The Scottie Scheffler drama has taken over the internet.
Users on X have been humorously reacting to a police report detailing an incident involving professional golfer Scottie Scheffler, particularly focusing on a detail about Detective Bryan Gillis’ uniform pants being damaged beyond repair, valued at approximately $80.
This unusual inclusion in the report has sparked a series of jokes and speculations on social media, highlighting the often absurd and humorous aspects of police reports that become public.
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World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and booked into a Louisville jail Friday morning after an incident near the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club, the site of this week’s 2024 PGA Championship.
Scheffler was arrested and booked shortly before 7:30 a.m., according to online records published by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections. He is being charged with second-degree assault on a police officer, a felony, as well as criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.
In a statement released via social media, Scheffler explained that he was attempting to enter the golf course ahead of his scheduled tee time and was proceeding at the direction of police officers, some of whom were on the scene to respond to a fatal traffic collision in the area earlier that morning. He called the arrest “a big misunderstanding.”