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Details of Scottie Scheffler’s time in jail emerge after arrest outside PGA Championship

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Details of Scottie Scheffler’s time in jail emerge after arrest outside PGA Championship

Scottie Scheffler was apparently a popular man when he was briefly in jail Friday morning.

Photos obtained by TMZ Sports show the world’s top-ranked golfer in a Louisville jail Friday after he was arrested over a traffic mishap before the second round of the PGA Championship and hit with four charges.

The 27-year-old “couldn’t have been cooler” while he was in jail, a man who was locked up with him told TMZ Sports, and a group of staffers at the facility came out to see Scheffler after he was brought in.

Scottie Scheffler’s booking photo after his arrest on Friday. Louisville Metro Department of Corrections
Scottie Scheffler was detained by police and handcuffed by officers outside of Valhalla Golf Club ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship X / @JeffDarlington

The man was unaware who Scheffler was until, per the report, a cop told him, “You know you’re talking to the number one golfer in the world, right?”

“He kept saying it was bulls–t that he was there,” the inmate claimed Scheffler said, according to TMZ Sports.

Scheffler’s arrest occured after a man was fatally struck by a shuttle bus near Valhalla Golf Club.

Scottie Scheffler lines up a putt on the sixth green during the third round of the 2024 PGA Championship on Saturday. Getty Images

Police had set up roadblocks after the accident, and Scheffler claimed there was a “misunderstanding” of what he was asked to do while driving to the course shortly before 6 a.m.

Det. Bryan Gillis alleged in a police report that Scheffler “refused to comply” with his directions and dragged him to the ground while accelerating.

Gillis was taken to the hospital after he “suffered pain, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist and knee,” the police report said.


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Scheffler was charged second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officer directing traffic.

The charges against Scheffler are expected to be dropped, No Laying Up reported Sunday.

The two-time Masters champion was released and made his 10:08 a.m. second-round tee time, shooting a 5-under 66 to move to 9-under.

Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole during the third round of the 2024 PGA Championship. Getty Images

“I feel like my head is still spinning,’’ Scheffler said after his round on Friday. “I can’t really explain what happened this morning. I was pretty rattled to say the least. I was never angry. I was just in shock. I was shaking for like an hour. It was definitely a new feeling for me.”

Scheffler, who is playing in his first tournament since becoming a father, shot a 2-over 73 on Saturday to fall to eight shots back of the lead.

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