Scheffler detained by police at PGA Championship for not following orders after traffic fatality

Published May 17, 2024 5:36 AM

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was in police handcuffs going into the PGA Championship. ESPN reports Scheffler drove past police officers investigating a traffic fatality involving a pedestrian. Images showed the world’s No. 1 player with cuffs behind his back as he walked toward a police car. Police say a pedestrian was hit by a bus on the road leading to Valhalla Golf Club in a lane dedicated to tournament traffic. ESPN says Scheffler drove past a police car and was chased down and cuffed. Traffic was shut down for about a mile. The second round was delayed by rain.

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