The performances of Scottie Scheffler and Ted Scott have been truly remarkable during the 2025 PGA Tour season, and recent events make their work together — and apart — even more impressive.
Scheffler was forced to play without Scott for the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship and the entire BMW Championship after the caddie had to return home to deal with a family emergency. Scott revealed some of the details about the “devastating” situation during his weekly “Sunday Sermon” ahead of the final round of the Tour Championship.
Ted Scott Explains Absence from PGA Tour
“Many of you know that I left the St. Jude Classic early and didn’t caddie on Sunday. Why? Because we have a devastating family emergency,” Scott said in a video posted to social media from East Lake Golf Club. “Probably the hardest thing I’ve ever walked through in life.”
Scott, a deeply religious man, explained that he learned lessons from the experience, while offering a little more insight into the difficult situation.
“First of all, we’re helpless,” he added. “I truly can’t help the situation. Watching my family grieve, watching the person injured, it’s just really difficult to go through, and I’m helpless.”
Scott added that his religion helped him “find peace” with the situation and credited his friends, family and the PGA Tour community for helping him through.
“I can’t understand what happened, I can’t understand what’s going on, but I’m starting to find peace,” Scott continued .”So many of you have reached out to me, so many family members, so many friends on the Tour have supported me so well through this and it’s helping give me peace.”
Scheffler’s Success With Fill-Ins
While Scott was absent, Scheffler initially called on PGA Tour chaplain Brad Payne, who finished the St. Jude for Scott, making the trip from Dallas to Memphis for the final round. Scheffler, who also used Payne at the 2024 PGA Championship when Scott was home for a day to attend a graduation, shot a 3-under for the final round, to finish tied for third.
Michael Cromie, the full-time caddie for Chris Kirk, then filled in for Scott at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley.
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