World number one Scottie Scheffler says he prepared for round two at the US PGA Championship by warming up in his jail cell after being arrested.
Scottie Scheffler has won four of the past five competitions he has played and was the pre-tournament favourite for the US PGA ChampionshipScottie Scheffler warmed up for his second round at the US PGA Championship by "stretching in a jail cell" after being arrested on Friday morning.
"I was never angry, just in shock and I was shaking the whole time. It was definitely a new feeling for me. He said his "heart goes out to the family" of a man struck and killed by a shuttle bus near the club on Friday morning. That incident led to the traffic jam that Scheffler was trying to avoid in an effort to get to the golf club for his morning tee-time.
"At no point did I try to name drop myself to defuse the situation. I just tried to remain as calm as possible and just follow instructions."Scheffler was handcuffed and taken to the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections where his mugshot was taken. Scheffler went on to praise the police officers who had detained him and the fans who received him back on the course.
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