Scottie Scheffler finishes sturdy in closing spherical as chaotic PGA Championship comes to shut

A wild and chaotic week for Scottie Scheffler in Louisville got here to an finish on Sunday, and he completed his closing spherical on a excessive be aware regardless of all that occurred main as much as it. 

Scheffler discovered himself out of competition after taking pictures 73 on Saturday, 2-over par to drop him down the standings. However Scheffler roared again on Sunday with a 6-under 65 closing spherical, vaulting him up 16 spots to depart him tied for eighth with Billy Horschel, Justin Thomas and Robert MacIntyre when all was stated and achieved. 

It was Scheffler’s finest spherical at Valhalla Golf Membership, a spot crammed with controversy for him this weekend after he was arrested outdoors the course and charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree legal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding alerts from officer directing visitors early Friday morning. 

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Scheffler’s now notorious mugshot, orange jumpsuit and all, went viral as he was seen handcuffed, taken to the police station, booked and returned hours later to tee off within the second spherical. He’d go on to birdie the primary gap and end with a 5-under 66 to maneuver to 9-under par for the match. 

However Saturday was a wrestle for Scheffler within the first spherical he completed over par since final yr. Nonetheless, that didn’t cease the world No. 1 golfer from ending sturdy at Valhalla.

It didn’t begin that means on Sunday, as he bogeyed the opening gap. Scheffler appeared to be uninterested in squares on his scorecard as he went on to par the following three holes after which he received again to even with a birdie on gap 5.

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Scheffler went on to birdie No. 8 to complete with a 1-under 34 on the entrance 9. Then he actually turned it up a notch in his closing 9 holes. 5 birdies had been seen from Scheffler on the again (holes 10, 12, 13, 15, 16) as he appeared extra just like the participant who gained 4 of his final 5 PGA Tour occasions. 

“It’s clearly not what I hoped for going into the week, however total, I’m pleased with the best way I fought this week and excited to get dwelling and prepare for subsequent week,” Scheffler advised CBS Sports activities’ Amanda Balionis after his closing spherical.

“I sometimes attempt to hold the off-course life as quiet as doable. Clearly, this week it was not that means,” he added.

Scheffler will look to maintain that momentum going into subsequent week on the Charles Schwab Problem at Colonial Golf Membership in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, although he does have an arraignment set for Tuesday. 

Nonetheless, the Jefferson County Prosecutors’ Workplace was reportedly planning “as of now” to drop Scheffler’s costs, per No Laying Up, which cited a supply “acquainted with the workplace’s considering” on Sunday. 

Scheffler allegedly drove previous a police officer who was directing visitors close to Valhalla following an incident wherein a person was struck by a shuttle bus and killed early Friday morning. In keeping with the arrest report of the incident, Louisville Detective Bryan Gillis was dragged and suffered accidents after he connected himself to Scheffler’s automobile.

“The Jefferson County Lawyer’s workplace has made no selections relating to the case of Mr. Scheffler,” Jefferson County Lawyer Mike O’Connell stated in a press release. “We proceed to assemble data within the case and can overview and proceed accordingly.”

The Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg additionally famous Saturday that there was no bodycam footage of the incident involving Scheffler. 

Scheffler addressed the state of affairs as a “huge misunderstanding” in a press release previous to his Friday spherical starting.

“This morning, I used to be continuing as directed by cops. It was a really chaotic state of affairs, understandably so contemplating the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a giant misunderstanding of what I assumed I used to be being requested to do,” he stated. “I by no means supposed to ignore any of the directions. I’m hopeful to place this to the facet and concentrate on golf immediately.”

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“In fact, all of us concerned within the match specific our deepest sympathies to the household of the person who handed away within the earlier accident this morning. It really places all the things in perspective.”

Fox Information’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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