Golfer Scottie Scheffler Arrested Before Round 2 of PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked golfer, was arrested Friday morning as he was driving to the Valhalla Golf Club for round 2 of the PGA Championship. The Louisville Metro Police charged Scheffler with second-degree…
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 ranked golfer, was arrested Friday morning as he was driving to the Valhalla Golf Club for round 2 of the PGA Championship.
The Louisville Metro Police charged Scheffler with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic, ESPN reported.
The assault charge is a felony, while the other three are misdemeanors.
The incident occurred as traffic was stopped after a man was killed after he was hit by a shuttle bus outside the golf course at about 5 a.m. ET.
Scheffler was released at 8:40 a.m. ET and went to Valhalla.
ESPN’s Jeff Darlington witnessed what happened. He said Scheffler attempted to drive around the scene of the crash and drove onto a median.
When a police officer attempted to stop him, Scheffler continued 10 to 20 yards toward the golf course entrance.
The officer attached himself to Scheffler’s car.
After Scheffler stopped and rolled down his window, the officer grabbed the golfer’s arm and pulled him out, Darlington said.