World primary golfer Scottie Scheffler was charged with assaulting a police officer outdoors Valhalla Golf Membership hours earlier than beginning his second spherical on the 2024 PGA Championship.
Scheffler — who was additionally charged with third-degree prison mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding visitors indicators from an officer directing visitors — was launched by police simply in time to take to the course for his tee-off time of 10:08am ET. He’s two-under for the primary 9 holes of his second spherical.
The Louisville Metropolitan Division of Corrections, who posted a mugshot of the 27-year-old, mentioned he was booked in at 7.28am native time and launched at 8.40am. Scheffler later described the incident as “a giant misunderstanding”.
The beginning of Friday’s second spherical was delayed by 80 minutes due to an unrelated crash close to the course. Louisville police mentioned a shuttle bus had struck and killed a pedestrian outdoors the golf membership.
