Scheffler Finds Peace on the Course Climbing to T4 After Starting His Day in Jail

Scheffler Finds Peace on the Course Climbing to T4 After Starting His Day in Jail
Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays an approach shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 17, 2024. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf’s biggest stage Friday during one of the sport’s most bizarre mornings ever.

By the time the world’s best player, Scottie Scheffler, had been booked into jail, had his mug shot taken, his police statement recorded, his release secured, entrepreneurs near Valhalla Golf Club were already selling “Free Scottie” T-shirts outside.