Will Zalatoris and Cameron Young opted for alternative transportation Friday as traffic jams continued outside Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship.
with video Shared by Brian Keogh on X On the Irish Golf Desk, two young professionals are in dire straits amidst a chaotic start to the morning that included the surprising arrest of Scotty Scheffler and a fatal shuttle bus accident that delayed the start of the tournament. You can see them walking on foot.
“Meanwhile, we were stuck in traffic trying to get it. Will Zalatoris and Cameron Young chose to enter themselves. The entrance is half a mile away,” Keogh said. Posted just before 8am.
Earlier, Scheffler was handcuffed and detained due to a misunderstanding regarding traffic flow.
The two-time Masters champion was trying to avoid traffic after the accident, but as he entered the track, a police officer slammed into the side of his car to stop him.
ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, who witnessed and filmed the ordeal, told the story on “SportsCenter” Friday morning.
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“When he did not stop, the officer pinned himself to the car, and Scheffler drove another 10 yards before stopping. The officer then grabbed Mr. Scheffler’s arm and attempted to pull him out of the vehicle. However, at that point when Mr. Scheffler finally opened the door, the officers pulled him out of the vehicle, pinned him against the vehicle, and immediately handcuffed him,” Darlington said.
Scheffler was arrested at 7:28 a.m. on four counts of second-degree assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and failing a traffic-directing officer. According to ESPN.
Zalatoris, a good friend of Scheffler’s, spoke about the matter Friday.
“I feel bad for the kid, but I don’t really know the details…He’s literally one of the nicest guys in the world, so I know it’s a complete misunderstanding behind it.” Zalatoris said On SiriusXM.
Zalatoriz was even on Friday and shot a 71 on Thursday.
Young, on the other hand, is 1 over par after five holes in Friday’s tournament.
Scheffler returned to Valhalla around 9 a.m. Friday after his arrest and teed off just after 10 a.m.
Scheffler birdied the first hole in the second round and shot a 4-under 67, one under through the first five holes of the tournament on Thursday.
