World’s top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested on charges of assaulting officer at PGA event

Photo of PGA golfer Scott Alexander Scheffler, who was arrested for assaulting a police officer after trying to enter the PGA Championship grounds.

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The world’s top golfer, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested Friday and charged with felony assault on a police officer and reckless driving outside the Kentucky PGA Championship.

According to an ESPN reporter who witnessed the incident, Scheffler, 27, was detained after he was spotted driving along a median toward the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club, where the event was being held, and initially failed to obey police officers’ orders to stop. Order.

Traffic was halted outside the entrance after a man was reportedly hit and killed by a shuttle bus that morning.

Scheffler was booked at 7:28 a.m. ET, according to the Louisville Department of Corrections website. But as of 8:50 a.m. ET, the charges against him appeared to have been resolved, according to the Commerce Department’s website.

The circumstances of Scheffler’s arrest and the charges against him are unclear. A PGA spokesperson did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.

Scheffler is scheduled to tee off on the 10th hole on the second day of the tournament at 10:08 a.m. ET, according to the golf association. professional golf association Event website.

Scheffler arrived at Valhalla around 9:10 a.m. ET, giving him less than an hour to prepare before the scheduled tee time.

ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington said Friday morning that he saw Scheffler “being detained by police and handcuffed in the back of a police car after trying to get around what he thought was a security guard.” .

“When the officer failed to stop him from strapping himself into the car, Scheffler drove another 10 yards before stopping the car,” Darlington told ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

“The officer then grabbed his arm and tried to pull him out of the car, and Scheffler eventually opened the door, at which point the officer pulled Scheffler out of the car and pushed him into the car,” Darlington said. and immediately put handcuffs on him.