Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- A smiling Ted Scott strides into the bustling caddy area at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, and sets down the golf bag marked "Bubba Watson" that defines his working life. The fresh-faced 37-year old is one of the lucky ones. Caddies for the top PGA Tour golfers can bring home as much as $250,000 a year in the modern game, traveling the world and taking a cut of everything their player earns along the way. Such rewards make for a fiercely competitive industry. These days, most caddies are college-educated and strong players in their own right -- a long way from the stereotype of disheveled, drunken hobos portrayed in movies like Caddyshack.
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Ted Scott is in elite group of caddies that travel world and earn lucrative salaries
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After failing to make impact as professional golfer, Scott became caddy in 2000
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The 37-year-old began assisting Bubba Watson in 2006 and has helped him win three PGA titles
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Scott and Watson share close bond, which has helped working relationship flourish
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