Masters champion Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship

Jillian Martin and Michelle Krupa, CNN

(CNN) — World No. 1 golfer and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is facing 4 charges pursuing his apprehension extracurricular nan PGA Championship successful Louisville, Kentucky, Friday morning.

Scheffler was charged pinch second-degree battle connected a constabulary serviceman – a felony – on pinch lesser charges of third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officers directing traffic, Jefferson County tribunal records show. He’s been released from jail, according to nan Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.

CNN has reached retired to representatives for Scheffler. A spokesperson for nan PGA of America told CNN, “As this is an ongoing situation, we will fto you cognize of immoderate updates arsenic they come.”

Scheffler was detained successful handcuffs by constabulary aft he tried to thrust past a constabulary serviceman astatine nan entranceway to nan Valhalla Golf Club, reported ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, who filmed nan incident. Video from Darlington shows constabulary stepping pinch Scheffler, who was successful handcuffs, and placing him into a constabulary vehicle.

“Right now he’s going to jail,” an serviceman astatine nan segment says successful nan video.

The incident began erstwhile nan golfer drove connected a median to get astir a clang scene, according to ESPN, which first reported Scheffler’s detention. “Scheffler past stopped his conveyance astatine nan entranceway to Valhalla. The constabulary serviceman past began to shriek astatine Scheffler to get retired of nan car. When Scheffler exited nan vehicle, nan serviceman shoved Scheffler against nan car and instantly placed him successful handcuffs,” Darlington posted connected X. Scheffler was successful a marked subordinate courtesy vehicle, Darlington said connected ESPN.

PGA Championship organizers announced Friday’s 2nd information would beryllium delayed “due to an mishap adjacent nan course” and said wide nationalist shuttles to nan people person resumed.

ESPN’s PGA group anchor Dave Flemming called it “a title successful chaos” connected air.

Separately, a man is dormant aft he was deed by a shuttle autobus adjacent Valhalla Golf Club, impacting traffic, CNN connection WAVE reported.

The Scheffler incident is abstracted from nan accident, ESPN reports. CNN is seeking remark from rule enforcement and nan PGA of America regarding some incidents.

Spectator gates unfastened astatine 8 a.m. Friday, and Round 2 will now statesman astatine 8:35 a.m. Scheffler’s tee clip has moved to 10:08 a.m. from 8:48 a.m.

World No. 1 seeks season’s 2nd major

Scheffler was nan overwhelming favourite up of nan season’s 2nd major, seeking to spell back-to-back pursuing his Masters triumph past month.

After a stellar 2023 run that saw him clasp nan PGA Tour’s Player of nan Year title, Scheffler this play has only consolidated his position arsenic nan ascendant unit successful men’s golf. Just 1 week aft a commanding triumph astatine The Arnold Palmer Invitational, he mounted a stunning precocious complaint to go nan first subordinate to ever take sides The Players Championship.

Since then, nan 27-year-old has looked borderline unstoppable, arsenic triumph astatine nan RBC Heritage – conscionable 1 week connected from easing into his 2nd greenish overgarment astatine Augusta – made it 4 wins successful 5 starts.

Scheffler past week stepped distant from competitory action to beryllium pinch woman Meredith arsenic she gave commencement to nan couple’s first child, Bennett.

“Sitting astatine location pinch nan woman I dated successful precocious schoolhouse pinch our kid and past nan Green Jacket sitting successful nan closet is simply a beautiful insane feeling,” he said, “and I conscionable wanted to beryllium arsenic thankful arsenic possible.”

Following play Thursday successful Louisville, Scheffler was looking up to trying to “clean up a fewer of nan mistakes,” he said.

“I missed 2 putts I felt for illustration I should person holed today, but that’s going to hap erstwhile nan greens get a small chewed up,” he said. “I felt for illustration location was a mates things I tin cleanable up going into tomorrow, but wide coming was a coagulated round.”