Clueless Louisville cops can be heard asking Scottie Scheffler how good he is at golf, then realizing he’s the current world No. 1, in remarkable new footage from his arrest in Valhalla last month.
Scheffler was arrested while en route to Valhalla Golf Club for his second round at the PGA Championship, before being jailed on four criminal charges, including second-degree assault on a police officer.
In the middle of a traffic collision outside the club, following a fatal accident that morning, the two-time Masters champion was accused of ignoring police orders to stop his vehicle and instead speeding away, which He dragged Louisville Detective Bryan Gillis to the ground and abandoned him. with minor cuts and torn pants.
All charges against him were eventually dropped, and Scheffler even considered taking legal action himself after his claim that the incident was simply a huge misunderstanding was “corroborated by the evidence.”
However, just over three weeks after that amazing morning in Valhalla, Louisville police have released more footage of the arrest.
New footage has been released of Scottie Scheffler’s infamous arrest in Valhalla last month.
The body camera video, which lasts about 1 hour and 30 minutes, shows the moment Gillis handcuffs Scheffler after allegedly dragging the detective to the ground.
“I’m just trying to get to my tee time,” the bewildered golf star says. ‘I’m shaking.
‘Damn… I’m about to be arrested. I’m just trying to make it to my departure time!’
As Gillis leads him away, Scheffler appears to ask a member of the audience, “Can you please help me?”
Another clip from inside the police car shows the remarkable exchange between Scheffler and another officer who was escorting him to jail.
After being questioned about whether he had had anything to drink that morning, the golfer jokes: “I try not to drink too much before playing golf at 8 in the morning…”
The cop then asks, ‘So I guess you’re pretty good if you play the PGA?’
“I’m fine, yes,” Scheffler responds modestly.
The officer keeps asking, ‘Is Tiger (Woods) as good as they say he is?’ before Scheffler appears to confirm it.
Scheffler can also be seen reading a notice informing him of the delay of the second round of the PGA Championship, which he finally did later that day.
Detective Bryan Gillis (pictured), whom Scheffler allegedly dragged to the ground while speeding in his car, can be seen handcuffing him.
Another cop surprisingly asks the world No. 1 how good he is at golf while taking him to jail.
Scheffler was arrested while entering Valhalla for the PGA Championship last month.
He was accused of injuring Gillis and damaging the detective’s $80 police pants.
The same police officer is later heard asking more about his golf career, including questions about how long he has been playing the sport and how old he is now.
‘You’re 27 years old and playing on the PGA?’ he says amazed.
Scheffler then tells him that he had his first child the week before, before the officer congratulates him.
At one point in the video, the world No. 1 rates his chances of playing in the PGA Championship that day at “one percent.”
It also includes blurry footage of Scheffler sitting inside a police cell, where the officer admits, “I didn’t know you were number one in the world right now.” That’s why all the news was there.’
He then tells one of his colleagues: ‘He’s the number one player in the world!’
‘WHO?’ the other police officer asks while his partner points at him.
“You’re too casual to be the number one player in the world,” Scheffler is then told. ‘You should have had a driver!’
After an officer predicts that “he’ll be fine,” Scheffler says, “I appreciate you guys talking to me, and I was sitting here and I couldn’t stop shaking.” That’s why I asked you to come, because I needed to calm down.
In the new footage, an official even tells Scheffler that he is “too casual” to be world No. 1.
The golf star had faced four charges, including second-degree assault on a police officer, following the dramatic events of May 17; when they took him in handcuffs to Valhalla
At the end of the clip, another police officer asks him to confirm his last name before saying, “Oh yeah, I saw you on the news this morning.”
Before the latest body camera footage emerged, Louisville police also released photos of Detective Gillis’ minor injuries and torn pants.
Small cuts can be seen on Gillis’ knee and wrist, while his $80 pants are also torn, as he claimed in his police citation.
However, fans quickly took to social media to claim that his injuries were not serious enough to justify the drama that unfolded that morning in Valhalla.
Someone sarcastically wrote: “Could you please provide a content warning when posting such graphic images?”
Another joked: “Damn, I hope he makes a full recovery…”
A third said: “I’ve seen worse when my 10-year-old son fell off his bike.”
While a fourth asked about the torn trousers: ‘Is that “destroyed beyond repair”?’
New photographs have also emerged of the minor injuries suffered by Gillis that morning.
Minor cuts can be seen on the detective’s knee and wrist, while his $80 pants, as he claimed in his police citation, are also significantly torn (pictured).
Gillis issued a statement praising Scheffler after all charges against him were dropped last week, while also paying tribute to the family of John Mills, the 69-year-old man who was hit by a bus and killed in the outskirts of Valhalla that same morning.
“A tragic incident occurred, and Mr. Mills’ family remains in my family’s thoughts and prayers,” he said of the fatal collision, which caused the traffic jam that led to Scheffler’s arrest. ‘This was a chaotic situation for everyone involved. Ensuring the safety of everyone in the surrounding area was my top priority.
‘Mister. Scheffler and I agree that there will be no hard feelings about this in the future. Instead of giving a negative public reaction, he chose to speak with dignity, humility and respect. My family and I appreciate it.”