Top-Ranked Golfer Charged With Assaulting KY Cop

USA Today reports:

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was booked into a Louisville jail Friday morning after being detained by police near the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club, the site of this week’s 2024 PGA Championship. Scheffler, 27, was booked shortly before 7:30 a.m., according to online records published by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections.

He is being charged with second degree assault on a police officer, which is a felony, as well as criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic. Scheffler, the reigning Master’s champion, shot a 4-under-par 67 in Thursday’s opening round and is tied for 12th. He was scheduled to tee off at 10:08 a.m.

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Here is video that I took of Scheffler being arrested: https://t.co/8UPZKvPCCf pic.twitter.com/9Tbp2tyrJh

— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 17, 2024

Full details on Scottie Scheffler’s arrest, excellent reporting by @JeffDarlington.

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— Kevin Negandhi (@KevinNegandhi) May 17, 2024