-[suspenseful music playing] -[Ted] Okay. On this couch?
[man] Yeah. We want to try to make it as comfy for you as possible.
-So if you're… Yeah. -Yeah, that's good.
[man laughs]
Ted Scott! Ready for his interview.
[man 2 laughs]
[Ted] My name is Ted Scott.
I'm a PGA TOUR caddie. This is my 25th year.
The caddie-player relationship is really important.
Caddies have one of the hardest jobs in golf.
[Rapaport] They're not hitting shots, but they're directly tied
to the golfer's performance.
That rough, just it's gonna be very hard to judge.
[Rapaport] If the golfer plays like shit, they get paid like shit.
You told me on Tuesday you were gonna make a million dollars this four weeks.
Well, we gotta get after it.
Sometimes, you're a psychologist. Sometimes, you gotta build them up.
The right caddie can break you or make you.
[commentator] One of the all-time seasons.
[commentator 2] Number one in the world.
No one would disagree
that this year has been the season of Scottie Scheffler and Ted Scott.
Hey, Teddy!
[Ted] He's not really thinking about legacy.
It's more like, "If I'm playing the tournament,
I wanna destroy you." And that's what he loves.
[Dethier] What Scottie and Ted have been able to accomplish is historic.
Every other player-caddie combo
is hoping somehow to replicate that success.
My name is Carl Smith. I caddie for Sahith Theegala.
I've been caddying ten years now.
And I've experienced the highest of highs.
[commentator] Sahith Theegala is a winner on the PGA TOUR.
And the lowest of lows.
-[woman] I'm sorry. -It's okay. It's okay.
[Carl] I think the last few years have been preparing himself
to elevate his status in the game even further.
I really believe he can get to number one.
[Rapaport] The question is, does this team have what it takes
to make this a breakout year?
[dramatic music playing]
[gentle music playing]
[Scottie] Don't film me eating the Doritos. My wife will be mad.
[man] How would you describe your guys' relationship?
Me and Teddy's? Difficult.
[Ted] Bromance.
[Scottie chuckles] Bromance.
[Ted chuckles]
-[Scottie] Sure. Sure. -[Ted] Sure.
[Wilson] In the whole sport,
you're not gonna find a more solid relationship
than Scottie Scheffler and Ted Scott.
[Scottie] What do you think, Teddy? Seven iron.
My guess is a seven.
[Wilson] And people may not realize
just how important that relationship has been to Scottie's success.
[crowd] Oh!
[Wilson] Four years ago, Scottie Scheffler wasn't the super Scottie
that we see him as today.
[crowd] Oh!
[Wilson] He really struggled with his putting.
And he actually showed a lot of emotion on the course.
I'm so tired of this, man.
It's such an easy putt. It's such an easy putt.
I don't feel like I hit a bad putt. I can't even hit the freakin' hole.
[Scottie] My mechanics were a bit off, and so it…
At times, I think I was just ingraining the wrong stuff into my putting.
I used to fight anger issues. I used to get too frustrated.
Golf was too important to me.
That's where I placed my identity for a long time.
-[commentator] Don't bend that putter. -[commentator 2] That was extraordinary.
[Scottie] I try not to change much, but I needed to change something.
[commentator] Ted Scott here with his man Bubba Watson.
[Zuël] Ted Scott is an incredible caddie.
He has had a wonderful, storied career with many big names,
including 15 years with Bubba Watson.
They had two Masters Green Jackets, multiple PGA TOUR wins.
In November of 2021, I split with Bubba Watson.
I think Bubba and I had spent so much time together,
we really weren't growing together anymore.
And so I was like, "I just wanna move on and do something else."
And basically, a friend of mine approached me and said,
"You're about to receive a phone call from a really good player."
"This guy's really good, like really good."
I had never really met Scottie
other than the fact that we played with him in the New Orleans tournament.
And I saw that he was kind of feisty, you know?
And so that was one of the questions I actually asked him when he called me.
I said, "I don't know if I wanna work for you, 'cause of your attitude."
I posed that question to him.
He said, "That's a fair question."
"And that's something I'm willing to work on."
All I need is a little hope, and I'll get behind anybody.
