Scottie Scheffler was the main focus of the press in the United States after they reported that the world number 1 in golf had been arrested in the early hours of Friday for trying to avoid a traffic stop in Valhalla, Kentuckyon the way to their participation in the second day of the championship PGAwhich takes place in the same town.
The athlete described the police incident as a “big misunderstanding” on his social networks and arrived just in time to leave the event behind and focus on his participation in the competition, which had him in 12th place with four under par. At his worst, he rose in the face of adversity to have a very good second round, was left in an expectant position to fight for first place at nine under par (-9), and then recounted his ordeal in Press conference.
When asked by the journalist ESPN, Marty Smithconfessed: “My head is still spinning. I really can’t explain what happened this morning. “That was the first time for me.” The Spanish newspaper Brand He stated that the arrest took place at 6:01 and, more than three hours later (9:12), he arrived at the field from the police station in the vehicle Jimmy Kirchdorferone of the owners of Valhalla Golf Club, where the tournament takes place. The man “went in person to the police station to get him out of the cell,” the newspaper added on its website.
Of his short stay behind bars, Scheffler stated: “I was shaking, I would say in shock and fear.”. These sensations assaulted him at the precise moment when a guard tried to break the ice: “The person who took my fingerprints told me that I wanted to live the full experience. I didn’t know what he meant. ‘If you want the sandwich,’ he told me. I responded that of course I did because I hadn’t had breakfast.”. “I started the day stretching in the cell“, He launched.
Although he had insisted that he did not want to talk much about the subject, the dialogue with the media revolved around the event of the day: “My thoughts after being arrested were to wonder if I could return to the field to play and fortunately I was able to do so. When I was in the cell I didn’t know if I would be able to be competitive today.”. Additionally, she recalled the trip to the police station with a security guard who “was very nice and helped me calm down.”
“When I was sitting in the cell or that detention room, there was a television there and I could see myself on ESPN. The TV showed the time, and they said that the start had been delayed, and I thought that I might still make it.“concluded the detained golfer.
Precisely, the journalist from that sports network, Jeff Darlingtonhad published the images of his arrest for Twitterin which he has Scottie Scheffler with shorts and a T-shirt and his hands behind his back being taken away by the Police after the incident that took place before dawn. “Breaking news: the number one golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler has been detained and handcuffed by police after a misunderstanding with the flow of traffic led him to try to pass an officer towards Valhalla Golf Club.. The police officer tried to stop Scheffler’s car earlier, but he stopped his vehicle at the entrance to Valhalla. The police officer then began yelling at Scheffler to get out of the car. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer pushed him against the car and immediately handcuffed him. “He is now detained in the back of a police car,” the chronicler reported.
Authorities detailed that they had asked him to stop his vehicle, but he continued driving on the wrong side. The release of the 27-year-old golfer took place around 7AM, he said. sky sports. Upon his arrival at the field, he was received with different displays of support and even some fans wore t-shirts with the motto “Free Scottie” (Free Scottie).
In your personal account instagramfollowed by more than a million users, made a statement: “This morning I proceeded as the police instructed me. It was a chaotic situation, which was understandable, considering the tragic accident that had occurred previously. There was a huge misunderstanding as to what I thought I was being asked to do. I never intended to ignore any of the instructions. I am hoping to put this aside and focus on the world of golf.”
It all happened after evading the orders of a police officer who was controlling traffic after an accident that occurred in the area, which resulted in the death of a pedestrian after being hit by a bus in the vicinity of the Valhalla Golf Club. This reason delayed the championship day this Friday.
“All of us involved in the tournament express our sincere condolences to the family of the man who died this morning in an accident. This really puts everything into perspective.“, wrote Schefflerwho was not involved in the death, but had been trapped in a traffic jam under that scenario.
