US EditionScheffler Turns to Fill-in when Caddie Ted Scott Leaves for Family Emergency
SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AUG 10 – Brad Payne, the PGA Tour chaplain, filled in for Scottie Scheffler after longtime caddie Ted Scott left due to a family matter ahead of the final round at FedEx St Jude.
- On Saturday night, longtime caddie Ted Scott left Memphis to return home for a private family matter, forcing Scottie Scheffler to rely on fill-in caddie Brad Payne.
- According to Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis, Ted Scott left Memphis after the third round to return to his Louisiana home Saturday night for a private family matter.
- Having stepped in before, Payne returned for Sunday's round after Scottie Scheffler's caddie Ted Scott was unavailable due to a private family matter, according to Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis.
- Starting Sunday, Scheffler begins his final round two shots behind Tommy Fleetwood and tees off at 1:30 p.m. ET alongside J.J. Spaun.
- With Payne’s experience supporting Scheffler, he aims for his fifth victory and 18th PGA Tour title, despite Scott's rare absence ahead of the final round.
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Scheffler turns to fill-in when caddie Ted Scott leaves for family emergency
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has turned to a tour chaplain as his caddie Sunday for the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship when Ted Scott had to leave due to a family emergency at home in Louisiana. Scheffler began the final round two shots out of the lead. Brad Payne, a chaplain to several PGA Tour players as president of the College Golf Fellowship, is a close friend of the world’s No. 1 player and has been in this spot …
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