Footage from the arrest of PGA Tour star Scotty Scheffler revealed a strange conversation between a golfer and the police.
Schaeffler, the world's number one golfer, was arrested in May 2024 and charged with felony assault after refusing to stop at the scene of an accident near the entrance to the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky . Schaeffler was about to take part in the PGA Championship tournament, but police said he was about to run around the crash scene despite the police telling him to stop.
Schaeffler apparently continued driving until the officers placed himself on Schaeffler's car side. ESPN The reports listed.
The price was like that It was dropped Almost two weeks later.
“Do you have anything to drink this morning?”
The Louisville Metro Police Station bodycam footage was later released by Netflix's golf docusary, “Full Swing.”
The previously invisible footage begins with an explanation from golfer No. 26, Tom Kim. Tom Kim said, “I'm warming up.
video He then cuts into Schaeffler, handcuffed by the police, when he offers his own memories of the events.
“First of all, I somehow drove to a golf course and then went to a prison cell, which made me go crazy. “I don't think I've ever felt it was really real .”
Speaking to the police officer from behind the police car, Schaeffler told the officer, “I'm honest. I didn't think this was where I was.”
The officer replied, “Usually people never do.”
Other controversial points of the footage showed the same arrest officer who traded for Schaeffler about whether he was drinking or not.
“Don't you drink at all this morning?” the officer asked.
“Wool,” Schaeffler replied frankly. “I try not to drink too much before I play golf at 8am.”
It appears that officers don't know who the golfer is – despite being only feet from the entrance to the tournament – he pointed out that Schaeffler must be “pretty good” if he plays for the PGA.
“It's fine,” replied Schaeffler.
The policeman then asked, “It's Tiger.” [Woods] Is it as good as they say he is? Or…”
Schaeffler cut him off: “He's pretty good.”
Aside from the early arrests, Schaeffler won the outstanding 2024 in 2024, winning the PGA Tour Championship and gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
In 2025, he remains the number one golfer in the world, but sits at No. 13 on the money list for $1.8 million. Sweden's Ludvig Aberg surpasses that list $4.8 million.
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