Scottie Scheffler Arrested Exterior Of PGA Championship

Scottie Scheffler — the world’s most interesting golfer — was arrested on Friday morning as he tried to make his means into the PGA Championship in Louisville, Ky.

Consistent with jail info, the 27-year-old was booked at 7:28 AM on 4 separate bills — felony assault of a police officer, misdemeanor felony mischief, misdemeanor reckless driving, and misdemeanor disregarding indicators from officers directing guests.

The data current he has since been launched … nonetheless it’s unclear if he’ll now be able to take part inside the principle event’s second spherical. He had been scheduled to tee off at 10:08 AM — after he carded a 4-under 67 in Thursday’s first spherical.

Scheffler did, nonetheless, merely arrive once more at Valhalla Nation Membership — an indication he wishes to tee it up no matter all of the issues that occurred throughout the AM. He didn’t converse with reporters as he entered the clubhouse … although he did inform one journalist he cherished him.

Extra particulars surrounding Scheffler’s arrest weren’t made immediately on the market. We’ve got reached out to cops for comment, nonetheless to this point, no phrase once more however.

There had been a greater police presence throughout the area open air of the membership after authorities talked about an individual was struck and killed by a shuttle bus near the course earlier Friday morning. ESPN’s Jeff Darlington — who watched Scheffler get hauled away by two separate regulation enforcement officers — mentioned he witnessed the top-ranked golfer try and get throughout the police presence by driving on a median.

Darlington reported cops tried to get Scheffler to stop, nonetheless he continued to make his methodology to the doorway of the membership regardless. Nonetheless, after driving for a variety of further yards, Scheffler did stop his expertise, and cops pulled him out of it and put him in cuffs, in step with Darlington.

At one stage, as he was being taken to a squad car, Scheffler is likely to be heard on video asking for any individual to help him.

Scheffler headed into this weekend’s occasion as an unlimited favorite — after he gained the yr’s first important, the Masters, once more in early April.