{"id":65112,"date":"2025-08-13T13:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/65112\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:03:10","slug":"world-no-1-golfer-scottie-scheffler-suffers-huge-blow-ahead-of-pga-tour-playoff-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/65112\/","title":{"rendered":"World No 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler suffers huge blow ahead of PGA Tour playoff event"},"content":{"rendered":"

By BEN NAGLE, US SPORTS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 21:56 EDT, 12 August 2025 | Updated: 21:57 EDT, 12 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/a> will be without his caddie Ted Scott when he tees it up at this week’s BMW Championship in a huge blow for golf’s world No 1.<\/p>\n

Scott has been a mainstay in Scheffler’s professional career for the past four years, but a family emergency last weekend saw him rush back to his home in Louisiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The change in circumstance led to Scheffler turning to a chaplain and close friend to help him out with the final round of the FedEx St Jude on Sunday, and now it’ll be all change again this week.<\/p>\n

The recent Open champion and four-time major winner will have Mike Cromie on his bag instead, as he continues his foray into the FedEx Cup playoffs.<\/p>\n

Scott’s personal matter has so far not yet been disclosed, but it is expected Scheffler will field questions about his close friend’s absence as the week progresses.<\/p>\n

The world No 1 is due to begin the tournament on Thursday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, where he will be paired with Rory McIlroy<\/a> for the first round of the penultimate tournament of the season.<\/p>\n

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Ted Scott (right) has rushed back to Louisiana to deal with an undisclosed family matter<\/p>\n

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He also missed last Sunday, with chaplain and close friend Brad Payne stepping in to help<\/p>\n

Cromie has served as the caddie for six-time PGA Tour winner Chris Kirk in the past.<\/p>\n

Kirk, however, fell short of qualifying for the BMW Championship at 51st in the FedExCup rankings – the top 50 advanced to this week’s event.<\/p>\n

It could turn into a lucrative weekend for the stand-in caddie if Scheffler is in his usual imperious form… form that has earned Scott an eye-watering amount over the past few years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The American’s regular wins have even seen Scott earn more than most players on the PGA Tour, as he takes home an estimated 10% of Scheffler’s prize money.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This season he has already banked $20.36m in tournament prize money, giving Scott just over $2m for himself.<\/p>\n

On top of that, Scheffler has another $23m in bonus money – but it is unclear how much commission his caddie is on when it comes to that.<\/p>\n

This weekend, there is a $20m purse for the BMW Championship, with $3.6m being handed to the winner, meaning Scheffler’s stand-in caddie would take home around $360,000 if he comes out on top.<\/p>\n

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