How Scottie Scheffler fared at PGA Championship on Friday after arrest – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Masters champion and world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler scored a 5-under 66 on the second spherical of the PGA Championship on Friday after being arrested on his option to the match earlier within the day for not following police orders through the investigation of a pedestrian fatality.

Scheffler was booked by police at 7:28 a.m. ET, launched earlier than 9 a.m. and arrived at Valhalla Golf Membership in Louisville, Kentucky, at 9:12 a.m. He proceeded to heat up and commenced his second spherical at his scheduled 10:08 a.m. tee time.

The world No. 1 golfer began his spherical on the tenth gap and scored a birdie. He bought a bogey and birdie on his subsequent two holes, logged 5 consecutive pars and closed out the entrance 9 with a birdie on No. 18.

On the again 9, Scheffler had three birdies and saved par on his ultimate gap to shut out with a 5-under.

“I did spend a while stretching in a jail cell,” Scheffler mentioned on the podium after his second spherical.

After going 4-under in Thursday’s opening spherical, Scheffler entered the clubhouse tied for third at 9-under. Collin Morikawa sat atop the leaderboard at 11-under after taking pictures a 6-under on Friday.

Scheffler is a two-time main champion with wins on the Masters in 2022 and 2024. He’s simply over a month faraway from his newest triumph at Augusta and likewise welcomed his first youngster together with his spouse final week.

Scottie Scheffler arrest timeline

Police mentioned a pedestrian had been struck by a shuttle bus whereas crossing the highway in a lane that was devoted to match visitors. The person, John Mills of Louisville, was pronounced lifeless on the scene at about 5:09 a.m.

Scheffler was on his option to Valhalla a bit of after 6 a.m. when he drove previous a police officer in an SUV with markings on the door indicating it was a PGA Championship automobile, in keeping with ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. An officer instructed Scheffler to cease and hooked up himself to Scheffler’s automobile earlier than the golfer drove about 10 yards and stopped. Police pulled Scheffler out of the automobile, pushed him up in opposition to the automobile and instantly positioned him in handcuffs, in keeping with Darlington.

An incident report filed by the Louisville Metro Police Division mentioned an officer, recognized as Detective Gillis, stopped Scheffler and tried to offer him directions after the golfer tried driving across the visitors following the deadly incident. The report says Scheffler “refused to conform” and accelerated whereas dragging Detective Gillis to the bottom. Detective Gillis was transported to the hospital after struggling “ache, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist and knee” and his “uniform pants, valued at roughly $80 had been broken past restore,” in keeping with the report.

Courtroom data present that Scheffler was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree prison mischief, reckless driving and disregarding alerts from an officer directing visitors.

“This morning, I used to be continuing as directed by cops,” Scheffler mentioned in a press release launched earlier than his spherical. “It was a really chaotic state of affairs, understandably so contemplating the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was an enormous misunderstanding of what I assumed I used to be being requested to do. I by no means meant to ignore any of the directions. I am hopeful to place this to the facet and concentrate on golf at the moment.

“After all, all of us concerned within the match specific our deepest sympathies to the household of the person who handed away within the earlier accident this morning. It actually places the whole lot in perspective.”

After his spherical, Scheffler mentioned, “my state of affairs will likely be dealt with.”

Scheffler’s arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, in keeping with courtroom data.

“Our main concern at the moment stays with the household of John Mills, who misplaced his life in a tragic accident early this morning whereas reporting to work,” the PGA of America mentioned in a press release to NBC Information. “Because it pertains to the incident involving Scottie Scheffler, we’re absolutely cooperating as native authorities evaluate what occurred. Whereas the authorized course of performs out, questions ought to be directed to Scheffler’s lawyer or native authorities.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.