World No 1 Scheffler makes it to tee-off after arrest: 'A big misunderstanding'

17 May

Lynn Butler and Agencies

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In this handout photo provided by the Louisville Department of Corrections, Scottie Scheffler is seen in a police booking photo after being arrested for refusing to stop at a traffic barricade trying to get into Valhalla Golf Course. (Louisville Department of Corrections/Getty Images)

In bizarre events outside the entrance to the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, early on Friday, World No 1 Scottie Scheffler was arrested prior to the start of the second round of the PGA Championship.

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The Louisville Metro Police had been dealing with traffic congestion caused by accident earlier on Friday morning, which Scheffler was not involved in, in which a pedestrian was killed by a vehicle.

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