Scottie Scheffler’s stunning act after arrest as Tiger Woods caught in ugly PGA development

Scottie Scheffler lifted the veil and explained what happened during his dramatic arrest before the second round of voting. PGA Championship in the early hours of Friday morning. The world No.1 was arrested on his way to the Valhalla course, with stunning footage showing him in handcuffs as he was taken to prison for failing to follow police orders following the death of a pedestrian.

The Louisville Metro Police Department said Scheffler was charged with four counts, including second-degree assault on a police officer after his vehicle dragged a police officer to the ground and injured him. Scheffler was also charged with third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and failure to obey traffic signals by an officer directing traffic.

American released a statement saying the incident was a “big misunderstanding”, and later said he was shocked and confused by the arrest. After being released from prison, he shot a sub-par 67, to cheers and support from the galleries.

“It was a chaotic situation and a big misunderstanding. I can’t go into what happened, but my heart goes out to the family,” Scheffler said after his turn, offering sympathy to the family of a tournament salesman, John Mills. the pedestrian who died in the accident. “I can’t imagine what they’re going through this morning.”

Police said Mills was struck by a bus while crossing the road in a lane designated for tournament traffic. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 5:09 a.m.

Scheffler, who was originally scheduled to start his second round at 8:48 a.m., drove past a police officer around 6 a.m. in his SUV with markings on the door indicating it was a PGA Championship vehicle. According to ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington, the officer yelled at Scheffler to stop, then held on to the car until the golfer stopped about 10 yards later.

The officer, identified in the arrest report as Detective Gillis, was dragged “to the ground” and suffered “pain, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist” after the car “accelerated toward the ‘Before “. The arrest sheet said the officer was wearing a high-visibility reflective vest when he stopped Scheffler’s car to give instructions. Detective Gillis was taken to the hospital for his injuries.

Scottie Scheffler lifts lid on PGA Championship arrest

Darlington said police took Scheffler out of the car, pushed him against the car and immediately handcuffed him. “Scheffler was then led to the police car, placed in the back, handcuffed, very stunned by what was happening, he looked towards me while he was handcuffed and said, ‘Please Please, help me,’” Darlington said.

“He very clearly didn’t know what was going on in the situation. It unfolded very quickly, very quickly, very aggressively.”

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Scheffler later spoke about the tragedy, saying: “I was shaken to say the least. The policeman who took me to the prison was very nice. He was great. We had a nice conversation in the car, that helped calm me down.

“I was never angry. I was shaking for about an hour, I would say in shock and fear. Coming here and trying to play today was definitely a challenge, but I did my best. better to control my mind, control my breathing.

“When I was sitting in a holding cell or whatever, there was a TV there and I could see myself on ESPN. The police officers downstairs were discussing how long it would take for me to be released.”

Scottie Scheffler keeps his cool as Tiger Woods misses the cut

Scheffler, looking for his fifth victory in six starts, managed to find himself at nine under after a stunning second round and on the heels of leader Collin Morikawa (66). Min Woo Lee and Jason Day made big moves to revive Australia’s hopes, but Tiger Woods missed the cut after a brutal round.

Lee shot a five-under-par 66 that propelled the Perth prodigy up the leaderboard, joining Day at four under after recording a 67 with five birdies. But Tiger will miss the cut after making two triple bogeys in the first four. holes Friday en route to six over par 77.

Woods finished both rounds at Valhalla down seven points and left the course tied for 136th place. The top 70 and ties will move to the weekend. When Woods finished the second round, he was six shots shy of the projected cut line.

This is the fifth time Woods has missed the cut at the PGA Championship, and the first since 2019. It is also his 13th missed cut at a major since turning professional in 1997.

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