Scottie Scheffler DETAINED by Police Outside of PGA Championship

World no. 1 Scottie Scheffler was detained by police officers, placed in handcuffs, and put in the back of a police car outside of the PGA Championship this morning.

Golf has lost its damn mind. pic.twitter.com/L3RRJQNHWa

— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) May 17, 2024

A report from ESPN’s Jeff Darlington said Scheffler was detained this morning by local officers “after a misunderstanding with traffic flow led to his attempt to drive past a police officer into Valhalla Golf Club.”  

Breaking News: World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has been detained by police in handcuffs after a misunderstanding with traffic flow led to his attempt to drive past a police officer into Valhalla Golf Club. The police officer attempted to attach himself to Scheffler’s car,…

— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 17, 2024

This morning, the PGA Championship announced the tournament was being delayed due to a traffic incident that occurred outside of Valhalla Golf Club. According to spectators, police said a pedestrian was fatally struck by a shuttle bus.

Police then arrived on scene for traffic management, but there seemed to be a miscommunication between Scheffler and police after he attempted to enter the golf club for his Friday AM tee time.

Here is Scheffler getting into the police car and the car driving way. Via ESPN. pic.twitter.com/uOmdM28m7d

— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) May 17, 2024

Police reportedly told Darlington:

“There’s nothing you can do; he’s going to jail.”

Here is video of Scheffler’s arrest:

Here is video that I took of Scheffler being arrested: https://t.co/8UPZKvPCCf pic.twitter.com/9Tbp2tyrJh

— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 17, 2024

Scheffler was charged with 2nd Degree Assault of a Police Officer, 3rd Degree Criminal Mischief, Reckless Driving, and Disregarding Signals from Officers Directing Traffic.

Scheffler tees off at 8:48 a.m., as of now, and is sitting in T12, just five back of Xander Schauffele.

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