Golfer was arrested as he tried to enter Valhalla Golf Club, during the US PGA Championship
World number one Scottie Scheffler was detained by police for reportedly attempting to get around a traffic jam. Photograph: Jeff Darlington/Handout/PA Wire
The 27-year-old was arrested as he tried to enter Valhalla Golf Club, site of the US PGA Championship. Traffic had been stopped outside the course after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a shuttle bus. Scheffler, who called the events a “big misunderstanding,” was released from jail in time to play his second round. A four-time PGA Tour winner this season, Scheffler was the overwhelming pre-tournament favourite. He finished tied for eighth at 13-under-par.However, a new video surfaced Wednesday of Scheffler's conversation with an officer while sitting in the back of a police car.
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