So I decided to take the job, and here we are. [chuckles]
[Ted] Man, I'm like…
What's a good analogy for something that's really broken down?
-That's what I'm like. -[Scottie] A caddie?
[Ted chuckles] A caddie.
I'm like a caddie that's been working for 25 years on this tour.
Oh, I have. That's why I'm broken down. [chuckles]
What most of the public thinks about caddies
is they just show up in a parking lot, they grab a heavy bag,
and they go carry it around and get some snacks
and maybe tell a funny joke every now and then.
But there's a lot more to what they provide.
[Dethier] A lot of caddies on the PGA TOUR
were serious competitive players themselves, or they were coaches.
And so they bring a level of expertise to planning out course strategy
or reading greens or picking clubs.
[Ted] You might have a player that's very technical,
and he wants somebody to be looking at his swing.
You might have someone very emotional. Some wanna know the course.
So you're always just trying to figure out what gaps to fill.
[Dethier] Ted Scott had some experience to draw on,
but maybe the most important thing
that he brought to his relationship with Scottie
was an attitude check.
[Ted] I'll take credit for planting the seed,
but that was really a cool thing that Scottie was willing to work on that.
And that was exciting for me.
I was like, "Man, this could be fun."
[commentator] Scottie Scheffler is the king of Bay Hill again.
[applause]
[commentator] Yes, Scottie Scheffler is the 50th Players champion.
Into the night with an amazing par.
♪ Telling me why I got bit by a spider… ♪
[commentator] Wow.
♪ If you want space I'll help you take it home…
Scottie Scheffler has won six times on the PGA TOUR this year,
including his second Green Jacket, his five other top fives.
And just for good measure, he won Olympic gold.
Scottie. [chuckles]
Like, he's doing everything better than everybody.
The thing that Scottie's done for some of these guys, it's like,
yeah, you could play good every week.
It's like there's only one other guy who's played good every week
in… you know what I mean?
[commentator] I don't believe it.
[Rapaport] It's all of a sudden having an impact on other players
that we really haven't seen since Tiger Woods.
[cheering]
[Ted] Go back to Tiger, 2000.
We all like the idea of, like, a superhero.
And so Scottie's having that kind of run this year.
And you see it in the kids and the people
that want selfies and pictures and things like that.
The star is growing at a scary rate.
[commentator] Pure domination.
[chuckles]
The Scott and Scottie Show.
103 from here.
-Thank you. -Hey-o.
[Ted] I don't think it ever really felt real.
As far as being the face of the sport, I… I don't really think much about it.
[Scottie laughs]
-[Ted] Who's that? -It's Meredith.
"My wife!" Hello.
[Scottie] I love competition, I love playing, and I also love going home.
You know, I love my son more than anything in the world.
I don't even really remember what life was like before. It's kind of wild.
He's doing great.
I can sit there and stare, watch him stretch, laugh at him all day.
I think a lot of people could have a baby, and it'd actually slow down their season.
But, uh, he's very well-equipped at that.
He handles that stuff really well, surprisingly.
[Rapaport] This week's TOUR Championship is an opportunity for Scottie
to put a bow on his incredible year.
But this tournament, in particular, has eluded him in years past.
[Zuël] For the last two years, he's come in as the world number one
and has been usurped by Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland.
We have this situation with Scottie where perhaps this is his white whale.
[Scottie] Gosh dang it, Teddy. That was supposed to go in.
[suspenseful music playing]
[cheering]
¿Dónde está mi caddie?
Uh, you need anything, boss?
All good, Ross. Thank you. I kind of want to hit another one.
Sahith Theegala has been a fan favorite since his rookie year on the PGA TOUR.
And this season, he's playing the best golf of his career.
[cheering and applause]
[man] He's really good.
He's had seven top tens,
two solo seconds in signature events.
And it felt more consistent this year.
Sahith Theegala, the field is fucking terrified.
The question now is, does he have the right stuff
to break through and take on that top spot?
So this is a book from the Theegalas after Sahith's first win at Napa.
Fun to see me smiling for once. That's a rarity.
First met Sahith when he was entering high school.
[Sahith] Carl was the assistant coach in Pepperdine.
