The world No.1’s $25million FedEx Cup bonus payout for winning the season-ending Tour Championship lifted his season earnings alone to over $62m on the course.
With seven victories, his official PGA Tour tournament earnings – just under half the total sum – smashed his own record of $21m he set just last year.
And if we’re including the additional bonuses, it all translates to an absurd $12,000 for every competitive shot the Texan has hit during his record-shattering year.
“It’s been a fun year, I don’t really think about the money that much,” he said in a guest appearance on the. “I think that kind of becomes a big deal with the FedEx and everything, but at the end of the day I’m just playing golf and the money is just a gift on top of that.”
But what does all that mean for his indispensable caddie Ted Scott? In short, a lot of cash.
In professional golf, the winner of a tournament typically gives their caddie 10% of the prize money. If they finish in the top-ten its 7% and 5% for anything beneath that. It goes without saying Scheffler wasn’t exactly short of top-tens on the PGA Tour.
It is estimated that Scott earned $5,2m this season – not that Scheffler is keeping tabs, however.