LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Austin Eckroat and his wife awoke to rain and darkness Friday before departing for Valhalla Golf Club and Day 2 of the PGA Championship. They were about 2 miles away when the fourth-year pro received a text about a nearby traffic delay. Suddenly, they were in it, with no movement in either direction.
“I pulled up the local news station trying to figure out what was going on, and the first thing I saw was Scottie (Scheffler) had been put in handcuffs,” he said. “I was like, What in the world is going on?”
Many competitors shared that sentiment after concluding Friday’s second round. Some had no idea why Scheffler had been arrested or that the delay stemmed from a fatal accident: John Mills, who was working the tournament, was struck by a shuttle bus just outside the entry gates and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Scheffler, according to the arrest report, was traveling eastbound when he attempted to steer his black Range Rover courtesy car into the westbound lane. Detective Bryan Gillis tried to stop the vehicle but Scheffler continued forward, according to the report, “dragging Detective Gillis to the ground” and causing injuries that required medical treatment.
Scheffler was arrested and taken to the local precinct, where he was charged with…
