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If there's been a more bizarre, unfathomable incident involving a professional golfer, nothing really comes to mind.
World No. 1 and
reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested early Friday morning on his way to play in the second round of the PGA Championship. Jeff Darlington was on the scene for ESPN to exceptionally break it all down in real time, as a mugshot of Scheffler in an orange jumpsuit and more details of the charges he faces emerged.
https://twitter.com/jeffdarlington/status/1791428598080938492
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https://twitter.com/kyleportercbs/status/1791426525935366570
https://twitter.com/sam_rock_stone/status/1791444007496687804
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It was obviously a total misunderstanding as Scheffler was just trying to get to the course at Valhalla, but had to drive around the scene of a traffic accident where a shuttle bus struck and killed a pedestrian near the course early Friday morning. The accident caused a delay to the second round as it was.
https://twitter.com/kiradixon/status/1791436324668313913
https://twitter.com/jasonsobelgolf/status/1791428563662479620
https://twitter.com/jasonsobelgolf/status/1791443944577941972
No question that Scheffler didn't know he was disobeying any sort of law. The man is about as solid of a citizen as it gets.
https://twitter.com/NoLayingUp/status/1791451968369578489
Scottie was ultimately released and it appears as though he'll be able to make his adjusted tee time.
https://twitter.com/RandyScottESPN/status/1791449830344032297
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https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1791457109743153252
https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1791463055055896880
How do these police officers not recognize the situation? Obviously Scottie must not have told them who he was, which is so on-brand for him. The tragedy of the accident that sparked this whole bizarre Scheffler arrest makes me not want to joke around about it too much, but I mean, what the actual hell just happened here?
Talk about things that would never be on one's bingo card. Scottie Scheffler getting arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer in the second degree during a major championship is about as off the hypothetical bingo grid as it gets.
Pro golfer Michael Kim was among those baffled by the whole situation, and understood why Scheffler did what he did, as it's pretty routine for players to be waived through any sort of traffic or security hang-up.
https://twitter.com/mike_kim714/status/1791442478530204039
At some point I'm sure Scheffler will talk about this today after his round. Talk about a distraction, though. He shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday and trails leader Xander Schauffele by five shots. I just can't imagine how Scottie can lock in and continue to contend for the Wanamaker Trophy after this fiasco.
It'd be one of the more impressive major victories of all-time if he can chase down Xander, beat out a loaded leaderboard, and — just so I know I have this right and am not hallucinating —overcome the adversity of getting arrested for assaulting a police officer.
From the initial descriptions and reports of what happened when Scottie's vehicle was stopped, the charges he faces seem
just a tad hyperbolic. Nevertheless, the facts are the facts. And the facts make me believe the simulation we are living in is officially broken.
Many on the Twittersphere agree with me — and again, nobody is trying to trivialize the tragedy that took place that led to Scottie's arrest. It's just that this whole scenario is too strange for there not to be myriad reactions to it.
https://twitter.com/ShooterMcGavin_/status/1791440304018473469
https://twitter.com/BunkiePerkins/status/1791443623898206353
https://twitter.com/jordiebarstool/status/1791437551212880282
https://twitter.com/MyManMerz/status/1791443526741549101
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https://twitter.com/pamelam35/status/1791432827847778748
https://twitter.com/cantguardjake/status/1791446388451983731
https://twitter.com/TheRichmondJohn/status/1791425669877874691
https://twitter.com/CardN_AL/status/1791447126519452122
https://twitter.com/Armelgeddon/status/1791438981051121709
https://twitter.com/mikegolicjr/status/1791452806945341897
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