Mugshot of PGA Golfer Scott Alexander Scheffler, arrested for assault on police after trying to enter PGA Championship venue.
Source: Wave
Scottie Scheffler, the top golfer in the world, was taken into custody Friday and charged with felony assault on a police officer and reckless driving outside of a PGA championship event in Kentucky.
Scheffler, 27, was arrested after he was seen driving on a median toward the entrance to Valhalla Golf Club, the site of the event, and initially failing to heed an officer’s order for him to stop, according to an ESPN reporter who witnessed the incident.
The Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections website shows that Scheffler was booked at 7:28 a.m. local time, but that the charges against him had been disposed as of 8:50 a.m. ET. The status of Scheffler’s arrest and charges was not immediately clear.
A spokesperson for the PGA did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
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