Meet Michael Greller, the Former Teacher Who Is Now the Caddie Of Jordan Spieth

There are very few golfers as talented as Jordan Spieth. The famous golfer’s golden year was surely 2015; however, he still remains one of the best players in the world. As for his companion on the golf course, Spieth shares a close relationship with his caddie, Michael Greller.

Spieth and Greller have known each other for quite a while now. Spieth has immensely enjoyed partnering with Greller on the course, as the golfer has won a plethora of titles since joining hands with him. The duo surely has a symbiotic relationship where both of them prove beneficial to each other’s careers.

Michael Greller has been caddying for Jordan Spieth since 2011

Jordan Spieth has been enjoying Greller’s company since 2011, a year before he turned pro. Such has been the extending partnership of these two, and they’re reaping the results as well, to keep going further! They’re separated by a 15-year age gap, but that doesn’t affect them in any way on the golf course! 

But how did the renewed player-caddie relationship first blossom? It all started when Jordan Spieth went to Seattle to take part in the 2011 US Junior Amateur Championship. Greller, who hails from Grand Haven, Michigan, was working as a high school math teacher at the time but had also been caddying part-time to earn extra bucks.

Spieth and Greller found success at the amateur championship and decided to stick together further. Spieth named Greller as his official caddie after he turned pro in 2012. This marked the beginning of a successful player-caddie pairing on the PGA Tour.

Just a few months into his rookie season, Jordan Spieth won the 2013 John Deere Classic and became the first teenager since Ralph Guldahl (1931) to win on the tour. Michael Greller had no idea how his life would take a turn when he joined hands with Spieth in 2011. He had initially decided to take a year off from teaching in 2012, hoping he could return to his daytime job soon, but Spieth’s rapid success kept him occupied with the golfer.

The best part about their combination was that Jordan Spieth gained massive strides with a caddie who had no prior experience on the tour whatsoever. But he helped Spieth enjoy success with his natural caddying talent, and the pair have been tight ever since.

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How much does Spieth pay his caddie?

Jordan Spieth was on top of the world in 2015. There was no other golfer who could match what Spieth did that year. A part of a player’s earnings always goes to his caddie, and Michael Greller cashed in massively that year. Ever since, Speith has earned $60,009,379 officially through the PGA Tour. Greller and Speith will also play in the 2023 Ryder Cup.

Greller has worked his way to a net worth of more than $10 million since joining Jordan Spieth on the tour in 2012. Every top PGA Tour caddie earns $3,000 per tournament. This is in addition to a five- to ten-percent share of the player’s winnings. While Michael Greller was not on the list of highest-paid caddies in 2022, he remains one of the top-ranked people when it comes to his profession.

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