And I felt like he was there
at every event that I played as a junior golfer.
[Carl] I was recruiting. And I saw him play.
And I was like, "This kid knows how to play golf."
[Sahith] He probably believed in me more than I did in myself back then.
I knew that was somebody that I wanted as one of my coaches.
Unfortunately, that never happened. He never got to coach me at Pepperdine.
I left to start caddying before he got to school.
-Don't be afraid to get it back there. -Yeah.
[reporter] The Pepperdine men's golf team
are the 2017 Southwestern Invitational champions.
Leading the waves in the invitational with Sahith Theegala.
[Carl] And I got a call from the Pepperdine head coach.
And he was like, "Sahith wants you to caddie for him."
What I saw in him at 13, 14 years old,
I honestly think he can be number one in the world.
[woman] She's ready for her close-up. [chuckles]
-[man] Ivy, you're gonna be on TV. -[woman chuckles]
[man] Isn't that crazy? You're gonna be on TV, Ivy.
[chuckles]
She was made for TV. Look how… look how pretty she is. [chuckles]
[Sahith] This year was awesome because I had a really nice regular season.
It's nice to feel I'm in the middle of the pack and try and contend.
[Juju] This picture frame just came in the mail.
And the first thing, Sahith opens it.
He goes, "I got Justin Thomas's signature."
[all laugh]
It's funny. Playing with Jason Day and Padraig…
-Yeah. -We grew up watching these guys.
And now I'm playing against them. It felt kind of, like, awkward.
Like, what am I gonna talk about with these guys?
[Rapaport] It's entirely possible to have a really nice career
in the middle of the pack.
But is that what Sahith wants? I think Sahith wants to be the best.
[Zuël] When we look at a player's PGA TOUR career,
year three seems to be when the magic happens.
[commentator] Ted Scott and Scottie Scheffler.
[Dethier] If you look at Scottie Scheffler's third season,
that's when he won four times, including the Masters.
Now we're getting to the end of Sahith's third season.
And if he really wants to make this a breakout year,
he needs a win.
[Sahith] It's like, "Okay, yes, I'm very happy to be here."
But there's still a lot of, like, bad golf in there.
It's like, "Oh, it's okay. You've made it here."
I'm like, "No, it's not okay."
[Carl] Good tournament or bad tournament,
you always say, "I can get so much better."
-[Sahith] Yeah. -[Carl] That makes you a little different.
Sahith has not been playing great golf recently.
He was tied for 46th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
[commentator 2] Back-to-back misses.
[Rapaport] He was dead last at the BMW Championship.
And he's running out of chances to win.
[commentator] It has been a rough week for Sahith Theegala.
[Sahith] Yeah, um… I… I didn't play too well,
but definitely gives me some extra fuel to the fire this week
going into the TOUR Championship.
This is six, the par five. The second shot's like way uphill.
They took one of the bunkers out there.
If we're playing a week,
every year we come here, the course is the same.
I don't have a ton of homework to do.
If we go to a Major, a place we haven't played in five years or ten years
or we've never been to, I'm gonna see it as many times as I can.
My job is to know the golf course.
Um, you said they made some changes to the course?
Yeah, comparing it to my yardage book from two years ago,
it's like they've changed every hole.
I'm like, "I'm not even sure what hole this is."
It is always kind of nice knowing no one's gonna have an advantage
of, like, "I've made the TOUR Championship the last however many years."
It's drastically different.
I got my book for the week.
Always got my range finder.
Got my sunscreen. Need that.
The TOUR Championship is one of the most important tournaments of the year
because the opportunity here is massive.
[woman] Like 25-million-dollar massive?
Yeah.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] The season-long race comes down to this week and this place.
The East Lake Golf Club, a familiar place
that now brings a whole new challenge.
We're thrilled to be back in Atlanta to crown our FedEx Cup champion.
I am excited for the world to see this course restoration.
Man, they really just opened up that right side, haven't they?
[commentator] Even though the greens are in similar spots,
it's not remotely close to what they're used to playing at East Lake.
I think this is my fifth year here. It's literally not the same golf course.
[commentator] Number one coming in. He's held that position
throughout much of the FedEx Cup season.
