{"id":65838,"date":"2025-08-14T07:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/65838\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T07:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:08:14","slug":"who-is-scottie-schefflers-stand-in-caddie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/65838\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s stand-in caddie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scottie Scheffler will have a temporary caddie at the BMW Championship in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.\" height=\"584\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/scottie-scheffler-temporary-caddie.jpg\"  width=\"876\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tScottie Scheffler has a temporary bagman for the second of the FedEx Cup Playoffs at Caves Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler will have a stand-in caddie for the BMW Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The World No.1\u2019s regular bagman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/meet-ted-scott-the-caddie-of-scottie-scheffler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ted Scott<\/a>, flew home during last week\u2019s FedEx St Jude Invitational to attend a private family matter and Scheffler hired Brad Payne for the final 18 holes at TPC Southwind.<\/p>\n<p>Payne, who serves as a chaplain to PGA Tour players through his role with College Golf Fellowship, is a close friend of Scheffler, as well as a mentor to the three-time major champion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/scottie-scheffler-stand-in-caddie-brad-payne.jpg\" alt=\"Scottie Scheffler turns to stand-in caddie Brad Payne when Ted Scott is unavailable.\" class=\"wp-image-258260\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>It was also not the first time Payne had been on Scheffler\u2019s bag. He caddied for his fellow Dallas native during the third round of last year\u2019s PGA Championship, when Scott was attending his daughter\u2019s high school graduation.<\/p>\n<p>For the BMW Championship, at Caves Valley in Maryland, Scheffler will have Michael Cromie on the bag.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chris-kirk-caddie-micheal-cromie.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Kirk's caddie Michael Cromie will stand in for Ted Scott on Scottie Scheffler's bag at the BMW Championship.\" class=\"wp-image-258501\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Cromie is Chris Kirk\u2019s caddie and is free to caddie for the three-time major champion after his regular boss finished the season in 51st to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/fedex-cup-playoffs-field\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">miss out on a spot in the second of the FedEx Cup Playoffs by a single spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tAbout the author<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/author\/alex-perry\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" class=\"about-author__image-link\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alex Perry\" class=\"about-author__author-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/alex_profile_photo.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>News editor and writer. Probably entertainer third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"about-author__byline\">Alex has been in the golf industry since 2007 and has helped shape a number of publications in that time. He joined Today\u2019s Golfer in January 2025 to lead the brand\u2019s news division.<\/p>\n<p>He is a keen golfer who claims to play off 12 and enjoys traveling the world to try new courses. His three favorites are Royal North Devon, the Old Course at St Andrews, and Royal Portrush \u2013 with special mentions for Okehampton and Bude &amp; North Cornwall, where he first fell in love with the game.<\/p>\n<p>He uses a combination of Ping, TaylorMade and Callaway gear, and once bought the Nike SQ driver which he absolutely did not immediately regret.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler has a temporary bagman for the second of the FedEx Cup Playoffs at Caves Valley. 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