Texas native Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 golf player in the world and he's worth millions. Forbes magazine says Scheffler set a record for prize money at almost $13.2 million, but all that money hasn't gone to his head.
While he could be driving any car or many cars, his preferred mode of transportation is a 10-year-old vehicle his dad gave him in college.
That's right -- the same 2012 GMC Yukon he drove around the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.
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Scheffler was asked about the vehicle situation before the FedEx St. Jude Championship and Wednesday morning on TODAY, Carson Daly took a moment to ask him about it.
"I still drive it, thanks for mentioning it," Scheffler said with a smile.
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Daly asked if he'll consider buying a new car if he brings home $18 million from the PGA Tour Championship this weekend.
"Maybe. You know, I like my car, I just don't really have any maintenance issues with it," he said. "If I buy something new it could struggle, so I don't ever drive it more than 5 minutes from my house."
NBC's Mike Tirico went on to point out Scheffler may have turned the discussion into another lucrative endorsement deal. We will have to see.
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