Bijan Robinson weighs in on Scottie Scheffler at The Masters: ‘So locked in’

Atlanta Falcons star running back Bijan Robinson made the short two-hour drive to Augusta on Friday to watch good friend and fellow former Texas Longhorns alum Scottie Scheffler play the the second round of the 2025 Masters Tournament from Augusta National.

While there, Robinson took the time to sit down with ESPN’s Laura Rutledge, and opened up about how locked-in Scheffler is whenever he’s on the course, recalling the first time the former Longhorns tailback followed the nation’s No. 1-ranked golfer around.

“I understand it, even just knowing him, and I followed him around two years ago, right before the (2023 NFL) Draft in Austin, and after the match, that’s when we gave each other a hug and I congratulated him,” Robinson recalled to Rutledge live on ESPN. “But during the match, it’s like he can’t even see you. And I understand it because obviously when I’m on the field, it’s hard for me to understand what’s going on outside of what I’ve got going on. Everything else like blanks out.

“So, to see him in that same environment and see him so locked in and focused on what he has to do. And he can do something incredible, and he’s like … he doesn’t even know. But I respect that a lot from him. Obviously, that’s why he is who he is and why he’s the best golfer right now. I think he’ll be for a long time, and it’s cool to see just how focused and in the moment he is.”

Scheffler is currently tied for third at 5-under-par through the second hole Friday afternoon, shooting 1-under through the second round Friday.

Scottie Scheffler reveals how Jim Nantz ended up buying his car

Scottie Scheffler opened up about how Jim Nantz bought his 2012 GMC Yukon XL earlier this year. On Wednesday, the No. 1 golfer in the world spoke to ESPN’s Marty Smith at the Masters in Augusta about how he sold the vehicle to Nantz, and it began with his dad.

“We came to the Masters in 2012. …My dad came for most of the week, and he had a car that had 140,000 (miles),” Scottie Scheffler said. “It broke down here in Augusta. He was like, ‘Well, I could get a car and rent it and return it and rent the car in Augusta.’ It turned out to be a mess. He was like, ‘Alright, I’m going to have to get a new car. Might as well get the car here and drive it back.

“He found a dealership here and got the car, and used it the rest of the week, and drove it home. It was with my dad for a few years, and I ended up taking it when I was in college, probably four or five years later. It’s got a lot of miles on it. My dad can put some miles on a truck. We decided to put it up for auction, and Mr. Nantz took it home.”

Scheffler donated the car with 190,000 miles on it to Triumph Over Kid Cancer (TOKC), and it was auctioned by Heritage Auctions, according to Golfweek. TKOC was started by James Ragan, Scheffler’s friend from junior golf, who died from osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.

Scheffler’s father bought the GMC Yukon XL at the Master Buick GMC on Washington Road in August, Georgia. Jim Nantz purchased the vehicle for $50,000, and it’s in his garage in Pebble Beach, California.

— On3’s Brian Jones contributed to this report.