The normally calm, cool and collected Scottie Scheffler admits to being thrown into emotional turmoil after his shocking arrest at the 2024 PGA Championship.
In a sneak peek of season 3 of Netflix’s Full Swing, which premieres on Tuesday, February 25, Scheffler, 28, reflected on the infamous incident, which saw the No. 1 golfer in the world hauled away in handcuffs and booked after allegedly evading a traffic stop outside Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
“I was freaking out because I somehow went from driving into the golf course to a jail cell and I still don’t really know how that happened exactly,” Scheffler said in the clip, which was released on Monday, February 24. “I don’t think it ever really felt real.”
Scheffler was charged with felony assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic.
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According to a police report, Detective Bryan Gillis “stopped” Scheffler and “attempted to give instructions,” noting that the golfer “refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging Detective Gillis to the ground.”
Scheffler spent just over an hour in a jail cell before all charges against him were dropped and he made it back to Valhalla for his second round tee time.
Body cam footage from the arrest, featured in the Full Swing clip, shows Scheffler befuddled in the immediate aftermath of being handcuffed and placed in the back of a police car.
“I’ll be honest, I didn’t think this was ever a position I’d be in,” Scheffler told an officer, who deadpanned back, “Usually people never do.”
Much of the confusion surrounding Scheffler’s arrest stemmed from the authorities on site not being aware of Scheffler’s status as one of the greatest golfers of a generation.
“I assume you’re pretty good if you’re playing in the PGA,” an officer said to Scheffler in the clip. “Is Tiger [Woods] as good as they say he is? Or is that…”
“He’s pretty good,” Scheffler responded.
Throughout the ordeal, Scheffler managed to maintain his sense of humor about the bizarre circumstances — especially after an officer asked Scheffler if he had been drinking.
“Mouthwash,” Scheffler said. “I try not to drink too much before I go play golf at 8 am.”
Scheffler’s arrest sent shockwaves throughout the golf community, including the assembled players at Valhalla preparing to start their rounds.
“I’m warming up and all I see is my friend, handcuffed, walking to a police car,” PGA Tour star Tom Kim said in the clip.
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Meanwhile, PGA Tour golfer Joel Dahmen said he was doing his best to make sense of the entire thing.
“I understand how it happens,” Dahmen, 37, said in the sneak peek. “I completely understand how it happens. I have driven past security. I have flashed my badge. It’s chaos, especially when it’s dark.”
Dahmen added, “At some point, cooler heads prevailed. But I think I was just shocked at how long it carried on.”
Season 3 of Full Swing hits Netflix on Tuesday, February 25.
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