Scottie Scheffler was photographed wearing an orange jail shirt after the world’s No. 1 golfer was arrested in front of Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, ahead of Friday’s second round of the PGA Championship. , had a dark expression on his face.
The 27-year-old professional was booked and processed at: 7:28 a.m. ET He was booked into Metro Corrections on four charges: assaulting a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and failing to signal a traffic officer. According to prison records.
Scheffler was arrested “after refusing to stop at a traffic barricade attempting to enter Valhalla.” “The traffic barricade was installed after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a shuttle bus,” said a reporter from Louisville’s local WDRB. I wrote it to X.
“An officer who asked Scotty Scheffler to stop at a police barricade suffered minor injuries when Scheffler refused to stop and dragged the officer with his vehicle.” the reporter added In a follow up post. “Barricades have been erected after a pedestrian was struck and killed outside Valhalla Golf Course at 5am.”
Mr. Scheffler was detained by police around 5:45 a.m. as he was entering the golf course during an unrelated incident involving an accident and a fatality.
Scheffler was originally scheduled to play the second round at 8:48 a.m. ET. The tournament was postponed for more than an hour due to an accident and traffic congestion.
His current tee time is just after 10 a.m. ET.
