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2 days ago
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BMW Championship: Scottie Scheffler using new caddie again, unsure if Ted Scott will return for Tour Championship
Scottie Scheffler will have an unfamiliar face on the bag once again this week. The top-ranked golfer in the world confirmed that his longtime caddie Ted Scott will not be with him at the BMW Championship this week for the second leg of the PGA Tour's FedExCup Playoffs. Instead, it will be Michael Cromie alongside Scheffler at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland. Cromie typically works with Chris Kirk, though Kirk just narrowly missed the cut to qualify for the BMW Championship. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] 'Ted's good buddies with him. I always liked him,' Scheffler said of Cromie on Wednesday. 'He's a young guy, works hard. Chris was very nice to let Cromie come work with me this week. He had a good finish to the season. He was a little bit on the outside looking in, but played really good and was close at the end. It was really nice of him to lend his caddie for the week. That was very kind of him.' Scott left before the start of the final round at last week's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, and Scheffler ended up turning to Tour chaplain and close friend Brad Payne to fill in on Sunday. Scheffler ended up finishing in a tie for third, one shot back from winner Justin Rose. Scott returned home to Louisiana for an undisclosed family emergency on Saturday. Though Scheffler said he's talked to Scott in recent days, he doesn't know if Scott will be able to return for the Tour Championship next week in Atlanta. And, based on how he reacted when asked that question on Wednesday, he doesn't care. 'I think Ted's where he needs to be right now, and I think caddying is probably the last thing on his mind, as it should be,' Scheffler said. 'I've been able to talk to him a few times. The family is in good spirits. Everybody seems to be doing well.' Scheffler has won four times on Tour this season, including at both the PGA Championship and the British Open. He holds a massive lead in the FedExCup standings and is a lock to qualify for the Tour Championship next week. The top 30 in the standings after Sunday will advance to Atlanta, though that event will use a traditional start rather than the starting strokes format it's used in recent years. Scheffler will start at even par with the rest of the field instead of the 10-under advantage he would have received under the old format. Scheffler will tee off alongside Rory McIlroy, who is in second in the FedExCup standings, on Thursday morning to open the BMW Championship. Though adjusting to a new caddie certainly isn't optimal during a critical time of the season, Scheffler said he and Cromie are off to a solid, rather basic, start. "He'll ask some questions about things, basically he's just going to try to fill in as best he can this week," Scheffler said. "Just asking little stuff. A lot of it is just more routine, like, 'Hey, how do you want me to give you the numbers? ... What's your hydration? When do you like to eat?' Just stuff like that. "I think there's a lot of little stuff that caddies do that go kind of unnoticed throughout a round, and Michael is doing his best to try and figure those things out."
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2 days ago
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Scottie Scheffler to use a different caddie at BMW Championship as regular deals with family matter
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is going with a PGA Tour caddie for the BMW Championship as his regular looper, Ted Scott, deals with a family emergency at home in Louisiana. Scott had to leave immediately after the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and Scheffler used longtime friend Brad Payne from the College Golf Fellowship. This week he has turned to Michael Cromie. He usually works for Chris Kirk, who missed qualifying for the BMW Championship by one shot. 'He works really hard and does a good job. We're both learning a new golf course this week, so it's been fun,' Scheffler said. The family matter involving Scott was kept private, though Scheffler said he has spoken to him a couple of times and the family was in good spirits. 'I think Ted's where he needs to be right now, and I think caddying is probably the last thing on his mind, as it should be,' Scheffler said. Scheffler finished one shot out of a playoff last week at the TPC Southwind. He remains the No. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup at the BMW Championship and already is assured of a $5 million bonus for staying at the top going into the FedEx Cup finale next week at East Lake. Scheffler said Cromie was learning a lot of the minutiae that often goes unnoticed by spectators, such as when he likes to snack and how often to drink, and how he likes to get the yardage and other conditions communicated to him. There's also the matter of getting yardages from tee-to-green. 'Brad did a great job stepping in, but Brad is a friend, he's not a professional caddie,' Scheffler said. "I think when you have a professional on the bag, it's a bit different. It's not that I don't trust Brad to do the numbers. It was just something that I think both of us probably thought it was a good idea to be double-checking each other. "Going into this week, it will be kind of more of a normal routine for me in terms of preparation over the shot and stuff like that," he said. 'It's nice for me to be able to walk up to the ball, see the shot that I can imagine hitting, and then when the numbers come, we start trying to really dial it in.' ___ AP golf:
