It’s been a surreal morning at the 2024 PGA Championship, one filled with tragedy and absurdity.
There was a fatal accident in which a man was hit by a shuttle bus, delaying the second round at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. Then, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested, booked and charged after trying to drive into the club to prep for Round 2.
But hours later, the golfer was out there for his scheduled tee time.
Like I said, surreal.
Trying to catch up to all of it? We’ve got you covered. Here’s a look at the timeline from Friday morning after all of that (all times Eastern):
Around 5 a.m. Friday morning: A pedestrian is killed outside Valhalla Golf Club
According to LMPD, the man, someone who was working with a PGA vendor, was crossing Shelbyville Road around 5 a.m. Friday. They said he was in a dedicated bus lane when he was hit.
He died at the scene, police said.
Around 6 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler was detained and handcuffed
Here’s the video captured by ESPN’s Jeff Darlington:
Here is video that I took of Scheffler being arrested: https://t.co/8UPZKvPCCf pic.twitter.com/9Tbp2tyrJh
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 17, 2024
7:28 a.m.: Scheffler is booked by Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections
A Scottie Scheffler police report and mugshot.
This is WILD. pic.twitter.com/A7bMatyWnq
— TJ Eckert (@TJEckertKTUL) May 17, 2024
Louisville PD has released Scottie Scheffler's mugshot this morning following his arrest.
Charges against Scheffler, per multiple reports:
-Second-degree assault of a police officer
-Third-degree criminal mischief
-Reckless driving
-Disregarding traffic signals from an officer… pic.twitter.com/avDtqHai81— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 17, 2024
Around 8:40 a.m.: Scheffler is released
Attorney for Scottie Scheffler, Steve Romines, talks after Scheffler was released from LMDC @wave3news pic.twitter.com/mLs0CEUIvZ
— Sean Baute (@seanbaute) May 17, 2024
Around 9:13 a.m.: Scheffler walks into Valhalla Golf Club
After being detained by police earlier this morning, Scottie Scheffler was released and is back at Valhalla Golf Club for his second round of the PGA Championship. pic.twitter.com/KvS5Hwo6PS
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 17, 2024
10:08 a.m.: Scheffler tees off in the second round
ESPN broke in at the start of First Take to show Scottie Scheffler’s first tee shot live as main tournament coverage is on ESPN+ this morning. pic.twitter.com/vJH2YzXT3i
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 17, 2024
