Golf fans awoke to shocking news Friday morning as Scottie Scheffler was arrested outside of Valhalla Golf Club ahead of Round 2 of the PGA Championship.
Our Seen & Heard Crew team was there to capture all the reactions and break down the timeline of events.
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guys what do we tell you I’m staying back here’s the thing right now right now he’s going to jail okay okay he’s going to jail and it ain’t nothing you can do about it period there’s there’s nothing you can do about flip of zot Taurus and uh walking walking the see that’s insane where was you book would you have smiled for the monk shot if you were Scotty I just don’t I don’t know how he at any point in time say to these people hi I just want you to know I am Scotty shler right now Scotty is been booked has been booked we saw a mug shot he’s wearing an orange jumpsuit he’s got uh hour and 45 minutes till he tees off how quickly can he get out can he get through traffic to get to the golf course can he get any sort of warmup and then can you actually play here’s the thing at these tournaments there are a lot of bad traffic jams and there’s a lot of situations where they have to get people around traffic so you can see how this would get started I feel like the big question is like what are we missing here was there some sort of I mean did Scotty actually drive with this guy like hanging on his car for a while like was there some sort of escalation or is this just a huge misunderstanding that has now gotten out of control Scotty sheffler is going to be here in 15 minutes according to ESPN he tees off in about an hour from now a little bit more than an hour from now that’s early honestly I’ll ride up and stay man [Music] everybody talking about what happened here this morning you talk to Scotty briefly just kind of just give us the way the what going I think I was like everyone sh of all people I was on top of the bridge there [Music] from off back here all right Sean we’ve started to piece together not started we pretty much have the timeline piece together of Scotty sheffer’s wild day basically if you go hour by hour it’s like 6:00 a.m. Scotty Sheffer gets involved in this in inent uh with a police officer by 700 a.m. he’s on his way to jail 7:28 I think he gets booked yep about an hour later what 8:40 he gets released uh 8:40 he gets released 9:12 he arrives here thanks to a ride from one of the owners of the golf club the chairman of the event brought in the big guns and uh 108 10:08 he teed off he teed off so he had a little bit of an abbreviated warmup yeah and then you know what else is new goes out nearly holes out for Eagle on the first hole as a kick in birdie shoots 66 he’s near the top of the leader board wasn’t sure Sean if he would talk afterwards he did he came to the media center I don’t really know I feel like my head’s still spinning I I I did spend some time stretching in a jail cell that was the first for me you know I I didn’t know what time it was I didn’t know what was going on but um when I was sitting in like the the holding cell or whatever I was there was a TV there and I could see myself on the TV on ESPN and it was get up was on and so in the corner it showed the time and they said they were delayed and I was kind of thinking about my Tong I was like well maybe you know I I could be able to get out as far as best rounds of my career I would say it was it was pretty it was pretty good you know I I I definitely never imagined ever going to jail and I definitely never imagined going to jail the morning before uh know one of my tea times should say he went out of his way to to make the day first and foremost about the tragic death of John Mills that was kind of where he started his press conference and where he made sure to finish it was like look I Scotty Sheffer will be good I had a crazy day I was rattled it was nice to go play golf afterwards but kind of wanted to keep the focus on on the bigger picture yeah first of all you know my sympathies go out to the family Mr Mills um I I can’t imagine what what they’re going through this morning um you know one day heading to the golf course and to watch a tournament and um you know few moments later he’s trying to cross the street and uh now he’s no longer with us so I can’t can’t imagine what they’re going through my my heart you know I feel for them I’m sorry my my situation will get handled it was just a uh it was a it was a chaotic situation and a big uh big misunderstanding Scotty is an unflappable golfer but he’s still a human and he noted in his pressor just how like shaken he was and he was confused and he was kind of like his heart was freaking out a little bit he literally asked someone at the police station to like come on over and sit by me I’m kind of not handling this whole situation well he’s an emotional guy he’s just become a father like this wasn’t an easy day for him even if the scoreboard and the lead board make it sound like oh yeah just another day in Scotty shuffler World hard to believe we still have real actual golf to play that it did not end