Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 golfer, was arrested Friday morning while trying to drive to the Valhalla Golf Club for the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship.
Scheffler reportedly drove on a median to get around police who were on the scene for a fatal accident Friday morning in which a pedestrian had been struck and killed by a shuttle bus, according to ESPN.
The PGA Tour announced the start of the Championship would be delayed an hour and 20 minutes. The second round was set to begin at 7:15 a.m. ET, but now will begin at 8:35 a.m. ET. Scheffler’s tee time was 8:48 a.m. ET.
A winner of four of his past five starts, Scheffler began the 2024 PGA Championship 4 under, which tied him for 12th.
Here’s what you need to know about his arrest.
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Scheffler was arrested early Friday morning after he reportedly drove on the median to get around police on the scene at the Valhalla Golf Club. ESPN’s Jeff Darlington shared video of police making the arrest with one officer saying, “he’s going to jail.”
Here is video that I took of Scheffler being arrested: https://t.co/8UPZKvPCCf pic.twitter.com/9Tbp2tyrJh
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 17, 2024
A pedestrian had reportedly tried to cross Shelbyville Rd. early in the morning and was struck by a shuttle bus in the dedicated lane for buses, according to ESPN’s report. The man reportedly died at the scene.
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