Scottie Scheffler discusses 'fairly traumatic' PGA Championship arrest

Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler discussed his recent arrest with reporters on Tuesday, almost three weeks since the incident which occurred in the early morning hours ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship.

Scheffler was arrested by Louisville Metro Police after he attempted to drive into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club, the host of the year's second major. Day two of the PGA Championship was delayed after a shuttle bus struck and killed a pedestrian outside the course.

ESPN's Jeff Darlington reported the day of the event that the 27-year-old was "detained by police in handcuffs after a misunderstanding with traffic flow led to his attempt to drive past a police officer into Valhalla Golf Club." 

He added that the police officer "attempted to attach himself to Scheffler’s car, and Scheffler then stopped his vehicle at the entrance to Valhalla" and the officer "began to scream at Scheffler to get out of the car. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs."

Kentucky prosecutors announced on May 29 that criminal charges against the University of Texas at Austin product were being dropped. Scheffler had been facing four criminal charges: second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer.

He said on Tuesday that despite the charges being dropped, the incident was still "fairly traumatic."

"The charges are dropped, but I still...now it's almost more appropriate for people to ask me about it," Scheffler said. "And to be honest with you, it's not something that I love reliving, just because it was fairly traumatic for me being arrested going into the golf course."

He was released at 8:40 a.m. ET the morning of the drama and competed in the remainder of the tournament, finishing tied for eighth.
Scheffler said on Tuesday that although the end result was "definitely a bit of a relief" it wasn't a "total relief because (it's) something that will always kind stick with him."

"That mug shot, I'm sure is not going anywhere anytime soon," he added.