LOUISVILLE-. The champion of Masters Scottie Scheffler was arrested at dawn on Friday while on his way to play in the PGA Championship.
Unheard of images captured golf’s number one handcuffed when he was taken to jail for not obeying police instructions during an investigation into the fatal hit of a pedestrian.
In a span of three hours, Scheffler was arrested wearing shorts and a T-shirt, sporting orange jail attire for his mug shot, and then returning to the Valhalla Golf Club course in golf gear with 56 minutes left to tee off. second round punt.
Scheffler’s attorney called the arrest “a huge misunderstanding.”
“We are going to litigate the case,” attorney Steve Romines told The Associated Press.
Traffic was backed up for a mile (1,600 meters) in both directions on the single road leading to Valhalla while it was still dark in the morning and raining persistently. Dozens of police patrol cars with their red and blue lights on were stationed at the entrance.
Police said a pedestrian was hit by a bus while crossing the road in a lane assigned exclusively for tournament traffic. He was pronounced dead around 5:09 a.m.
ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington reported that Scheffler, who was scheduled to begin his second-round tour at 8:48 a.m., passed a patrol car shortly after 6 a.m. in his sport utility vehicle bearing a tournament ID. .
The officer yelled at the golfer to stop and held the vehicle until Scheffler stopped about 10 meters ahead.
Source: AP
