Tommy Fleetwood has five top-10 finishes in the last eight tournaments after a strong showing at the Masters, but it wasn’t enough to stop Scottie Scheffler.
Tommy Fleetwood finished third at the Masters, becoming the best British player at Augusta and earning a big payday for his caddy.
Fleetwood, 33, finished the fourth round of this year’s tournament with a 69 or better than par.
The British player finished the tournament at 4 under par, behind Collin Morikawa and Max Homa, making it his first top 10 finish at the Masters.
The star’s previous Ryder Cup finish at Augusta was a tie for 14th in 2022. Fleetwood finished seven strokes behind the lone winner, Scottie Scheffler, and three strokes behind second-place Ludwig Aberg, who was appearing in his first major tournament.
Fleetwood, ranked 13th in the world, accomplished his feat alongside local cadet Gray Moore. His usual assistant, Ian Finnis, was at home with a chest infection. “Gray is a really great guy,” Fleetwood said. “I enjoyed every moment I spent with him here.”
Cadets receive a portion of the athlete’s prize money, usually around 7-8%. The prize money for third place at this year’s Masters is $1.04 million (£835,109), and with an 8% share, Moore would earn $83,208 (£66,808). Golf Monthly asked veteran caddy Brennan Little in 2022 how much people in the profession make. He replied: “If you want a general figure, I think he gets $2,000 (£1,606) a week and then he gets $7-8 per cent (of winnings).
Scheffler’s caddy Ted Scott was the biggest winner among his peers at Augusta this week, taking home a share of the total championship prize money of $3.6 million (about £289 million). Scott has already won the Masters four times as a caddy, two with Scheffler and two with Bubba Watson.
Scheffler will now return home with his second green jacket and millions of dollars to spend time with his wife, Meredith, who is expecting their first child. become. “I’m going home because I love you,” the winner said at the award ceremony. “I’ll go home as soon as possible.”
“Words cannot describe the feeling of winning here again and becoming a father for the first time,” Scheffler added.
On the other hand, he missed another opportunity to reflect on Fleetwood. The two-time Ryder Cup champion is one of golf’s greatest players without a major title, with five top-10 finishes in his past eight starts.
“I think we needed a little more fireworks, but they didn’t really help on the golf course,” Fleetwood said Sunday. “Nobody knows if my time will ever come, but all I can do is keep trying and putting on shows like this.”