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Bid Big for a Piece of Golf History: Scottie Scheffler’s First Car Up for Auction—Can You Outbid Jim Nantz

Bid Big for a Piece of Golf History: Scottie Scheffler’s First Car Up for Auction—Can You Outbid Jim Nantz

Golf superstar Scottie Scheffler is parting ways with his very first car, and it’s up for auction to support a fantastic cause!

The stunning 2022 Kia Stinger GT, which has only clocked in at 1,000 miles and is in pristine condition, is being auctioned off by Scheffler’s longtime sponsor, the PGA Tour.

This exciting auction is open to everyone and will wrap up on June 1st. With a starting bid of $50,000, all proceeds will go towards the PGA Tour’s First Tee program—an initiative dedicated to introducing young kids to the wonderful game of golf.

Scheffler expressed his desire to give back through this auction, saying he wants to support the sport that has given him so much joy and opportunity.

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‘I can’t stand looking at it’: Jim Nantz annoyed by this part of golf  

‘I can’t stand looking at it’: Jim Nantz annoyed by this part of golf  

CBS legend Jim Nantz took to the mic following Monday afternoon’s final round of the 150th Open Championship to express his dislike for the new par-3 13th hole at St Andrews. In an article by Brian Wacker for Golf Digest, the broadcaster referred to the Greg Norman-redesigned hole as “one of the most absurd par threes that we’ve ever seen.”

Nantz made these controversial comments while on the air following Rory McIlroy’s victory at the Old Course, which is widely considered “the home of golf.”

“I can’t stand looking at it,” Nantz said. “That’s one of the great marvels, that beautiful landscape, that wonderful golf course, [but] you stick a postage stamp right in the middle of it … And the green is so small that if you miss it, it’s almost an automatic bogey.”

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