Scottie Scheffler will not have Ted Scott on his bag during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis reported Sunday from TPC Southwind.
Scott, according to Lewis, left Memphis, Tennessee, Saturday night for his home in Louisiana to address a “family emergency.”
Brad Payne will serve as Scheffler’s caddie. Payne, the PGA Tour’s chaplain, caddied for Scheffler in the third round of last year PGA Championship, when Scott, as prearranged, left Valhalla for the day to attend his daughter’s high school graduation.
Payne drove to Memphis from his home in Dallas, Texas, Saturday night, Lewis reported. Lewis added that multiple caddies, out of respect to Scott and Scheffler, reached out to Scheffler and his coach, Randy Smith, to offer their willingness to w