Scottie Scheffler’s caddie Ted Scott has issued a public apology at the Ryder Cup
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie, Ted Scott, has apologised to Francesco Molinari following a heated exchange on Saturday, the day before Team Europe sealed Ryder Cup victory.
The second day of the tournament was rife with tension, with Rory McIlroy launching into a profanity-laden rant. McIlroy was particularly targeted by harsh heckling throughout the day, leading to calls for Ryder Cup organisers to intervene after spectators were left “horrified” by the comments directed at him.
Tempers also flared in the match between Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood and Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau. Despite the English pair clinching the point, the American team was left seething over an incident on the 15th green, with Scott finding himself at the centre of the controversy.
Rose had asked DeChambeau’s caddie, Gregory Bodine, to move while he was lining up his putt. After Rose successfully made his putt and celebrated with a fist pump, DeChambeau responded by scoring his own birdie.
As the group moved off the green towards the 16th tee, DeChambeau quickly caught up with his opponents and confronted Tommy Fleetwood about his team-mate’s actions. Scott joined DeChambeau and spoke sharply to Rose until Molinari stepped in to defuse the situation, reports the Mirror US.
Whilst Scott and Molinari carried on walking together towards the next hole, the former gave the latter a gentle push and confronted him face-to-face. Before the situation could worsen further, Fleetwood and his caddie, Ian Finnis, separated the pair from each other.
Calmer minds eventually won out, as DeChambeau repeatedly urged his team-mates, “Let’s play,” when they reached the 16th hole. Rose delivered the decisive blow for the match, making par to complete the Europeans’ 3and2 victory and claim another crucial point towards their eventual win.
Prior to Sunday’s singles matches, Scott took the initiative by recording a social media video to address the controversy surrounding his actions and offer an apology to Molinari for his conduct.
“I’m here with Francesco Molinari,” Scott began. “This guy right here, he’s just always been a very sweet-spirited man, and we had a heated moment yesterday, but what many of you don’t realize is that we got over it. By the time we walked up the 16th tee, it was over.
“Neither one of us wanted to make this competition about us, we want to let the players go out there, and do their thing. I just want to spread love and joy. It’s a great competition, it’s great fun, and this is a great man right here, so I just want to say I’m sorry to you, brother.”
The duo exchanged a handshake before Molinari responded: “I appreciate you and the caddie that you are. I have huge admiration for you and love you. Let’s have a good day of golf.”
Scott enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s highest-earning caddies. Bag carriers usually receive 10 per cent of victory prize money, seven per cent for top-10 finishes, and five per cent for all other results.
Based on Golf Digest’s reports, Scott has banked more than £1.4million this campaign, exceeding the typical PGA Tour professional’s earnings of £1.2m. Due to Scheffler’s performances, Scott has amassed just over £5.5m across the last two seasons and was able to help the world No. 1 put a US point on the board on Sunday by besting McIlroy. Europe would prevail 15-13 regardless.
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