Scottie Scheffler said he feels his head is “still spinning” after the sequence of events he experienced on Friday. He was arrested and handcuffed Friday morning while arriving at the course before sunrise, booked in an orange jumpsuit in downtown Louisville, then returned to Valhalla Golf Club and shot a second-round 66 at the PGA Championship.
Scheffler faces charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. His arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m., according to online court records, two days after the PGA Championship is scheduled to end.
Asked to encapsulate what transpired, Scheffler described his pre-round routine, which took place in jail.
“I did spend some time stretching in a jail cell that was a first for me,” Scheffler said after his second round.
Scheffler said his “main focus after getting arrested” was whether he could continue playing in the PGA Championship. He said that he was in “shock” when he got arrested and that he was “shaking for an hour,” trying to calm down.
While getting fingerprinted in jail, Scheffler said a police officer offered him a sandwich.
“Sure, I’ll take a sandwich, I didn’t eat breakfast yet,” Scheffler said.
Scheffler teed off at 10:08 a.m., nearly four hours after his arrest. He described Friday’s round as “pretty good.”
“It was nice to be able to put together a solid round today for sure,” Scheffler said.
