The first photos of Scottie Scheffler in jail have emerged following his shocking arrest Friday morning.
While trying to make his tee time at Valhalla for the second round of the PGA Championship, the world No. 1 was detained after a misunderstanding with officials.
Later that day, TMZ obtained photos of Scheffler at the facility.
A fellow inmate appeared to take a selfie with the PGA Tour star while speaking with officers.
TMZ also asked an individual who was detained with Scheffler about his behavior in custody, to which he responded, “He kept saying it was dumb for him to be there.”
Photos of Scottie Scheffler in jail emerged after his shocking arrest Friday morning.
Another inmate told TMZ that Scheffler said “it was stupid for him to be there.”
Scheffler later claimed that the arrest was the product of a misunderstanding.
Scheffler was released hours later and arrived at his 10:08 a.m. departure time in Valhalla.
Staff members and officials were also reportedly dazzled by the golfer. According to TMZ’s source, prison staff and corrections officials were getting glimpses of Scheffler behind bars.
After an unexpected start to his morning, Scheffler was able to leave and arrived at his 10:08 am departure time. Scheffler birdied the first hole and shot a 5-under 66 in the Championship.
It was revealed that a fatal accident involving a pedestrian occurred outside the club at 5.09am. With heavy traffic caused by the accident, Scheffler was caught in a misunderstanding, which led him to drag an officer with his vehicle.
Following his release, Scheffler detailed the incident on his Instagram story.
“This morning I proceeded as directed by police officers,” he wrote. ‘It was a very chaotic situation, understandably given the tragic accident that had happened earlier, and there was a huge misunderstanding about what I thought I was being asked to do.
‘I never intended to ignore any instructions. I’m hoping to put this aside and focus on golf today.”
Scheffler was charged with second-degree assault on a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving and ignoring the signals of an officer directing traffic.
However, Kentucky prosecutors are expected to drop the charges.