Associated Press
2 days ago
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Scottie Scheffler to use a different caddie at BMW Championship as regular deals with family matter
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is going with a PGA Tour caddie for the BMW Championship as his regular looper, Ted Scott, deals with a family emergency at home in Louisiana. Scott had to leave immediately after the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and Scheffler used longtime friend Brad Payne from the College Golf Fellowship. This week he has turned to Michael Cromie. He usually works for Chris Kirk, who missed qualifying for the BMW Championship by one shot. 'He works really hard and does a good job. We're both learning a new golf course this week, so it's been fun,' Scheffler said. The family matter involving Scott was kept private, though Scheffler said he has spoken to him a couple of times and the family was in good spirits. 'I think Ted's where he needs to be right now, and I think caddying is probably the last thing on his mind, as it should be,' Scheffler said. Scheffler finished one shot out of a playoff last week at the TPC Southwind. He remains the No. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup at the BMW Championship and already is assured of a $5 million bonus for staying at the top going into the FedEx Cup finale next week at East Lake. Scheffler said Cromie was learning a lot of the minutiae that often goes unnoticed by spectators, such as when he likes to snack and how often to drink, and how he likes to get the yardage and other conditions communicated to him. There's also the matter of getting yardages from tee-to-green. 'Brad did a great job stepping in, but Brad is a friend, he's not a professional caddie,' Scheffler said. 'I think when you have a professional on the bag, it's a bit different. It's not that I don't trust Brad to do the numbers. It was just something that I think both of us probably thought it was a good idea to be double-checking each other. 'Going into this week, it will be kind of more of a normal routine for me in terms of preparation over the shot and stuff like that,' he said. 'It's nice for me to be able to walk up to the ball, see the shot that I can imagine hitting, and then when the numbers come, we start trying to really dial it in.' ___ AP golf:
National Post
3 days ago
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- National Post
Scottie Scheffler gets new fill-in caddie for PGA playoff event
Washington — Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will have a new fill-in caddie at this week's PGA Tour BMW Championship as he tries to become the first back-to-back FedEx Cup playoff champion. Article content Two-time Masters winner Scheffler, who won this year's PGA Championship and Open Championship, used substitute caddie Brad Payne in Sunday's final round of the St. Jude Championship after his usual caddie, Ted Scott, returned home unexpectedly for a family issue. Article content In this week's second of three Cup playoff events, Scheffler will have Michael Cromie as his bagman for the BMV Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in suburban Baltimore, Scheffler's agent, Blake Smith, told the PGA Tour on Tuesday. Article content Scheffler leads the season points standings and already has earned enough to ensure his berth at next week's Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. Article content Cromie has been the caddie for another US player, Chris Kirk, for several years. Kirk missed out on the top-50 cutoff for this week's tournament, leaving Kirk free to work with Scheffler at Caves Valley. Article content
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3 days ago
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No.1 Scheffler gets new fill-in caddie for PGA playoff event
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will have a new fill-in caddie at this week's PGA Tour BMW Championship as he tries to become the first back-to-back FedEx Cup playoff champion. Two-time Masters winner Scheffler, who won this year's PGA Championship and Open Championship, used substitute caddie Brad Payne in Sunday's final round of the St. Jude Championship after his usual caddie, Ted Scott, returned home unexpectedly for a family issue. In this week's second of three Cup playoff events, Scheffler will have Michael Cromie as his bagman for the BMV Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in suburban Baltimore, Scheffler's agent, Blake Smith, told the PGA Tour on Tuesday. Scheffler leads the season points standings and already has earned enough to ensure his berth at next week's Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. Cromie has been the caddie for another US player, Chris Kirk, for several years. Kirk missed out on the top-50 cutoff for this week's tournament, leaving Kirk free to work with Scheffler at Caves Valley. Scheffler was third last week with Payne carrying his bags on the last day but Scott, who began working with Scheffler in 2021, has been the world number one's caddie for all 17 of his PGA tour triumphs. js/ea
