Scottie Scheffler puts dramatic arrest behind him to stay in the hunt for $3.15M prize at PGA Championship with stunning second round

Scottie Scheffler threw off the shackles to remain in contention for PGA Championship glory - just hours after his dramatic arrest on Friday morning.

The world No 1 was taken to jail on a string of charges - including a felony charge of assaulting a police officer - after being arrested by police outside the gates of Valhalla.

Scheffler was booked - wearing an orange jumpsuit - before racing back to Valhalla in time for his 10am tee time. Somehow, despite all the turbulence, he made six birdies to finish on -9 and climb up to third on the leaderboard.

The 27-year-old carded a second-round 66, making only a single bogey along the way, to put himself two shots off leader Collin Morikawa heading into the weekend.

He left the course to huge applause - high-fiving fans including one who wore a t-shirt which read: 'Free Scottie'.

Afterwards, Scheffler detailed how the 'huge misunderstanding' left him 'rattled' and shaking with shock. 

'Can you please help me?' a panicked Scheffler could earlier be heard asking as he was led towards a police car. In Kentucky, second-degree assault is a Class C felony which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. 

Shortly after 10am on Friday, however, Scheffler was back out on the course in search of more major glory. He opened with two birdies in the first three holes before picking up four more shots at Valhalla.

Scheffler is accused of 'refusing to comply' with police instructions after attempting to pull into the course and dragging a police officer to the ground. 

The officer was taken to hospital after suffering pain, swelling, and abrasions to his left wrist and knee.'

It is said that police attempted to stop Scheffler, only for him to 'accelerate forward'. That led to an officer attaching himself to Scheffler's car. The world No 1 then drove around another 10 yards before stopping. 

The officer is then said to have grabbed at Scheffler, attempting to pull him out of the car before Scheffler opened the door. He was then dragged out of the vehicle, pushed up against it and placed in handcuffs.

The world No 1, 27, was later booked into jail and a mugshot released via the Louisville Department of Corrections. He was charged with the following: 

• Second-degree assault of a police officer

• Third-degree criminal mischief

• Reckless driving

• Disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic