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☆ Scottie Scheffler was arrested, then came back to shoot 5-under par at the PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

John Mills enjoyed working security at Valhalla Golf Club, his family says. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed by police Friday morning. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs.”Darlington attempted unsuccessfully to intervene. “The police officers around the patrol car in which Scottie Scheffler was in had no idea he was even Scottie Scheffler,” Darlington said on air. He was proceeding as directed by another traffic officer and driving a marked player’s vehicle with credentials visible,” Romines said in a statement, referring to Scheffler.

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☆ PGA Championship: Shane Lowry comes within inches of major scoring record as Scottie Scheffler splutters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

I knew what was at stake,” Lowry, chasing a second major crown after Open Championship glory in 2019, told reporters. Lowry is among the chasing pack bunched behind the American trio, joined by 2020 US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau and Norway’s world No. Just five strokes separate Schauffele and Morikawa from the six golfers level in tied-10th. Matt York/APScheffler slidesYet tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler, one shot behind Spieth in tied-24th, will require even greater heroics after enduring a grueling two-over 73. ET (5:15 p.m. BST) Sunday, with leading duo Schauffele and Morikawa the last pair out at 2:35 p.m.

Persons: Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Lowry, “, ” Lowry, ”, Andy Lyons, Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, Africa’s Branden Grace, Morikawa, ” Schauffele, ” Morikawa, Theegala, Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Jordan Spieth, Matt York, Scottie Scheffler, Spieth, Ted Scott, toiled, Scheffler, Jeff Roberson, Mark Hubbard Organizations: CNN, PGA, Golf, –, “, Getty Locations: Lousville

☆ PGA Championship: Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele top crowded leaderboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Gabherzig | Hugh Kellenberger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler has dropped off, but a crowded leaderboard still exists after Round 3 of the PGA Championship on Saturday. AdvertisementSchauffele, seeking his first major championship, has led after each round of the PGA Championship, but shares it for the first time with Morikawa, who is looking for major No. Shane Lowry (who shot a PGA Championship record-tying 62), Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland are tied for fourth at 13-under. Theegala ticking off his first major championship and contending on the biggest stage of his career. Justin Rose becoming the first Englishman to win the PGA Championship in 100 years.

Persons: — Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Schauffele, Morikawa, Sahith, Shane Lowry, Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre, Dean Burmester, Scheffler, bogeys, Ted Scott, Scott, Lowry, Hovland, Joe Mayo, MacIntyre, Hodges, Andrew Redington Organizations: PGA, Valhalla Golf Club, Ryder, Scheffler, Valhalla Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky

Keep reading to learn how to watch the PGA Championship live streams, including cable and recap options. 2023 PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka is also participating in the competition this year, along with Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and others. Keep reading to learn your watch options for the PGA Championship as it heads into the weekend for Rounds 3 and 4. How to watch the PGA Championship in the USOver the weekend, coverage will be split among three channels/streamers. Shop at Peacock TVHow to watch the PGA Championship in the UKSky Sports is the British home to PGA Championship live streams.

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☆ Who’s going to win the PGA Championship? Breaking down a crowded leaderboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Brody Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Follow live coverage of the final round of the 2024 PGA Championship todayLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Justin Thomas predicted it so perfectly. Six of the biggest names in golf are within two shots of the lead on Sunday at the year’s second major championship. It served as a reminder — just as his hot start at the Masters did — of the truth about DeChambeau: Golf hated DeChambeau. That combined with a PGA Championship win to add to his 2013 U.S. Open win at Merion takes Rose from solid career to one of the best European golfers of the century. It coming at a PGA Championship (often viewed as the lowest of the four majors) wouldn’t help.

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☆ Former Augusta National Golf Club employee pleads guilty to stealing millions worth of Masters memorabilia and merchandise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A former employee of the Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC) in Georgia has pleaded guilty to stealing millions worth of Masters Tournament merchandise and memorabilia. A view of a Members Only sign outside of Augusta National Golf Club prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament on April 7. The 11th green is prepared prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6. CNN has contacted Augusta National for further comment. Unlike the other majors, The Masters is played at the same course every year, with Augusta National hosting the event since the year it was founded.

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☆ PGA Championship: Fan strips down to retrieve golfer Adam Hadwin’s club from water
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —On any other afternoon at any other tournament, Adam Hadwin’s seventh hole would have served up the most surreal scenes of the day. During the second round of the PGA Championship though, it was just another hole. Having lost his club to the waters of Kentucky’s Valhalla Golf Club on Friday, the Canadian golfer stood by as one overzealous fan took the plunge to return it to him. Yet there was no happy ending to the hole for Hadwin, who went on to make bogey on the par-five. How exactly the club ended up in the lake remains unclear, but the one-time PGA Tour winner has previous.

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☆ How ESPN’s Jeff Darlington landed at the center of the Scottie Scheffler arrest story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Darlington and Scheffler had arrived at the course around the same time in preparation for the tournament. In a video posted on X an hour later, Darlington follows the police officers as they lead Scheffler away. He’s going to jail and there’s nothing you can do about it.” one officer told Darlington, referring to Scheffler. “The police officers around the patrol car in which Scottie Scheffler was in had no idea he was even Scottie Scheffler,” Darlington clarified on air. Attorney Steve Romines, who represents Scheffler, told CNN affiliate WLKY that the golfer bypassed police because of a misunderstanding.

