Scottie Scheffler, the legendary golfer, found himself in a tense confrontation with law enforcement, resulting in him being detained in handcuffs by a police officer in Louisville.

At the wake of dawn this Friday, the current World’s No.1 golfer was stopped at Valhalla and handcuffed by police following a ‘misunderstanding with traffic flow’ at the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club. Jeff Darlington of ESPN witnessed the incident and reported that Scheffler attempted to drive past a police car, as he was making his way to the Valhalla parking lot, causing a pedestrian casualty and backing off traffic stretching for miles up to the golf course.

The police officer then began to scream at Scheffler to get out of the car. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs. He is now being detained in the back of a police car.

Jeff Darlington reported on X

The ESPN reporter later joined the network’s Sportscenter to provide further details of the shocking incident. He emphasized that the situation was escalated rather by the police officer, who began pulling the American golfer’s arm after he rolled down his window.

The officer reportedly forcibly pulled Scheffler out and pushed him against the car before handcuffing him. Further reports claimed that the golfer was released by Louisville Police later in the morning, but the source can’t be confirmed.

Scottie Scheffler’s sensational hole-in-one

This shocking incident happened the very next morning of the 106th PGA Championship first round held on Thursday at Valhalla, where the World’s No. 1 golfer is competing. He carded a four-under-par 67 and advanced to the second major of the year.

Although it was a familiar position for Scheffler, this time he competed as a new dad, and that certainty played a role in his remarkable display of skill. He hit a stunning shot from the middle of the fairway that traveled to 167 yards and paved its way straight into the cup for hole-in-one, before bouncing once on the green.

Scheffler is competing with the aspiration of becoming the first player since Jordan Spieth to score triumph over the first two majors of the year, following his recent victory at the Masters.