Scottie Scheffler Says He's 'Proud' of PGA Championship Performance After Arrest

Scottie Scheffler's time at the PGA Championship was marked by an arrest before Round 2, but he finished the tournament strong on Sunday.

Scheffler, who is still riding his momentum from a win at The Masters, carded a 6-under 65 on Sunday, notching his best score in the final round of a major.

Per ESPN's Mark Schlabach, Scheffler said that he is "proud" of his performance.

"Overall, right now, how I'm feeling, I'm fairly tired, definitely a lot more tired than I have been finishing some other tournaments," Scheffler said. "But I'm proud of today how we went out there and fought. I got off to kind of a slow start and I was able to kind of get some momentum and post a good round.

"Yesterday, obviously, was quite frustrating and a bit of a different day, but overall proud of how I fought this week. Was fortunate to be out here competing, doing what I love."

Scheffler was arrested early Friday morning in Louisville, Kentucky, when he tried to drive into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club before Round 2. Traffic was stopped outside the course after a shuttle bus struck and killed a man earlier that morning.

Det. Bryan Gillis of the Louisville Metro Police alleges that he stopped Scheffler's car as he tried to enter the course, but the golfer accelerated and dragged the officer, injuring his knee and wrist.

According to Schlabach, Scheffler's attorney, Steven Romines, said Scheffler had been instructed to enter the course and was unaware of the wreck, which occurred up the road.

"He was going into Valhalla to work out," Romines said. "He was getting ready for his tee time. They were directing traffic. He held his credential out and was going in like they'd been instructed to. Apparently, there had been a traffic accident, maybe even a fatality, down the road, and that had changed the traffic patterns, and he was unaware of that."

Scheffler now faces charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic.

Scheffler said the situation was a "big misunderstanding" and a "chaotic situation," and he doesn't yet know if he will need to appear in court.

Amid the chaos off the course, Scheffler carded 5-under 66 on Friday before struggling on Saturday with a 2-over 73. He reversed the damage done on Saturday with an outstanding performance on Sunday to get into the top 10.