Scottie Scheffler had one heck of a day in every sense of the word on Friday, first being arrested before his second-round performance at the PGA Championship, and later returning to the course just in time to take part in the tournament.
His arrest, which he later called a “big misunderstanding” stemmed from Louisville Police officers deeming that Scheffler had allegedly disobeyed special traffic directions following a fatal death near the course earlier in the morning, which made traffic quite hectic around the course.
He was promptly charged with felony assault on a police officer, which was due to the officer claiming that Scheffler dragged him with his car, and reckless driving outside of the PGA Championship event.
Luckily, the situation wasn’t serious enough to warrant a long stay in jail for Scheffler. He was released only a few hours after his arrest, which allowed him to return back to Valhalla Golf Club in time to make his tee time.
When it came time for Scheffler to focus on the task at hand on the course, the No. 1 ranked golfer in the world did just that. Scheffler was excellent as usual, finishing his round at five-under-par, nine-under-par for the tournament which put him in a tie for third once his round ended.
To overcome this kind of adversity and play the way that he did is something that very few golfers, if any, have ever had to do throughout the history of golf.
There are probably plenty of players who either would have been rattled by sitting in jail and let that affect their round, or perhaps decided not even to show up for their round, following this bizarre incident.
His great play on Friday speaks to both his resilience as a golfer and as to why he is the top-ranked golfer in the world. It will sure be interesting to see how he plays throughout the weekend, where he will be sure to be in the mix to come away with yet another win.
