Scottie Scheffler's rare Masters car was bought by unexpected bidder in £38k exchange

has opened up on how he recently saw his car sold to renowned golf pundit Jim Nantz, who is set to be commentating on his 40th this week, after donating the vehicle to charity. Nantz saw his bid of £38,000 ($50,000) land him the SUV at a charity auction last October.

Scheffler donated his car to the Triumph Over Kid Cancer charity for their gala in Houston, with the charity being co-founded by James Ragan, his childhood friend who died from osteosarcoma in 2014. The car was passed down to him by his dad after graduating college and was used to take Scheffler to junior events, Monday qualifiers, and even the Augusta National in 2022. The family purchased the car in 2012 when their car had broken whilst heading to the 2012 Masters.

Speaking about his donation, Scheffler said: "James was a buddy that I grew up with playing golf. He passed away due to cancer but he started this foundation. It's something we're very passionate about."

Speaking about the car previously, Scheffler said: "It's probably close to 190. I mean, I don't really put many miles on it. It's really all my dad.

"I drive to like three places at home. I go to the golf course where I work out and a restaurant that's usually within five minutes of the house so all credit to my dad on all those miles. It's a 2012 Yukon XL. It's white. My dad bought it here at the Masters, so it's got a Masters GMC logo on the back of it. "

Nantz is thoroughly enjoying life with his new car as well, and he has joked about the reason why he was so keen to fork out £38k on the car. He told Golfweek: "I figure just driving this SUV to the golf course should lower my handicap by at least five shots."

Scheffler added: "He finally got it. 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."

The American golf star will be hoping to remain in good spirits this week when he bids to win his third Masters title, having enjoyed success last year and in 2022. The 28-year-old heads to Augusta in good form, though he may need to improve upon last year's display to fend off the likes of Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.