[commentator 2] The advantage Scheffler will have
is he and Ted Scott, his caddie, know how to pick apart a golf course.
And I think that's gonna be a big benefit.
[commentator 3] The 30 best in 2024 on the PGA TOUR, they are here.
Everybody vying to put their name on the FedEx Cup trophy.
Looks like someone already had one.
[woman] So who are you staying with?
Um, with Ted Scott and John Limanti and Brandon Parsons.
I think John's still asleep. Teddy was out early.
So luxurious.
We just live out of a suitcase.
I don't think I've ever unpacked it once on the road, ever.
[Joel] I love the caddies.
I love hanging out with them. They have a great perspective on life.
They're putting in the time and effort, traveling.
They're staying in hotels. They're staying in houses together.
Let's see if they have, like, to-go cups or something.
[Joel] It's not easy when your paycheck rides on someone else hitting a golf ball.
They go through the same emotions that we go through.
[Carl] Nope, out of luck.
Being on the road, it is lonely.
I've missed a lot of things.
I've missed a lot of birthdays, a lot of friends' weddings.
You need a nice support system around you
'cause if not, I think you just go mental.
Okay, let's see if I can do this without burning my mouth.
Mm.
No, still a little hot.
[Sahith] I haven't had a great couple weeks, but I think Carl does a good job
of kind of keeping me focused.
I feel like I'm kind of due for a good week, in a way.
[Carl] I think Sahith's best asset is the ability to move on from stuff.
But Sahith specifically does not like a rah-rah cheerleader.
Like, that doesn't fire him up.
I know when he plays bad, it fires him up, that's for sure.
[indistinct chatter]
[quiet pop music playing]
-You're the best roommate ever. -Thanks, buddy.
-Are you even there? -[Ted] Yeah.
-Are you sure? -Yeah, dude.
-I've only seen you there one time. -You've seen me. I just let you in.
I think that's about as far as we got.
[Ted chuckles]
I do this every week, even if I've been to the course ten times.
You and your yardage book, for me, there's nothing better.
Some just assume we show up, and our guys are so good
that we just tell them where to hit it, or they know where to hit it,
but there's prep work on where to go, where not to go.
[Carl] So I made a note,
drawing in the basic undulation of the green.
Put a red X just because if you went long there,
you would have no chance to that back left pin.
I'm gonna check out these bunkers too.
[woman] Do you caddies kind of stick together, then?
I would say, for the most part, yeah.
But at the end of the day, everyone wants to win.
[upbeat music playing]
[Rapaport] The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings
qualify for the TOUR Championship.
And first place comes with a 25-million-dollar payday.
Now, the TOUR Championship has a special set of rules.
The number one player starts at the top of the leaderboard at 10 under par.
The number two player starts at 8 under.
And the stroke advantage decreases from there.
To no surprise, the person sitting at the top of the leaderboard
is Scottie Scheffler.
I'm gonna come to Dallas National with my new move.
Right here, get low, I guess, and then rotate.
No, but us…
I can beat you at Dallas.
I got four months to get my seven-stroke handicap down.
[Scottie] You're supposed to dream at night, not during the day.
My seven-stroke handicap.
[Sahith] Scottie is on one of the most historic runs ever in golf.
The beauty of the game is it feels like if you have a great day and he doesn't,
you still feel like you could beat him that day.
But the problem is, he doesn't have very many bad days.
Your guy is so good, and he kinda hasn't played as good.
He should play good… He's like better than everybody.
I think…
I think he's figuring it out a little bit as far as the pacing himself.
Yeah.
Yeah. Um…
'Cause we've had a couple little nagging things here and there.
So I think he's figuring it out.
[Sahith] It's funny. The relationship between me and Carl,
now that I'm on the PGA TOUR, has really not changed too much.
I'm very lucky and thankful for our friendship.
And I know that's not the most common thing out on tour
because it's cutthroat.
When it comes down to it, a job's a job.
And you know, you can be best friends with somebody,
but if you feel like they're not doing the job to the best of their ability
and it's costing you, then you've got to get rid of that person
and get a new guy.
But Carl's one of the hardest workers I know.
