Scottie Scheffler Caddie Food was poisoned

Ted Scott, the caddie for World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, is battling a mysterious stomach illness at the Open Championship. Scott was seen lying down at various points during Scheffler’s round in the Friday morning wave at Royal Troon in Scotland. Broadcast announcers covering Scheffler’s group reported that Scott was feeling “really sick.”

After the round, Scheffler revealed that Scott had some kind of stomach issue, possibly food poisoning. “He had a bit of food poisoning last night—well, it could have been food poisoning or some sort of stomach bug,” Scheffler said. “But he seemed to feel better as the day went on. The doctor here took good care of him, but he apparently didn’t sleep much last night.”

Adding an element of intrigue, Scheffler mentioned, “We didn’t know if he would be able to go this morning, but he fought it out. You saw him lying down quite a bit out there, which was pretty unusual and funny at times.”

Despite his caddie’s illness, Scheffler managed to shoot a 1-under-par 70, with three birdies and two bogeys, bringing him to 2 under for the championship and five strokes behind leader Shane Lowry of Ireland.

“It’s just one of those things; you’re used to him being in one position, standing by the bag, and then suddenly on No. 9 today, he was literally sitting on the 10th tee for about 10 minutes while we were putting out over there,” Scheffler said. “I didn’t even see him, which was a bit unusual.”

Scheffler praised Scott’s determination, saying, “He’s a fighter. He did a good job today and battled through it.”

Scott, who previously caddied full-time for Bubba Watson, has been part of four Masters victories—two with Watson (2012, 2014) and two with Scheffler (2022, 2024). The sudden onset of his illness and its impact on his performance has raised questions, especially considering the high stakes of the championship. Whether it was simply a bout of bad luck or something more sinister remains a topic of speculation.