'My head is still spinning': Scottie Scheffler speaks after second round of PGA Championship
It's been a long day for No. 1 golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested Friday morning before the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla.
A PGA vendor was hit and killed by a shuttle outside of Valhalla Friday morning around 5 a.m., causing police to redirect traffic in the area.
Scheffler found himself caught up in this when he was trying to get around the incident and into the grounds at Valhalla.
Louisville Metro Police Department said that an officer was trying to give instructions that Scheffler ignored, which led to Scheffler driving forward and an officer being dragged.
Scheffler was arrested and booked into Metro Corrections, but made it back to Valhalla in time for his 10:08 a.m. tee time. Read more about his charges here.
Following Scheffler's second round finish, he addressed his morning, but started by offering condolences to the family of John Mills, the man who was killed Friday morning.
"First of all, my sympathies go out to the family of Mr. Mills," Scheffler said. "I can't imagine what they're going through this morning. One day he's heading to the golf course to watch a tournament, a few moments later he's trying to cross a street and he's no longer with us. I feel for them. My heart goes out to the family."
While Scheffler said he couldn't comment on any specifics of what transpired Friday morning, he did give a look into what was going through his head after it all went down.
"I feel like my head is still spinning," he said. "I was fortunate to be able to make it back out and play some golf."
Scheffler arrived back at Valhalla at 9:12 a.m. and had around 35 minutes of warm up before his round started at 10:08 a.m.
맥스카지노I did spend some time in a jail cell stretching. That's a first for me," he said.
Watch Scheffler's full address in the player below:
One of the things that helped Scheffler get back into a good mindset was the fans, he said.
"It was really nice. The fans were tremendous today," he said." It felt like they were cheering extra loud for me today. I really do enjoy playing in front of the fans."
Scheffler described his moments riding in the back of a police car to the jail, saying that he was in shock and rattled from the whole incident.
"I was never angry, I was just in shock," Scheffler said. "I was shaking the whole time 맥스카지노 shaking for like an hour. It was definitely a new feeling for me."
He said there was never any thought of not playing the round.
In the round, Scheffler started birdie, bogey, birdie and then made birdie at No. 18 - his ninth hole. He shot 32 on the front nine.
맥스카지노As far as best rounds of my career, I would say it was pretty good. I definitely never imagined ever going to jail, and I definitely never imagined going to jail the morning before one of my tee times for sure,맥스카지노 he said.
It took some time for Scheffler to calm down, but he was able to settle, shooting -5 on the day to put him -9 through the second round.
He맥스카지노s set to be arraigned May 21 at 9 a.m., where he is expected to plead not guilty.