And he doesn't take his job for granted. Doesn't take our friendship for granted.
And I don't either. Or I don't try to, at least.
There have been times where, maybe when things aren't going as well,
I get a little too loose out there and just start joking.
But, honestly, for the most part,
there's not really any disadvantage of… of being too close.
[man] Look at Teddy. He looks like an old man,
wrapped up in a towel with his shower flip-flops on.
It's cold, man.
[man] It's good for you. We're about to go out into the sauna.
Cold, hot, cold, hot. Run outside and back inside.
-See you, Teddy. -[Ted] Have a good day.
[Scott] Have a good one, pal. Not too good, though.
[Carl] We're going with number threes and fours today.
We heard Scottie Scheffler uses high numbers,
so he's pretty good, I figure…
-Maybe just do whatever he's doing. -[Scottie chuckles]
-Hey, we were just talking about you. -[Scottie] Oh yeah?
All good things, I'm sure.
We said, uh…
we said we heard you play high numbers, so we just copy whatever Scottie does.
'Cause the ones and twos end up going in the giveaway bin.
[Scottie] I like it! See you, Carl.
See you, man.
[commentator] Sahith Theegala. This is his 100th PGA TOUR start.
[Sahith] They go to Michael's. They bought every T-shirt.
Just to… you know, just to give motivation for my son, you know?
So he'll be pumped up. [chuckles]
[commentator] Wow.
[commentator 2] A tough putt.
Theegala looking for some momentum here on Thursday.
[commentator] Now on the first tee, please welcome Scottie Scheffler.
[cheering]
[commentator] Scottie looking anxiously at it.
Needs a kick.
Oh, that's gonna be blocked out over there.
-Hey, guys, can you stand still, please? -[Ted] Hold up. Hold still.
Want me to move the people so you can actually see the flag?
Yes.
Guys, we can't see the flag. You've gotta move. Everybody!
[commentator 2] All the jobs that go into being a caddie, about 12,
certainly, traffic cop is one of them.
Clears the trees nicely.
[applause]
[commentator] Consistency for Scottie Scheffler.
This is up the center of the fairway.
[commentator 2] Long as it hangs in there, that'll be fine.
[commentator] Oh yeah.
Scottie for his birdie at seven.
[commentator 2] Let's see if he can get there.
-[commentator] He did. And he drops it in. -[crowd clamoring]
Scottie Scheffler.
You never know when he's just gonna bust out
and go on one of these crazy stretches.
When he gets rolling, it is incredible to watch.
Think if I'm going at that tower there,
it could go through?
[commentator] Sahith Theegala.
[commentator 2] Just outside the top ten here.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] Oh yeah.
[commentator 2] Great shot for Sahith Theegala.
Looking for a fifth birdie in a six-hole stretch.
[commentator] This to get to six under par.
[cheering]
[commentator] Bingo.
[commentator 2] There's a ballgame still brewing here in Atlanta at East Lake.
It's up the hill somewhat, just very makeable.
[commentator] He wants to make this so badly.
Got it there this time. Man, what a day.
How about this? The lead was two to start the day.
It is seven now for Scottie Scheffler.
-Oh, birthday boy. -Hello. How you doing, sir? [chuckles]
-[woman] Happy birthday. -Hi there. Hi.
[commentator 2] Theegala is on a roll.
Let's see if he can keep it rolling here at the ninth.
-Will he have enough to get it there? -[commentator] Man, this is right at it.
[inspirational music playing]
-[commentator] Oh my gosh. -[commentator 2] Oh! What a shot!
He's fun to watch.
[Sahith] Every stroke matters, for sure.
When you start a tournament ten shots back of the lead,
you're not gonna win the tournament by playing conservative.
You need to go out and catch those guys that have those stroke advantages.
[commentator 2] You see the line on this ball, in the middle of the hole.
[crowd] Oh!
[commentator 2] It just wiggled a little right. Tried to come back left.
He's gonna tap this in and drop one to 19 under,
with just now a five-shot lead
and the opportunity to get it a little tighter.
[commentator 3] Hey, Sahith Theegala just got to 11 under par.
Three straight birdies, 14, 15, and 16.
If he's having fun, the score is gonna be there.
