ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington may have the only footage of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest at the PGA Championship as Louisville, Kentucky, Mayor Craig Greenberg said there was no police body cam footage of the early Friday morning incident. Scheffler was booked into the Louisville Department of Corrections and was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer (a felony), criminal mischief, …
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Shane Lowry ties records for lowest round, score to par in a major at PGA Championship
Shane Lowry was eight shots back of the lead when he teed off over an hour and a half before the final group of the third round of the PGA Championship. When he entered the clubhouse, he was just one stroke back. That’s because the Irishman shot a 9-under 62 on Saturday at Valhalla, tying the records for the lowest …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler gets support from popular golf influencer after arrest
Scottie Scheffler received a ton of support at Valhalla Golf Course on Friday when he returned from jail to shoot a 66 in the second round of the PGA Championship. At home and on social media, Scheffler received even more support. Golf influencer Grace Charis was among those who showed their love for Scheffler. She posted a photo of herself …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler dazzles in second round of PGA Championship hours after arrest
Not even getting arrested fazes Scottie Scheffler. The reigning Masters champion had quite the morning on Friday, when he was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the tournament. Scheffler was detained at 6:01 a.m. ET and released just …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler praises police for being 'our protectors,’ describes interactions with them while in custody
Scottie Scheffler was in unfamiliar territory early Friday morning, as he was arrested en route to the PGA Championship at Valhalla. The ordeal had Scheffler feeling “pretty rattled, to say the least,” and he admitted it took him a “few holes” to feel somewhat normal again. But in a somewhat ironic twist (he is facing a felony charge of second-degree …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler admits he was 'pretty rattled' in wake of arrest, 'took a few holes' to get back to 'normal'
Scottie Scheffler shot a five-under 66, tied for the second-lowest score of the day up to when he finished his second round at the PGA Championship. It was pretty impressive, considering he had been arrested about four hours before he teed off. Scheffler was detained at 6:01 a.m. ET and released just over two-and-a-half hours later, and arrived at Valhalla …
Read More »Reactions pour in after Scottie Scheffler's shocking arrest ahead of PGA Championship’s second round
Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 golfer, ended the opening round of the PGA Championship on a high note as he pursued the first Wanamaker Trophy of his career. But the start of Friday’s second round was delayed after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle outside Valhalla Golf Club, the Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed. Scheffler was …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler booked into Kentucky jail before PGA Championship after incident
Scottie Scheffler ended Thursday within striking distance of the lead in hopes of winning the first PGA Championship of his career, but Friday got off to a rough start. Scheffler was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, for the second round of the …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler tees off for PGA Championship's 2nd round after arrest
Scottie Scheffler teed off from the 10th hole in the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course in Kentucky just hours after he was arrested. As his name was announced, and he stepped toward the tee box, Scheffler received a raucous round of applause. He would go on to birdie. Scheffler got back to the course less …
Read More »Kentucky governor, Louisville mayor react to Scottie Scheffler arrest, pedestrian death
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg released statements Friday after a pedestrian was killed and Scottie Scheffler was arrested before the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Course. Beshear said he was praying for the victim of the crash that took place before Scheffler’s arrest. “This morning an incident occurred outside the PGA Championship …
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