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☆ No. 1 PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested in Louisville hours before tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNo. 1 PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested in Louisville hours before tournamentCNBC's Contessa Brewer reports on news from the PGA Championship.

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☆ World’s top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested by Louisville Metro police
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWorld’s top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested by Louisville Metro policeGolf champ Scottie Scheffler was arrested for assaulting officer at PGA championship event. Here are the details.

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☆ World's top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested on charges of assaulting officer at PGA championship event
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Mugshot of PGA Golfer Scott Alexander Scheffler, arrested for assault on police after trying to enter PGA Championship venue. Scottie Scheffler, the top golfer in the world, was taken into custody Friday and charged with felony assault on a police officer and reckless driving outside of a PGA championship event in Kentucky. The Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections website showed that Scheffler was booked at 7:28 a.m. local time. The status of Scheffler's arrest and the charges against him were not immediately clear. A spokesperson for the PGA did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.

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☆ Scottie Scheffler: The new father and man of faith with the golfing world at his feet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler is a man well-accustomed to making global headlines, but almost never for events beyond the confines of the golf course. In 2014, at 17, as an amateur he made a hole-in-one and the cut on his first PGA Tour start. Without a PGA Tour victory heading into 2022, by April of that year he was a four-time victor, the world No. 1’s image as the self-effacing star of the PGA Tour, a perception he is content to endorse. His 10th PGA Tour title, it made him the first golfer since Woods in 2006 to win a PGA Tour event the week after triumphing at a major.

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☆ Scottie Scheffler climbs PGA Championship leaderboard hours after arrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Brody Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Scheffler 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’s arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m., according to online court records, two days after the PGA Championship is scheduled to end. The PGA of America and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in separate statements that their primary concern was with Mills’ family. AdvertisementWhen Scheffler stopped the car, an officer opened the door to arrest him, Darlington reported. Scheffler, the defending Masters champion and winner of four of his last five starts, entered Friday tied for 12th place.

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☆ PGA Championship: How players reacted to fatal accident, Scottie Scheffler’s arrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jim Trotter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Advertisement“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. Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, the Dallas native said he received word that Scheffler’s arrest caused the stoppage. Play eventually was delayed one hour and 20 minutes, to 8:35 a.m.Brian Harman, right, shakes Scottie Scheffler’s hand during their round Friday. “I was a bit shook about what happened on both the scenarios,” Min Woo Lee said of Scheffler’s arrest and Mills’ death. Fans may have focused on Scheffler, but many of the players were equally concerned about Mills and his family.

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☆ Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship and charged with assault on police officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jillian Martin | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

1 golfer and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is facing four charges following his arrest outside the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday morning. Video from Darlington shows police walking with Scheffler, who was in handcuffs, and placing him into a police vehicle. When Scheffler exited the vehicle, the officer shoved Scheffler against the car and immediately placed him in handcuffs,” Darlington posted on X. Scheffler was in a marked player courtesy vehicle, Darlington said on ESPN. PGA Championship organizers announced Friday’s second round would be delayed “due to an accident near the course” and said general public shuttles to the course have resumed. Scheffler last week stepped away from competitive action to be with wife Meredith as she gave birth to the couple’s first child, Bennett.

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☆ World's #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested outside major tournament hours before tee time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Reports say Scottie Scheffler tried to drive around police into the golf station. He was handcuffed and booked in jail, hours before tee-time. AdvertisementScottie Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer, was arrested by police and booked in a Louisville jail early Friday morning, hours before tee time at a major tournament. Kentucky jail records show Scheffler, 27, was ultimately released from custody just before the second round kicks off at the PGA Championship. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ PGA Championship: ‘Shaking’ Scottie Scheffler warmed up in a jail cell. Then he climbed the leaderboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —His body shaking, Scottie Scheffler sat in a jail cell watching the story of his own arrest unfold on a nearby TV. Once his heart rate had settled, the world’s top-ranked golfer began his warm-up routine for the second round of the PGA Championship in Kentucky. Mere hours after being arrested, charged with felony assault and released from jail, Scheffler eased round Louisville’s Valhalla Golf Club with a five-under 66 to accelerate his pursuit of a second consecutive major title. “I feel like my head is still spinning,” tournament favorite Scheffler told reporters on his return to the clubhouse. Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesAsked about Scheffler, Schauffele added: “You felt like it was sort of a prank or something when you see a mug shot of Scottie.

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We'll show you all of your live streaming options when it comes to how to watch the PGA Championship. Held on the Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, the PGA Championship has become a staple of the PGA Tour. Keep reading to learn all of your watch options for the PGA Championship, including notable tee times for each day of the tournament. ESPN+ doesn't live stream the ESPN channel, so you'll need to try out a live TV streaming alternative to access this portion of the tournament without cable. Shop at Peacock TVHow to watch the PGA Championship in the UKSky Sports is the British home to PGA Championship live streams.

