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Scheffler starts his day in jail, then finds peace and a chance to win in the midst of all the chaos

May. 17, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf's biggest stage Friday during one of the sport's most bizarre mornings ever. By the time the world's best player, Scottie...

Scottie Scheffler, from the course to jail and back: What to know about his PGA Championship arrest

May. 17, 2024 13:56 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested after police say he dragged an officer while trying to get around the scene of a fatal accident Friday ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship. The 27-year-old Scheffler, the world's No....

Scottie Scheffler isn't the first pro golfer to be arrested during a tournament

May. 17, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

Scottie Scheffler's arrest hours before his second-round tee time at the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, will go down as one of the most shocking in professional golf history. It certainly wasn't the first, though. Tiger Woods and John Daly are probably the highest-profile...

John Daly withdraws from the PGA Championship with a thumb injury

May. 17, 2024 12:54 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former champion John Daly withdrew from the PGA Championship on Friday with what he said was a thumb injury. He shot 82 in the first round at Valhalla without making a birdie. Daly famously won the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick when he...

PGA rainstorm could help Valhalla bite back after Schauffele's record start

May. 17, 2024 11:20 AM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — There's rain in the forecast and lots of low numbers on the scoreboard. Could Friday at the PGA Championship be remembered as the day Valhalla bit back? Even if it does, is there any stopping Xander Schauffele? The 30-year-old...

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has teed off at the PGA Championship hours after being arrested

May. 17, 2024 10:22 AM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has teed off at the PGA Championship hours after being arrested.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is back at PGA Championship course hours after traffic arrest

May. 17, 2024 09:14 AM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is back at PGA Championship course hours after traffic arrest.

Schauffele gets another major scoring record and sets the pace at PGA Championship

May. 16, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele saw no reason to change anything in his swing or think any less of his game after yet another close call at ending two years without winning. The idea was to “keep chugging along.” Thursday looked more like a sprint, right into the PGA...

PGA Championship at a glance

May. 16, 2024 21:27 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A brief look at Thursday's opening round at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club (all times EDT): LEADING: Xander Schauffele at 9-under 62. CHASING: Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala and Mark Hubbard at 65. BROKEN RECORDS:...

Scottie Scheffler opened the PGA Championship with a bang before settling for an opening 4-under

May. 16, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler began his pursuit of the second leg of the grand slam with a slam dunk. The rest of his opening round at the PGA Championship wasn't exactly a layup. The world's top-ranked player posted a somewhat pedestrian — by his...