(Reuters) – World number one Scottie Scheffler has been detained by police for an incident unrelated to an accident that caused a delay to the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday, ESPN reported.
According to the ESPN report, Scheffler was detained in handcuffs after a misunderstanding with traffic flow led to his attempt to drive past a police officer into the entrance at Valhalla ahead of the second round.
The start of the second round had already been delayed after what tournament officials described as a “serious accident near the course.”
ESPN, citing a spokesperson from the Louisville Metro Police Department, said a shuttle bus struck and killed a pedestrian outside Valhalla.
Scheffler, who is five shots back of overnight leader Xander Schauffele, was scheduled to tee off in his second round at 8:48 am ET (1248 GMT).
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Toby Davis)
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