World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was detained in handcuffs by police outside Valhalla Golf Club in a bizarre misunderstanding on Friday morning.
In remarkable footage on Friday morning, Scheffler was seen being led into a police car in handcuffs as he tried to enter the club before his second round of the PGA Championship.
The incident occurred as the second round of the PGA Championship was delayed Friday due to a fatal accident near the club.
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a shuttle bus outside the golf course. Scheffler was not involved in the accident but it caused a traffic backup around Valhalla.
The world No 1 found himself on the wrong side of law enforcement when officers reportedly asked him to stop his vehicle, only for Scheffler to keep driving for around 10-20 yards.
Scottie Scheffler was detained in handcuffs by police outside Valhalla Golf Club on Friday
The world No 1 was involved in a bizarre misunderstanding with officers following an accident
It is claimed that confusion arose as Scheffler tried to navigate his way around a traffic cordon set up following the accident.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, who was an eyewitness to the saga, the situation moved ‘very quickly, very rapidly, very aggressively’. Scheffler was put in a squad car – still in handcuffs – before reportedly being released.
Darlington was entering the club around the same time and claims that – at one point – Scheffler looked at him and said: ‘Please help me.’
It’s claimed that Scheffler was unaware that the person he was dealing with was a police officer.
According to Sky Sports, Scheffler had been released by around 7am local time.
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