Scottie Scheffler, world number 1, detained in handcuffs by police on his way to Valhalla Golf Club during traffic incident

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was detained by police on Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship following an incident with a police officer outside Valhalla Golf Club. Scheffler was not involved in a separate traffic incident outside of Valhalla that ended with the death of a pedestrian.

The incident was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Darlington.

“Breaking News: World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was detained by police in handcuffs after a misunderstanding with traffic flow led to him trying to pass a police officer at Valhalla Golf Club,” wrote Darlington on the X. “The officer attempted to attach himself to Scheffler’s car, and Scheffler then stopped his vehicle at the entrance to Valhalla. The officer then began yelling at Scheffler to get out of the car, the officer pushed Scheffler against the car and immediately. put him in handcuffs. He is now detained in the back of a police car.”

Darlington indicated that Scheffler drove about “10 to 20 yards” after being told to stop. Darlington reported that Scheffler tried to explain that he did not know the man who told him to stop was a police officer. Darlington said Scheffler did not raise his voice during the confrontation.

According to Darlington, the situation quickly escalated and Scheffler was placed in a police vehicle. Darlington reported that a police officer told him, “There’s nothing you can do, he’s going to jail.” Darlington later reported that an officer asked him to identify Scheffler.

Darlington reported the incident on SportsCenter shortly before 7 a.m.

Darlington later posted a video of the incident:

The start of the second round of the PGA Championship was delayed by 80 minutes due to an accident outside Valhalla Golf Club that involved the death of a pedestrian, according to Louisville police. In the rainy hours before dawn, traffic around Valhalla came to a standstill. Players were allowed onto the field to prepare for the tournament.

Scheffler was scheduled to tee off at 8:48 a.m., but was last seen publicly in police custody being ejected from Valhalla Golf Club.

The PGA of America announced that the tournament will resume at 8:35 am, with a delay of one hour and 20 minutes. Scheffler’s updated time would be 10:08 a.m.