In yet another dominant display from World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, the American secured his first Claret Jug at Royal Portrush.
Claiming a four stroke victory, Scheffler never looked in any bother around the links layout, carding rounds of 68, 64, 67 and 68 to not only claim a fourth Major win, but also provide his caddie, Ted Scott, with a sixth Major title.
The player-caddie duo have been unstoppable since they started working together in 2022, claiming victory after victory and, along with it, paycheck after paycheck.
For 2025, the first prize purse remained at $3.1 million, as did the $17 million championship purse, with both Scheffler and Scott pocketing a handy payday for their efforts in Northern Ireland.
As is the way, the caddie normally receives 10% of the winning check and, at Royal Portrush, Scott would earn $310,000 for being on the bag of Scheffler.
Famously, back in 2024, Scott's approximate earnings stood at around $5.5 million, thanks to Scheffler pocketing a near $60 million in prize money. In fact, that would have put Scott around 20th in the PGA Tour's money list for that year.
At Royal Portrush, it would be Scott's sixth six-figure payday of 2025 and his 13th in just 18 months, with his season earnings sitting at around $1.6 - $2 million.
Although he is part of the winning partnership at The Open Championship, Scott won't receive a Claret Jug, with that only being something for Scheffler, the winning player.
Although Scott continues to make serious cash on the bag of the World No.1, it's not always the way for the bagmen and women travelling the world alongside their players.
According to veteran looper Brennan Little, the base salary is around "$2,000 a week," with payment worked out "between the caddie and the player.”
Little went on to add that "after a few years you’ll get a raise. Or you’ll get bonuses at the end of the year. It just varies by the player. I think generally if you were looking for a number it would be $2,000 a week, and then 7 to 8 percent and 10 percent.”
Back in November 2024, Ben Silverman's caddie, Bryan Kopsick, explained that, for Silverman's season, the PGA Tour player earned around $1.3 million for 24 events. After doing the math, this equated to $101,000, pre-tax, for Kopsick.
