Scottie Scheffler Opens Up on ‘Chaotic’ Morning at PGA Including Arrest, Round of 66
The world No. 1 declined to go into specifics about his arrest Friday outside the entrance to Valhalla Golf Club but expressed sympathy for John Mills’s family and complimented police officers.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler showed amazing amount of poise and perspective on Friday afternoon. And that was after he got off the golf course.
Scheffler, the No. 1-ranked player in the world who was arrested earlier in the day after he allegedly ran afoul of police instructions in a chaotic scene caused by the death of a pedestrian outside of Valhalla Golf Club, somewhat amazingly agreed to talk about it.
He arrived at Valhalla less than one hour prior to his 10:08 a.m. tee time after spending approximately 60 minutes at the Jefferson County Jail, having been arrested on several charges, including a felony, and then being released on his own recognizance.
The reigning Masters champion, who players such as Rickie Fowler and Brian Harman insisted would never run afoul of law enforcement, managed to stretch while he was in his jail cell, hit a few balls to warm up in the rain, and birdied his first hole.
He shot 5-under-par 66 to finish his round two shots behind Friday’s early leader, Collin Morikawa.
