Despite the pay decrease, 2025 has still been a standout year for the current world No. 1. The Texan has claimed victory in six tournaments so far this season, one less than his 2024 total, but has doubled his major count after securing both The Open and the PGA Championship.

All this success translates into a hefty cut for caddie Scott, who has been working alongside Scheffler as his bag man for nearly four years. Before teaming up with Scheffler in late 2021, Ted had a 15-year partnership with Bubba Watson.

It's been a perfect pairing so far, with Scheffler's greatest successes coming some time after he and Scott started collaborating on the course. This is evidenced by Scheffler's PGA Tour earnings of a little more than £20million so far this year.

The standard rate for a caddie is 10% of any win purse, 7% for a top-10 finish and 5% for anything else. Scheffler may be even more generous, though he failed to reveal any specifics when discussing the matter last year.

Speaking on the Pardon My Take podcast, he said: "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.'"

Scheffler enjoyed a particularly productive spell between early May and early June, claiming victory at both the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and Memorial Tournament alongside the PGA Championship. He subsequently secured his maiden Open title and the BMW Championship, then clinched the Procore Championship crown less than a fortnight before the Ryder Cup commences.

Those six victories alone represent more than £12m, accounting for more than half of Scheffler's total prize money for the year to date. The 29-year-old is hurtling towards the summit of the PGA's all-time earnings list, having already crossed the £73m mark throughout his career.

The bond between golfer and caddie can frequently prove demanding, with some professionals preferring to maintain strictly business relationships on the course. Nevertheless, Scheffler demonstrated his profound respect for Scott, both personally and professionally, when his bag carrier needed time away this summer to handle a family emergency.

"It's extremely important to have Ted back on the bag," he said in August ahead of this year's Tour Championship. "I don't think it's any secret that my career trajectory changed quite a bit when he came on the bag. I went from a guy that hadn't won on Tour to a guy that started winning at a pretty good pace immediately upon him entering the picture.

"I think what Ted has meant to me on the golf course, I think the results really do speak for themselves. He's a great asset for me on the golf course. He's a great friend, and I feel like we're a really good team."

Scottie Scheffler's financial agreement with caddie after banking a cool £20m this year - The Mirror