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Professional golfer Scottie Scheffler remains to be processing his Friday, Might 17, arrest.
“I really feel like my head remains to be spinning. I can’t actually clarify what occurred this morning,” Scheffler, 27, stated throughout a Friday press convention after he competed within the second spherical of the PGA Championship. “I did spend a while stretching in a jail cell. That was a primary for me. That was a part of my warmup. I used to be simply sitting there ready and I began going by means of my warmup, I felt like there was an opportunity I might be able to nonetheless come out right here and play.”
Us Weekly confirmed that Scheffler had been arrested by Louisville Metro Police on Friday morning after he drove onto the Valhalla Golf Membership lot for the match. In keeping with ESPN, the professional athlete had allegedly disregarded an area police officer’s request to cease driving. The streets round Valhalla had been quickly closed after a deadly automotive accident at 5 a.m. between a pedestrian and a shuttle bus.
Scheffler was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree felony mischief, reckless driving and disregarding site visitors indicators on the Kentucky police station. He was later launched and made it again to the PGA Championship in time to tee off. (Scheffler has stated in a social media assertion launched earlier than his tee time that the incident was a “misunderstanding.”)
Scottie Scheffler had an uncontroversial begin to the second spherical of the 2024 PGA Championship. Us Weekly confirmed Scheffler, 27, was detained by the Louisville Metro Police on Friday, Might 17, after an accident involving a struck pedestrian led to native legislation enforcement stopping the street exterior the Valhalla Golf Membership. “At about 5:07 this […]
“It in all probability took just a few holes to really feel regular. Clearly, I didn’t have my regular warmup and I normally keep on with my routine,” Scheffler recalled to reporters. “I’m a giant routine man, particularly in the case of my preparation. However it took just a few holes to settle in. It was type of good simply to be on the market contained in the ropes competing. It’s certainly one of my favourite issues on this planet to do, so I used to be lucky to have the ability to come out right here and do it once more in the present day.”
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Whereas it took a second for Scheffler to focus his power on golf, he was admittedly “rattled” firstly.
“I used to be fairly rattled to say the least. The officer that took me to the jail was very type. He was nice. We had a pleasant chat within the automotive, that type of helped calm me down,” the Masters champ recalled through the press convention. “I used to be sitting there ready to type of go in and I requested him, I used to be like, ‘Hey, excuse me, are you able to simply come hang around with me for a couple of minutes so I can settle down.’ I used to be by no means offended. I used to be simply in shock, and I feel my physique was simply — I used to be shaking the entire time. I used to be shaking for like an hour. It was undoubtedly a brand new feeling for me.”
Should you thought watching golf was riveting, put together to take a swing on the drama away from the course. In the midst of the 2024 PGA Championship, held on the Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, sports activities followers have been stunned to be taught Scottie Scheffler was detained hours earlier than spherical two of the match passed off […]
After Friday’s rounds, Scheffler tied for fourth place and is trying ahead to hitting the inexperienced on Saturday, Might 18, and Sunday, Might 19.
“I’m going to do my finest to proceed to settle down from this morning, proceed to get my coronary heart fee down, and yeah, prepare for a protracted weekend,” Scheffler added to reporters, noting he would return to his “regular routine” for the remainder of the match.
An arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday, Might 21, at 9 a.m. ET.