That's all I care for. I want him to have fun.
[commentator] Theegala, this for birdie at 18.
[cheering]
[commentator] Sixty-six today after that opening four-under round to 12 under,
so seven off the lead.
[indistinct chatter]
-[Juju] Happy birthday! -You have something for me?
-Oh no. Thank you. -[Juju] Yes, and a card too.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
-How is it? Spicy? -[Carl] No.
-I said… I said no spice. -No spice, okay.
-[Carl] But I like this. -You like that tomato?
[Sahith] Everyone wants to be the FedEx Cup champion.
I really feel like I'm in the tournament
'cause the game's definitely been clicking in the right direction.
-[Carl] That's you? -[Murli] That's me.
[Carl] You should bring those glasses back.
-Oh yeah? -I like those. I like those.
[Sahith] It's gonna be hard to catch Scottie.
But, you know, we've seen guys give him a run for his money.
You don't want to put him on too much of a pedestal.
My mental game is probably the strongest part of my golf game, to be honest,
but need to sack up and prove it to myself that, you know, I do belong there.
[solemn music playing]
[commentator] It's a 90-degree sticky Saturday at East Lake Golf Club.
Two rounds remain.
[Sahith] Good morning, guys.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] And that first bounce went a little harder than he thought.
This is a big putt for momentum early in the round.
Oh, he made a tour around the edge.
Scottie's third shot did not check up the way he expected.
Up on the green, Sahith Theegala.
At the second for birdie.
He got it there and had it read perfectly.
A rare two at the second for Sahith.
Sahith Theegala to stay at 13 under.
[Rapaport] Sahith's off to a solid start. He gets to the third hole.
He's in a bunker, but, you know, all good, normal.
-[woman] Whoo! -Sit! Okay, that's fine. That's fine.
[Rapaport] He hits a shot, and then we see him walking
right over to a rules official. And you're like, "What's going on here?"
Uh, I was near a lip, and on my backswing, I noticed I clipped a piece of sand.
[commentator 2] Sahith, he feels that he touched the sand on his last hole
when he was taking his backswing.
Now, it is a penalty if you touch the sand while your ball is in the bunker.
So it's gonna be a two-shot penalty for him.
[Dethier] Nobody else sees the sand move.
Nobody in person, nobody up close, nobody watching on TV.
Even when the 4K cameras zoom in,
you can't tell for sure that any sand moves.
-[commentator 3] I don't see much there. -[commentator] Clearly above the ball.
[commentator 3] I'd be arguing with Deuce again when I got done.
"Give me my two shots back."
-Okay. -[commentator] That stinks.
[commentator 3] You got a good round, and all of a sudden,
you've gone from 13 to 11 under, just like that.
[commentator] Nine back now of Scheffler.
[Zuël] There has been many greats of the game of golf in the past
who have been in similar situations and have not done the same.
To be able to do that with millions on the line,
that just shows what kind of a guy Sahith Theegala is.
But for him, you just feel heartbroken that it's happened now of all times.
[Sahith] I come across as pretty easygoing and let stuff slip off my shoulders,
but inwardly, I'm really, really competitive.
I hate losing.
It bothers the hell out of me when I hit a shitty shot
or… make a stupid mistake.
[Carl] As far as the penalty, yeah, I mean, it's cost us,
but maybe adds a little more fuel to the fire.
And we're just gonna keep playing hard.
[tense music playing]
[commentator 2] How about Theegala?
-[commentator] Oh yeah. -[man] Wow.
-[commentator 2] So well judged. -[commentator] So good.
Theegala's got a chance to get into that tie for fourth.
Yes.
Theegala.
For birdie.
Yeah, Sahith moving it to 13 under.
[suspenseful music playing]
-[commentator] They're all going in at 15. -[commentator 2] For twos.
[commentator] And Theegala moving up the board.
He is having himself some second nine.
[commentator 2] A shame, that two-stroke penalty
of him grounding his club at the third hole.
-He'd be having the round of the day. -[commentator] What a day, anyway.
[man] Mr. Theegala, you did the right thing today.
[commentator] Look at Scheffler.
For par, and this putt, Bones, some 24 feet.
