Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler detained by police at PGA Championship
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The world number one was handcuffed by police near to the PGA venue for not following orders after a traffic death.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was detained by police on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. ESPN reported he failed to follow police orders during a pedestrian death investigation.
Traffic was backed up for about a mile (0.6km) in both directions on the only road that leads to Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning, with dozens of police cars flashing red-and-blue lights near the entrance.
Police said a pedestrian had been struck by a bus while crossing the road in a lane that was dedicated to tournament traffic.
ESPN said Scheffler, the number one player in the world who was to start the second round at 8:48am local time (12:48 GMT), drove past a police officer in his SUV with markings on the door indicating it was a PGA Championship vehicle. ESPN said Scheffler drove past an officer, who screamed at him to stop and then attached himself to the car until Scheffler stopped about 10 yards (nine metres) later.
Jeff Darlington of ESPN watched this unfold. He said police pulled Scheffler out of the car, pushed him up against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs.
