LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1-ranked player in the world and winner of The Masters last month, has been handcuffed and detained by Louisville Metro Police at Valhalla Golf Club this morning after trying to cross the scene of a fatal accident at the course entrance, according to ESPN.
Jeff Darlington of ESPN posted on social media that a police officer grabbed onto Scheffler’s car as he entered Valhalla and Scheffler stopped.
“The police officer then began to scream at Scheffler to get out of the car,” Darlington said in a post on the social media site . “He is now being detained in the back of a police car.”
Darlington’s post was at 6:35 am
Scheffler was due to tee off at Valhalla at 8:48 am He finished the first day of the tournament tied for 12th, five strokes off the lead at -4. He came into the tournament a heavy favorite to win it, and a week ago he became a new father.
The start of the tournament on Friday has been delayed one hour after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a shuttle bus at about 5 am The bus was operating in its dedicated lane traveling east. All shuttles have been suspended and Shelbyville road was closed for an investigation of the accident.
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