

Of the decision of whether to become Scheffler’s caddie, Scott explains that he “asked my family to pray upon it for a week. They came back and said to go caddie for Scottie.”

Although Scott eventually accepted the role as Scheffler's assistant, an interview in the third season of Netflix docuseries, Full Swing revealed how the pro looper was initially very hesitant to become part of Scheffler's team because of the golfer's on-course attitude - one that regularly featured a short temper.

Scott explained: "I had never really met Scottie other than that we played with him in the New Orleans tournament and I saw that he was kind of fiesty, you know? That was one of the questions that I asked him when he called me.“I said, ‘I don’t know if I want to work for you because of your attitude.’

"When I posed that question to him, he said, ‘That’s a fair question and I’m willing to work on it.’ All I need is a little bit of hope and I’m willing to get behind anybody. So I decided to take the job and here we are.”

It turned out to be a very good decision from both parties. Scheffler triumphed four times in their debut campaign together, 2022 - one of which was a maiden Masters - before two more victories arrived in 2023 and an extraordinary nine-win season in 2024 that included an Olympic gold and a second Green Jacket.

After Scheffler's wins at the 2022 and 2024 Masters, veteran looper, Scott, has now enjoyed four victories at Augusta, having caddied for Watson at both the 2012 and 2014 tournaments, too.

The winning did not stop there, though. After a hand injury for Scheffler delayed the start of his 2025 season, Scott and his boss ran away with the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in May to add a 16th title together.

Scheffler's stellar form over the last few years has also seen the American surge to the top of the world rankings and stay there, consequently earning his caddie a considerable amount of money. Given this success, we can expect the pair to continue working together for many years to come.

On a personal level and away from the golf course, Scott is married to wife, Melanie - with the pair tying the knot in January 2003 - and they have two children.

The pro caddie is a fan of playing pickleball and foosball. Scott said that he and a partner won the amateur doubles title at the 1994 World Foosball Championship, and he still enjoys playing now from time to time.

Meanwhile, in a story by Golf Digest, it was reported that Scott taught himself how to play the piano over a four-month stretch on the road and - from a golf perspective - is a four-handicapper.