Scottie Scheffler’s hopes of winning the PGA Championship were thrown into chaos on Friday morning when The Masters champion was arrested outside Valhalla Golf Club.
The American had been attempting to make his way to the course ahead of the start of the second round, but was stopped by police over what he later called “a big misunderstanding”. Scheffler was placed in handcuffs and arrested, before being charged by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections. The second round was pushed back by an hour and 20 minutes due to the fatal accident, with Scheffler’s revised tee time 3.08pm BST.
The 27-year-old has now been released by police and has arrived at Valhalla in the hopes of continuing his pursuit of the year’s second major, with Scheffler arriving 53 minutes before his scheduled tee time. He recorded a four-under round of 67 to sit tied for 12th after round one, five shots behind leader Xander Schauffele, with Rory McIlroy also in early contention.
Follow all the action from the second round of the PGA Championship below.
Chip in from Min Woo
The charismatic Aussie has already chipped in once today but, this time, holes a remarkable one from a hill-side lie in the rough. The ball clatters the pin but somehow drops and he moves to -2 for the tournament.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 16:21
Scheffler misses out
Scheffler -5 (4*), Clark E (4*), Harman E (4*)
Another great iron into the green from Scheffler but he just leaves the birdie putt out to the left side. A bit of work still to do to tidy up his par…no problem. Good two-putt.
Harman just misses out, too, with his birdie attempt but Clark is scrambling to save his par after an errant wedge into the green. His par save goes by and that will be his first bogey of the day.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 16:17
Hubbard into solo second
There’s a big-name feel to the top of this leaderboard at the minute but one man sneaking under the radar is American Mark Hubbard who moves into solo second after taking care of the par-5 10th.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 16:05
Great response from Scheffler
Scheffler -5 (3*), Clark -1 (3*), Harman E (3*)
Goodness me. Simply relentless from Scheffler. A bogey at the 11th but he responds in emphatic style, pouring in a 26-footer for birdie to get back to -5.
The crowd are right behind him as he heads off the green.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 15:59
Detry and Morikawa making moves
Detry -6 (4), Morikawa -6 (4*)
The task for anyone in this morning wave is to try and get up as close to Schauffele as possible before the American tees it up later in the afternoon.
Belgian’s Thomas Detry is making a good fist of that as he pours in a birdie to get to -6. And there he’s joined by Collin Morikawa who is looking to back up his impressive display at last month’s Masters.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 15:53
Rahm facing a battle
It was a stuttering display from the Spaniard in round one but he battled back impressively to finish one-under-par. Well, it’s a similar story to start this morning, with Rahm bogeying his third hole of the day to drop back to even par.
Work to do for the two-time major champion to ensure he’s here on the weekend.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 15:48
Bogey for Scheffler
Scheffler -4 (2*), Clark -1 (2*), Harman E (2*)
Having started with a birdie, the World No.1 gives one straight back at the second after a three-putt on the par-3 11th. He’s got better in recent months but the putter has proved his achilles heel at points in the last year or so.
Clark and Harman, meanwhile, scramble well to save their pars.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 15:43
Hole-in-one!
What a shot from Sebastian Soderberg! Perfectly judged by the Swede and he claims the first ace at this year’s tournament at the par-3 eighth. He’s back to even par and in with a chance of making the cut.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 15:37
Onto the par-3 11th
Scheffler -5 (1*), Clark -1 (1*), Harman E (1*)
Much like his opening tee shot, Scheffler’s first into the par-3 11th just leaks out to the right. It’s just off the green in the light fringe, though, so no problems there you’d suspect.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 15:33
Birdies all round
Scheffler -5 (1*), Clark -1 (1*), Harman E (1*)
All three of these players have good looks at birdie…and they all take advantage. It’s mere tap-ins for Clark and Scheffer, while Harman pours his in from a good range.
The World No.1 back up and running with a birdie and just four off the lead now.
Ben Fleming17 May 2024 15:26