when Scotty sheffler’s round ended but no we’ve got Colin morawa up on top of the leaderboard we’ got Xander trying to currently trying to better for him probably will be able to by the end of the day but it’s a bunch of really good ball Strikers the ball is sitting wherever they hit it there’s no movement on the ground look I’ve been putting great so far since Augusta um so it’s nice to just kind of keep that Trend going and was able to hit a few close shots few wed shots take advantage of the short holes par fives and um for the most part you know didn’t really make any big errors other than the last ho just that approach up you’re pretty Keen yesterday on saying hey guys it’s just been one round but is there anything different or challenging about playing with a first round lead hey guys it’s just been two rounds it’s just 36 holes it’s a really good start to a tournament I’m playing some really nice golf I think as soon as you know 62 was posted there’s just blood in the water I feel like these you know everyone you know it was rolls reversed it’s sort of like everyone feels like they can shoot low now it’s just kind of how it goes out here so um yeah I think it definitely helps just to keep the head down at least for now it’s only two rounds weather kind of feels like it has gone along with the day now it’s just peaceful pure still stop raining blue skies honestly I want to go get an emergency 9 and do you do you feel inspired by Xander at the moment guy who has been always the brides never the bride leading the golf tournament I do feel inspired by him but I think it’s mostly conditions I don’t I don’t know I I struggle to believe the thing that like a golfer can change the course of their like General history on a Sunday but I think you need a little bit of propulsion to get you there and I think he has it this week this course is so freaking soft right now everybody’s scoring these crazy numbers and I think that’s what Xander kind of means we just bid fwell the Tiger Woods Iger how would you characterize your week uh the week was it was a great week being here um being here at uh balla and unfortunately the my scores did not indicate uh how how the the people treated me and uh how great a week I had unfortunately I I hit too many shots you know hopefully everything will somehow can come together my practice sessions at home and uh be ready for pioner one got to watch brys Bryson still on the GOL of course what’s he’s at eight under four back he’s still got a couple more holes to play keep your eyes on Mr dambo this is the story with with balla right it’s like not all that interesting a golf course but it delivers a serious leaderboard every time and look where we are in Friday evening so much thank you Lu good luck tomor we’re trying to climb this mountain here um let’s put Sky shuffler at the very tip top of it and you know everyone else sort of somewhere down on the hillside you know grabbing on for dear life is what it feels like uh you just get comfortable in certain times uh so you know the more times I have the lead the more comfortable I’ll feel the better I’ll sleep um and I think I’ll just get more confidence the more I can do it
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No more major for the city to host now
Please… what's that earworm piano music, in the "Scheffler timeline"? from timestamp 2:52 . i shazam'd it, but couldn't find the music title. thanks
The cop that jumped on his car and arrested him should be fired. He's a loose cannon.
Scott is the only one who has the family of the man who lost his life the only one that matters here and the media who is only interested in greed is showing their True colors once again for all the puppets that are bickering over parties and funding the disgusting government who is destroying America and our media is the most disgusting UNAmerican display of the truth being buried in Lue of their Greed
there was a pedestrian killed and that was why they had traffic control. "not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation". He's a privileged man so no doubt it will be dropped for someone like him.
He didn’t stop when directed. He was simply trying to get past those last 30 yards into the gate, as he obviously thought if he got in it’ll would be ok. It was traffic, you follow direction or wind the window down and seek assistance. I love Scottie, this was his lapse.
I had one 🤡 on Twitter call the cop a hero. Further more when I praised him for the way he played – this same individual said it was example of "white privilege"
America has some special idiots atm
Complete fuster cluck !!!
Well done Kentucky. Big up to all those hard men with badges. You absolutely rock.
Valhalla has been a total fail, looks like a mini golf course, plays too easy, not designed for high volume of people(got the best player in the world arrested), and a guy was killed.
That cop is looking for a pay day.
Imagine if Scottie was an NFL player. He would have been suspended for 17 games. 🙄
…he's going to jail and there's nothing you can do about it. Welcome to policing in America…disgraceful.
