Nantz bid $50,000 on Scheffler’s 2012 GMC Yukon XL during a charity gala last October.
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JimNantzhassomenewwheels:ScottieScheffler’soldwheels.
NantztextedGolfweek’sAdamSchupakearlierthisweektoconfirmthathenotonlyhadwonanauctionforScheffler’s2012GMCYukonXL,buttheSUVhadalsobeendeliveredtohisgarageinPebbleBeach,California.
“IfigurejustdrivingthisSUVtothegolfcourseshouldlowermyhandicapbyatleastfiveshots,”NantzwroteSchupak.
Nantz’s$50,000winningbid,whichhepledgedlastOctoberduringafundraisinggalainHouston,willgotoTriumphOverKidCancer,anon-profitthatwasco-foundedbyJamesRagan,Scheffler’schildhoodfriendwhodiedfromosteosarcomain2014.Ragan,whoplayedcollegiategolfatRiceandwhomSchefflerdedicatedhis2013U.S.JuniorAmateurvictoryto,wasjust20yearsold.
ScottiehascontinuedtosupportTOKC,includingwithhisownScottie’sHeroes,animitativethatprovidesgolfclubstochildrenwithcancer.
NantzalsohadmetRagan,sayingthatRagan“could’vebeenthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.”
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