[Bones] I think this one's got a great chance.
[commentator] Well, Bones, you called it.
[Bones] A bit of a theme this week. This guy hits quality shot after shot.
-[cheering] -[commentator] There it is.
Another birdie for good measure for Scheffler to say,
"We'll see you again tomorrow, and we'll see if you can hang with me."
Theegala looking to close it out with five birdies in a row.
Look at that talent. And look at those hands.
[cheering]
[commentator] He's got the birdie. How about five in a row to finish the day?
[Bones] How about Theegala coming home here after calling the penalty on himself?
Fighting his way back as they all chase this man. Number one.
[commentator] The leader, Scheffler.
[Sahith] As a golfer, you have this intuition.
And I swear, when I took that club back, I thought I saw some grains of sand move.
Um, and I… and I stand by it. I mean, it's an unfortunate rule.
Um, two shots seems like a lot for a few grains of sand moving,
but there's nothing else to do but just take it on the chin.
And those two shots, just try to get those two back.
[reporter] Would you sleep badly if you hadn't called it?
Oh, I wouldn't be able to sleep 'cause it was sitting in my mind, right?
If I went back after the round, looked that up,
found out that it was a two-shot penalty, I'd be DQ'd right now.
-It's all good. -Somebody would have saw it on TV.
Yeah. Yeah.
[man] Sahith, thank you.
[Murli] I think, as a person, he's very honest, the way he plays the game.
I think doing the right thing is important.
At the end of the day, I think when he said rightly that,
"I couldn't have slept."
I watched in the video.
It didn't look like it, but I'm proud of what he did, yeah.
[Carl] So I was going through Twitter, and everyone's saying,
"We were already big Sahith fans before and even more so now."
As far as being the right thing to call the penalty on himself or not,
I'm a big believer in karma.
And I think that leaves, you know,
potentially something exciting in store for us.
[commentator] The FedEx Cup season has been whittled down
to this one final round
for the chance to win the richest prize in the sport.
[Scott] ♪ It's the final countdown ♪
[humming]
Oh my God. I can't wait to get home and watch football on the couch.
[commentator] It all comes down to this.
Scottie Scheffler with that five-shot lead.
[man] Scottie!
[commentator 2] The way Scottie's playing, he's gotta feel in the driver's seat.
But just two short years ago, he stood on that first tee with a six-shot lead,
only to go on to lose it to Rory McIlroy. So it can happen fast.
Scottie's gotta stay in the present and keep doing what he's been doing.
[commentator] Up ahead to three. Theegala on the tee.
Huge now.
That's a nice approach.
This is the hole he had the penalty on yesterday.
Theegala to get it to 18 under.
And does.
[cheering and applause]
Gonna have to make a whole lot more of those here
to pose any kind of threat to the number one player in the world.
[commentator 2] Scheffler wastes no time. Steps right up.
[man yells]
[commentator 2] No, not messing with that water. And comes back down, so…
-Uh-oh. Shanked it. -[commentator 3] Shanked it.
[commentator 2] Unbelievable.
[commentator 3] He's got an incredibly difficult shot now.
But of course, he's got to shake off what just happened.
[commentator] And this TOUR Championship just got game on.
[commentator 4] You can see it in his body language right now,
he is shaken up.
Not a bad time for Ted Scott to potentially step in here
and have his man hit reset.
Caddies are the only other one on the golf course
that is rooting for you.
They have to know what to say, when to say it.
Sometimes, it's telling a joke.
And sometimes, it's kicking your guy in the butt.
There's some guys that are a little better at it than others.
[Ted] All right. Show me those hands.
It's what you do, buddy. Come on.
[commentator] The soothing sounds of Ted Scott.
[commentator 2] Well short of where he needed it.
[applause]
[tense music playing]
[crowd] Oh!
[commentator] Things just got incredibly more interesting.
Once a seven-shot lead is now down to two.
[applause]
[man] Fore!
[commentator] Theegala suddenly has a very real opportunity here.
[commentator 2] Slick one down the hill here, feeding left.
[crowd] Oh!
[Ted] It's not a fair game.
You can hit the ball down the middle and end up in a divot.
Some of these guys get very frustrated.
