FROM CELL TO A SWELL 66

After arrest for felony assault, Scheffler calmly shoots to T4 at PGA C’ship

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It was a day the world's top golfer could never have expected.

Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with felony assault after an incident with Metro Police, while trying to get to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville after 6am on May 17.

The 27-year-old, who recently became a father, was released from jail at 8.40am and teed off in the second round of the PGA Championship at 10.08am.

And then the US Masters champion played like nothing out of the ordinary happened, carding a fiveunder 66. He was at nine-under 133 at the midway stage, trailing leader Xander Schauffele by three strokes.

"It was a chaotic situation and a big misunderstanding. I can't comment on any of the specifics, but my situation will be handled. It was just a big misunderstanding," Scheffler said of his arrest.

It all started with a fatal accident on Shelbyville Road, the four-lane road at the entrance of Valhalla. It is the only road that leads into the golf course. A PGA vendor later identified as John Mills was struck by a bus and killed while trying to cross the road at 5.09am.

The road was shut down in both directions for police to investigate.