PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Jim Nantz will be driving around town in Scottie Scheffler’s old car.
Nantz’s $50,000 bid for Scheffler’s 2012 GMC Yukon XL held up and the car arrived at his home, which overlooks Pebble Beach Golf Links and with its own replica of the famed par-3 seventh, on Jan. 27.
“I figure just driving this SUV to the golf course should lower my handicap by at least five shots,” Nantz wrote in a text to Golfweek.
“He finally got it,” Scheffler said with a laugh on Friday when told after the round. “It was sitting at our golf course for a while. But, yeah, it’s fun. Both of us got together to help a great cause and he got an extra car out of it.”
Scheffler donated the car with 190,000 miles on it to Triumph Over Kid Cancer, a charity near and dear to his heart, and it was auctioned by Heritage Auctions. Golfweek was the first to share the story of how Nantz established the starting bid at a fundraising event attended by the Scheffler family in Houston.
Scottie said it was his dad who suggested they give the car to TOKC, which was started by James Ragan, a friend from junior golf who died from osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, to auction it and raise money.
“James was a buddy that I grew up with playing golf. He passed away due to cancer but he started this foundation,” Scottie said. “It’s something we’re very passionate about.”
Scheffler signed the dash and the passenger side (on the air bag panel) with a “First Owned Vehicle” inscription and the second signature appears on the right visor (vanity mirror cover).
Scheffler had driven the same car his father, Scott, bought after the family’s car broke down more than a decade ago in Augusta, Georgia, at the 2012 Masters and they needed to get back home to Dallas. The Schefflers ended up buying a new car at Master Buick GMC on Washington Road in Augusta, just down the street from Augusta National, where Scottie has since stamped his place in the game with not one but two Green Jackets. (“It’s got a Masters GMC logo on the back of it,” Scottie said of the car.)
Nantz also is known to tool around town when he’s in Pebble Beach — he and his family shifted their primary residence to Nashville a few years ago — in Hall of Fame Ken Venturi’s former golf cart. Nantz took possession of the golf cart in 2013 after Venturi passed away.
In an exciting turn of events, CBS sports commentator Jim Nantz made a winning bid of $50,000 for PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler’s 2012 GMC Yukon XL at a charity auction. The auction, held to raise funds for a local children’s hospital, drew in high-profile bidders from the sports world.
Nantz, known for his smooth commentary and love of golf, was thrilled to secure the winning bid for Scheffler’s vehicle. The GMC Yukon XL, a spacious and luxurious SUV, was a prized possession of the young golfer and had been meticulously maintained.
The generous bid from Nantz will go towards supporting the hospital’s efforts to provide critical care to children in need. Both Nantz and Scheffler expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to give back to the community and make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate.
It was a heartwarming moment to see two prominent figures in the sports world come together for a worthy cause. Congratulations to Jim Nantz on his winning bid and to Scottie Scheffler for his generosity in donating his vehicle for such a noble purpose.
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