At the first leg of the PGA Tour playoffs, Scottie Scheffler made headlines when longtime caddie Ted Scott took a leave due to a “family emergency” in Louisiana during the FedEx St. Jude Championship final round. Following that, Scheffler tapped Tour chaplain Brad Payne – a close friend and president of the College Golf Fellowship – to step in as caddie. Now, heading into the second leg of the playoffs, there’s buzz about a possible repeat of that Memphis moment.

As per Andy Roberts of GolfMagic , Scottie Scheffler will be without his longtime caddie, Ted Scott, again this week. Scott is “continuing to attend to a private family matter,” says the report. This time, however, instead of Payne, Mike Cromie, PGA Tour pro Chris Kirk’s caddie, will be carrying Scheffler’s bag.

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