Police Detain Golf World No.1 Scheffler Outside PGA Course: US Media, Video
Zeeshan Mehtab Published May 17, 2024 | 06:10 PM
Louisville, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th May, 2024) Golf world number one Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed and taken into custody by police early Friday, according to video footage and media reports, after allegedly trying to drive around traffic controls outside the PGA Championship at Valhalla.
Scheffler was detained by a Louisville Metro police officer when he attempted to drive around the scene of an accident to get into the golf course, where he was scheduled to compete in the second round of the major tournament Friday morning.
Police were dealing with traffic congestion from an earlier accident that Scheffler was not involved in, according to witnesses and US media reports.
SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio reported Scheffler had been booked into custody by police before 8 a.m. while Golf Digest posted on X a photo of Scheffler's mugshot in an orange jumpsuit by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections.
ESPN's Jeff Darlington posted a video on X of Scheffler, wearing shorts and T-shirt, with his hands held behind his back, being led away by police in the pre-dawn incident.
As police lights flashed in the dark, officers shouted at witnesses to stand back, one declaring about Scheffler, "right now, he's going to jail and there's nothing you can do about it."
Darlington said the incident was a misunderstanding over traffic flow and a police officer had screamed at Scheffler to exit his car, then shoved Scheffler against the vehicle and placed him in handcuffs before being helped into the back seats of a police car.
The PGA of America said the second round of the tournament would begin at 8:35 a.m. local time (1235 GMT), a delay of 80 minutes from the original start times due to the traffic accident that clogged roads leading to the course.
Rainy conditions soaked the course as players worked on the driving range, preparing for the start of play.
Scheffler, who last month won his second Masters title in three years, had been the feel-good story of the week at Valhalla, hoping to win his third career major title a week after becoming a father for the first time.
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