It's no secret that caddies play a huge part in a players success and, arguably, their walk around the course is much harder, given the fact they're lugging a 40-pound golf bag over multiple miles.
On Friday at The 152nd Open Championship, conditions were tough for those heading out in the afternoon and, although Troon is an easier walk than say Augusta National, it still requires plenty of thought, something which wasn't easy for Scottie Scheffler's caddie, Ted Scott, who was up all night with illness prior to his Scheffler's second round.
Firing a second round 70 to move to two-under for the tournament, Scheffler is now five back of leader, Shane Lowry, as the World No.1 searches for yet another title to add to his 2024 campaign.
Speaking to the media on Friday, the American stated: "He (Scott) had a bit of food poisoning last night -- well, could have been food poisoning, could be some sort of stomach bug. But he seemed to feel better as the day went on. The doc here took good care of him. But he did not sleep very much last night apparently. We didn't know if he was going to be able to go this morning, but he fought it out".
Throughout the round, Scott was seen lying down on the tee boxes, including the fifth and 10th, with cameras catching the veteran caddie in some discomfort. Despite this, he managed to walk round the South Ayrshire course and, by the end of it, received the praise, sort of, from his boss, Scheffler.
"You saw him laying down probably quite a bit out there, which was pretty funny. But it's just one of those deals, you're used to him being in one position, standing there by the bag, and then all of a sudden on the ninth today he was literally sitting on the 10th tee for like 10 minutes while we were putting out over there. I didn't even see him, which was a bit unusual. He's a fighter. He did a good job today and battled through it".
Appointed in 2021, both Scheffler and Scott have formed a formidable relationship that has amassed 12 PGA Tour victories, including two Majors. In 2024 alone, Scott has picked up around $2.6 million from Scheffler's wins and, at The Open, that will likely increase as the American goes in search of a third Major scalp.
