'My head is still spinning': Scottie Scheffler speaks after second round of PGA Championship

'My head is still spinning': Scottie Scheffler speaks after second round of PGA Championship
WORLD’S NUMBER ONE GOLFER. IT’S NOT THE WARM-UP. THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE GOLFER, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, EXPECTED STRETCHING IN A JAIL CELL AFTER WHAT HE CALLED A CHAOTIC SITUATION THIS MORNING WHEN ARRIVING AT VALHALLA GOLF CLUB FOR HIS TEE TIME. AFTER BEING RELEASED AND RETURNING TO THE COURSE, SCHEFFLER RELIED ON HIS TEAM TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND GET BACK INSIDE THE ROPES, SHOOTING A 66 ON THE DAY. I WAS SHAKING, YOU KNOW, ALMOST, I WOULD SAY IN SHOCK AND IN FEAR. AND SO, UM, COMING OUT HERE AND TRYING TO PLAY TODAY WAS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE. BUT I DID MY BEST TO, YOU KNOW, CONTROL MY MIND, CONTROL MY BREATHING, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY JUST CALM DOWN SO I COULD COME OUT HERE AND TRY AND PLAY GOLF. YOU KNOW, I KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF DISTRACTIONS, BUT I DIDN’T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE RECEPTION WOULD BE LIKE. AND, UM, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT WAS IT WAS GREAT HAVING THE FANS BEHIND ME, YOU KNOW, THEY CHEERED FOR ME REALLY LOUD. IT WAS I FELT LIKE THEY WERE REALLY, REALLY GLAD TO HAVE ME OUT COMPETING TODAY IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MASTERS, SCHEFFLER SHOT A 68 WITH A 67 YESTERDAY AND 66 TODAY. IT’S THE FIRST TIME IN HIS MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP CAREER THAT SCHEFFLER HAS SHOT FOUR UNDER OR BETTER IN EACH OF THREE CONSECUTIVE ROUNDS. IT PROBABLY TOOK A FEW HOLES TO FEEL NORMAL, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I DIDN’T HAVE MY NORMAL, MY NORMAL WARM UP AND I’M A PRETTY, UH I USUALLY STICK TO MY ROUTINE. UM, I’M A BIG ROUTINE GUY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MY PREPARATION. BUT IT TOOK A FEW HOLES TO SETTLE IN. SCHEFFLER BIRDIE. TWO OF HIS FIRST THREE HOLES, FINISHING WITH SIX TOTAL BIRDIES, PUTTING HIM AT FIVE UNDER. IT WAS KIND OF NICE JUST JUST TO BE OUT THERE INSIDE THE ROPES COMPETING, YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD TO DO. AND SO I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT HERE AND DO IT AGAIN TODAY. IT WAS CERTAINLY AN EVENTFUL DAY FOR SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER. HE SAID. FROM HERE, HE PLANS TO FOCUS ON GETTING SOME REST AND RECOVERY GOING INTO THE WEEKEND AT
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'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.“I 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 — 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.“As 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,” 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. He’s set to be arraigned May 21 at 9 a.m., where he is expected to plead not guilty.

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.

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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.

“I 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 — 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.

“As 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,” 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.

He’s set to be arraigned May 21 at 9 a.m., where he is expected to plead not guilty.

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