PER MCCONNELL NOBODY GOES TO KY UNLESS THEY WANT TO DIE. WHAT PART OF DEAD DOE'S THE PGA NOT GET?? THE FIRST TOURNAMENT THERE PEOPLE WERE HOSPIYALIZED BECAUSE THEY WOULDNT PUT OUT WATER. KY VOTED TO DO AWAY WIYH YHEIR HEALTH CARE AND BUILT AN ARK TO WORSHIP. HOW MANY BAD THINGS AND PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE PGA BELIEVES THE STATE MOTTO NOBODY GOES OR MOVES TO KY UNLESS THEY WANT TO DIE..
oh hooray – Dylan's back 🎉
Louisville just lost any other Major Golf Championships. Ironically the Police gave Scottie an Escort back to the Tournament so Scottie could make his Tee time…
The dramatic music throughout this piece is a strange choice, huh? A person died and we are using eerie music in the background over this stupid situation that will ultimately result in nothing.
Would Arnie,Jack,Gary,and others handled the situation this way! No No No! You know the old saying! Think before you leap and now a ME WORLD!!!😂🇨🇦
He kinda said yeah i did it.but dint know its was a cop as if any other event worker, it would be ok to drag with a car
You had to of known the mug shot tshirt was happening
Cops shout stupid, pointless, and confusing things all day. The fact that Scottie spent the morning in jail for this is absurd. I’m a Kentuckian and trust me there are plenty of cops here that don’t understand the law. Yeah I get it let’s support first responders blah blah blah, fart noises.
Booked and finger printed. The state should pursue charges. He chose to do what he did and he admitted to this. End of discussion. Guilty as charged.
Those shirts aren’t really funny. I’m sure Scottie doesn’t want his mugshot posted everywhere.
People are bored. It’s not that big of a deal apart from the worker who was killed.
Thank God he was white and rich, otherwise he just might not be with us today.
for the love of god can your video editors learn how to mix the sound tracks please? Every goddamn video from this years PGA championship so far has had prolonged moments in the video where audio cuts out for one side of the head phones. In this case its circa 3:00 . It is actually unwatchable.
seems like they're not going back to Louisville anytime soon 😂😂
@thecivilrightslawyer follow this one
Well, when you try to create an event to take your eyes off of something else like the war this is what corruption does on a government level control control control to create a narrative ! They’re tracking him using flock AI camera system specially after a crime scene has started a uniformed officers jumping onto the car claiming injuries seems far fetch at this point!! Pay attention! Don’t let the government fool you
Im inclined to not believe the cop in today's world. Hiring the lowest common denominators.
American police have zero respect for the law or citizens.
Kudos to the officer for doing the right thing. The entitlement with these pros is disturbing
Awesome coverage of the day in general. It felt like a weird mind trap. They couldnt get in the 2nd round with 6 groups still on the course. 4 on the 7th hole due to Robert MacIntyre taking 35 min to play the hole. Rickie was saying on Live from on Golf Channel, its a nightmare like Dylan said to get there on a good day. It takes him 30-40 min on a good day for Rickie. Will Zalatoris was saying his parents wanting to visit but Will said no cause of the logistics of trying to navigate Louisville on a major week. I wouldnt be surprise if the players said we wont return there EVER again. This was probably the straw that broke the camels back. Barney Fyfe with a badge was clearly over charging to stay face. Jeff Darlington told us the detective like stood and attached himself to Scotties car. I think he was wanting his 15 min of fame after that accident took Mr Mills' life. I think PGA of America couldnt handle this better for sure. Scottie was driving when the text was sent at 540AM on how to navigate the scenes after the fatality. It could have LITERALLY been any golfer there and it would have been shocking.
At what point would any cop ever think "hey the worlds #1 golfer is trying to assault me the morning of a Major golf tournament??" It's absolutely crazy that he was arrested, the cops owe him an apology tbh
From what I understand getting players to the course through traffic jams is not a rare occurance at big time tournaments. How exactly did they plan to get the players into the grounds?
Obviously attacking him because hes a white Christian conservative. Thats ok. Blessed are those who are persecuted for God and Jesus sake.
What you're missing is everything – do some research into LMPD – so bad they were under DOJ investigation.
Take your heads out of your asses
Fuck he killed somebody let him pay for his decision just cause he white and these yuppies talk like good little yuppies
That’s what happens to regular Joe Schmoes. Police will punk your ass. You have to listen to every word that say or you will pay the price. You don’t want to be an example of the long arm of the law.
Listen…Scottie was trying to drive arround a POLICE ROAD BLOCK…as a ENTITLED RICH person should do… it is their Right…All HIS RICH FRIENDS WILL STAND UP FOR HIM….just like Trump and friends…
Any chance inbreeding is still a thing in KY?