I think just having someone to say,
"Hey, let's just change our attitude a little bit and see what happens."
That's one of the coolest things about Scottie
is he's so willing to hear from people on his team.
And I think that's one of the reasons why he's so special.
[commentator 3] Very good sound here.
[commentator 2] Know what the scariest shot in golf is?
The next shot you hit after a shank.
I'd love to know what Ted Scott just said to Scottie Scheffler.
[commentator] Birdie at the 9th.
Back-to-back birdies.
That is impressive.
Three in a row!
[commentator 2] Ball is on its way. Lots of pace making its way to the cup.
He made it!
And a fist pump from Scottie Scheffler. A huge eagle.
[commentator] Eagle at the 14th. The only one today.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator 3] Got right underneath it.
[commentator] He's got those great hands but just didn't work out that time.
[commentator 3] Lucky for it to stay.
[commentator] That's tracking. Oh man! What an end to Theegala's week!
[Murli] Oh, you! Good seeing you, man. Good seeing you.
[commentator] There is near 83 million dollars in a payout this week.
As of now, that two-shot penalty that Sahith called on himself
cost him about two and a half million.
-Great season. Proud of you. -Thank you so much.
For many, many reasons.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
[Murli] Great job. What a finish.
-Watch Scottie win. -He's a little hopped up.
Let's go up the stairs.
[Juju] Oh, wait. How are you…
-I'll see you in Napa? -[Juju] Okay, see you… Napa?
-[Sahith] I wanna just escape. You know? -Huh?
[Sahith] I kinda of wanna just escape.
[dramatic music playing]
[commentator] The man that came in here, the number one position,
not able to do it the previous two years,
is about ready to answer all the questions.
[cheering and applause]
[commentator] One of the all-time seasons for Scottie Scheffler.
Takes it all.
[uplifting music playing]
That has to feel the best.
Way to go, Daddy!
[cheering and applause]
[baby cries]
[Meredith] Let's go inside!
[man] Congratulations, Scottie!
-[Sahith] The rules got… three mil. -Yeah.
-Three mil for the rules. -That'll cost you.
[Sahith] Aw.
It's so tough. Three mil, right?
[man] If you cheat, you won't be able to sleep.
-Oh, I don't think he cheated. -[man] But I don't think you did.
I seriously keep looking at that video, and I don't see it.
-[Carl] I don't see it either. -We'll never know.
-See you soon. -[Sahith] Sounds good, Jesse. Thank you.
-[Jesse] Yeah. -I appreciate you guys.
-[Jesse] Very good year. -[man] Appreciate you.
-[Sahith] Thanks. -Good playing.
-[man] See you next year. -[man 2] Pleasure.
[man] Yes.
[Sahith] Hopefully.
See you.
[announcer] Now for our champion.
Scottie, you are a tremendous ambassador for the game of golf.
You're a tremendous ambassador for the PGA TOUR.
The most important development in your life is the fact
that you and Meredith became parents this year.
So, by any objective measure,
the year that you've had is simply stunning.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2024 FedEx Cup champion,
Scottie Scheffler.
[Scottie] This is my 25th season in the era of golf
with so many great competitors and so many people working hard,
turning over every leaf.
I don't think people realize that a year like this was possible.
Got a front-row seat to greatness.
And I don't even know why he chose me as his caddie, you know?
I enjoy coming to work.
Wins and losses don't really change that. I just love being around him.
Works hard, you know, great character.
And this is what we call lagniappe 'cause I'm from Louisiana. So it's extra.
[man] There you go. Can you guys…
Over here, guys!
[Rapaport] The Olympics is gaining more importance in golf.
All the guys wanna go play.
Min Woo Lee is the 25-year-old
who everyone's expecting to take that leap this year.
Representing Australia would be probably the biggest achievement in my life.
But how special would it be to play an Olympics alongside your sister?
[Min Woo] We all wanna be gold medalists,
but there's gonna be pressures about making this team.
[Dethier] And Wyndham Clark is right on the cusp.
I'm hoping I can go and represent my country on that podium.
It's an opportunity I'm hoping I take advantage of.
[commentator] Unbelievable!
[dramatic music playing]
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