The No.1 ranked professional golfer on the PGA Tour, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested early Friday morning and charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, criminal mischief in the third degree, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officers directing traffic, reports Yahoo Sports.The charges include three misdemeanors and one felony (second-degree assault of a police officer). The incident happened as Scheffler arrived at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville KY, site of the PGA Championship, one of golf’s major tournaments. After being booked and a mug shot taken, Scheffler was released at 8:40 a.m. ET, arriving at the golf course in time for his scheduled 10:08 a.m. ET tee time. The arrest was captured by ESPN's sports reporter, Jeff Darlington, who posted on X, "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." Darlington also wrote, "The police officer attempted to attach himself to Scheffler’s car, and Scheffler then stopped his vehicle at the entrance to Valhalla. The police officer then began to scream at Scheffler to get out of the car. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs. He is now being detained in the back of a police car." .Scheffler has teed off at the PGA Championship, after sending a statement to Darlington. “This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers. It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do,” said Scheffler in the statement. “I never intended to disregard any of the instructions. I’m hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf today.” The accident Scheffler referred to involved a vendor working at the tournament who was struck and killed by a shuttle bus outside the golf course at about 5 a.m. ET. “We had a pedestrian that was struck by one of the shuttle buses between gates one and two on Shelbyville Road by Valhalla this morning,” Louisville Metro Police Department spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said in an interview with NewsRadio 840 WHAS, in Louisville.“It’s an unfortunate thing that happened. He was crossing south to north across Shelbyville Road. Unfortunately, the bus didn’t see him and struck the individual. He was pronounced dead on the scene and our traffic unit is investigating at this time.” Scheffler ended his statement to Darlington, writing, “Of course, all of us involved in the tournament express our deepest sympathies to the family of the man who passed away in the earlier accident this morning. It truly puts everything in perspective.”
The No.1 ranked professional golfer on the PGA Tour, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested early Friday morning and charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, criminal mischief in the third degree, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officers directing traffic, reports Yahoo Sports.The charges include three misdemeanors and one felony (second-degree assault of a police officer). The incident happened as Scheffler arrived at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville KY, site of the PGA Championship, one of golf’s major tournaments. After being booked and a mug shot taken, Scheffler was released at 8:40 a.m. ET, arriving at the golf course in time for his scheduled 10:08 a.m. ET tee time. The arrest was captured by ESPN's sports reporter, Jeff Darlington, who posted on X, "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." Darlington also wrote, "The police officer attempted to attach himself to Scheffler’s car, and Scheffler then stopped his vehicle at the entrance to Valhalla. The police officer then began to scream at Scheffler to get out of the car. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs. He is now being detained in the back of a police car." .Scheffler has teed off at the PGA Championship, after sending a statement to Darlington. “This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers. It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do,” said Scheffler in the statement. “I never intended to disregard any of the instructions. I’m hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf today.” The accident Scheffler referred to involved a vendor working at the tournament who was struck and killed by a shuttle bus outside the golf course at about 5 a.m. ET. “We had a pedestrian that was struck by one of the shuttle buses between gates one and two on Shelbyville Road by Valhalla this morning,” Louisville Metro Police Department spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said in an interview with NewsRadio 840 WHAS, in Louisville.“It’s an unfortunate thing that happened. He was crossing south to north across Shelbyville Road. Unfortunately, the bus didn’t see him and struck the individual. He was pronounced dead on the scene and our traffic unit is investigating at this time.” Scheffler ended his statement to Darlington, writing, “Of course, all of us involved in the tournament express our deepest sympathies to the family of the man who passed away in the earlier accident this morning. It truly puts everything in perspective.”
