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Scottie Scheffler Arrested on Video, Released from Jail Before PGA Championship R2

Police arrested World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler ahead of the PGA Championship's second round at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday.

According to Wave News, the Louisville Metro Police Department booked Scheffler on four charges: second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic.

Scheffler was subsequently released from police custody and transported back to Valhalla Golf Club ahead of his 10:08 a.m. second-round tee time, according to the ESPN+ broadcast.

ESPN's Jeff Darlington, who was an eyewitness to the incident, reported that Scheffler was "detained by police in handcuffs after a misunderstanding with traffic flow led to his attempt to drive past a police officer into Valhalla Golf Club.