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☆ PGA Championship: Xander Schauffele ties major record again as Scottie Scheffler eagles first hole as a Dad
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Only four times in the history of all four men’s major championships has a golfer shot 62. “I’ll take a 62 in any major any day,” Schauffele told reporters Thursday. Scheffler shot 67 to pen the latest positive chapter in the unfolding story of a truly remarkable year. Matt York/APTiger Woods had looked on course to make a solid start of his own at his 23rd PGA Championship, only for a closing pair of sloppy three putts to drop him to one-over 72. Defending champion Brooks Koepka was among those to shoot 67 as he hunts a fourth PGA Championship win, two strokes better than grand slam chasing compatriot Jordan Spieth.

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☆ Tiger Woods accepts special exemption to play the US Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Tiger Woods will tee up at the US Open for the 23rd time after accepting a special exemption to play the 124th edition of the major on Thursday. “The US Open, our national championship, is a truly special event for our game and one that has helped define my career,” Woods told the USGA. Woods celebrates sealing his second US Open title in 2002 after a three-shot victory at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. “The story of the US Open could not be written without Tiger Woods,” USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer said in a statement. “My goal is to ruin the logo, I want to keep ruining the logo,” Woods told Carson Daly.

Persons: ” Woods, “ I’m, Timothy A, Clark, Woods, Tiger Woods, John Bodenhamer, “, ”, Scottie Scheffler, Jack Nicklaus ’, Carson Daly, Charlie, –, ‘, Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy Organizations: CNN, Pinehurst, Country Club, United States Golf Association, USGA, Bethpage, Getty, Torrey Pines, Augusta National, NBC’s Locations: North Carolina, Pinehurst, Bethpage Black, Farmingdale , New York, AFP, Los Angeles, Torrey, Florida

☆ Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son Charlie to attempt US Open qualification
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Thursday, Charlie Woods will look to pen a chapter of his own. Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son will tee up at an 18-hole local qualifier in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as one of an 84-player field vying for a spot at the 124th edition of the major. Ben Jared/PGA TOUR/Getty ImagesWoods is one of 10,052 entries for US Open qualifying this year with hopefuls – who must have a handicap not exceeding 0.4 or be professional to be eligible – spanning all 50 states and 70 foreign countries. Woods celebrates his third US Open victory in 2008. Woods is not yet among the field, but could still receive a special exemption to play from the USGA.

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☆ Scottie Scheffler weathers storm to claim fourth win in five starts. Is he the most dominant golfer since Tiger Woods in his prime?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

1 mastered the elements once more at a stormy RBC Heritage to reel in his fourth win in his last five starts. “I didn’t show up here just to have some sort of ceremony and have people tell me congratulations,” Scheffler told reporters Monday. Only two players had ever previously won or finished runner-up in five consecutive PGA Tour starts; Vijay Singh in 2004, and Woods on three separate occasions between 1999 and 2008. 1 prepares to chase a historic sixth this week, Scheffler is throwing in the towel – but not before one last jab. The Tour moves on to Los Angeles on Thursday for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.

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☆ The Masters bubble: No phones and no news – a rare escape from reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Augusta National CNN —A ticket to the Masters, known as a badge, is one of the most elusive items in all of sports. The use of cell phones is strictly prohibited on the property of Augusta National, meaning that patrons – fans at the Masters – quickly become oblivious to outside events. Or you come to the Masters.”During these times of heightened international tensions, that makes Augusta National feel like one of the most isolated places on earth. Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesIt’s hard to make an argument against Augusta’s restrictive cell phone policies. “For her, the liberation of being without a cell phone was absolutely spectacular,” he said.

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☆ The Masters: Tiger Woods records worst-ever score at Augusta as Scottie Scheffler holds lead going into final round
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tiger Woods recorded his worst-ever score at the Masters to completely drop out of contention on an attritional third day, while Scottie Scheffler holds a one-shot lead going into the final round as he seeks a second career green jacket. Nonetheless, the 15-time major winner said he would be “ready” for the final round despite his worst performance at the tournament. Scottie Scheffler has a one-stroke lead ahead of the final round. The final round will begin at 9:15 a.m. ET on Sunday with the last pairing of Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa teeing off at 2:35 p.m.

Persons: Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Woods, “, ”, Warren Little, Rory McIlroy’s, Gary Player’s, Max Homa, Scheffler, didn’t, Bryson DeChambeau, ” Scheffler, Homa, Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Fuzzy Zoeller, Collin Morikawa teeing Organizations: CNN Locations: Augusta

☆ Unflappable Scottie Scheffler clinches second Masters title with virtuoso display
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Scottie Scheffler clinched his second Masters title in style on Sunday, cementing the American’s status as the preeminent force in men’s golf. I love you,” Scheffler replied when asked by Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley if he had a message for his wife. The ball was still amongst the shrubbery when Scheffler rolled in for par on the same green shortly after, extending his lead to three. His first Masters triumph had ended in a shaky – albeit inconsequential – four-putt, but there were no such blips this time round. After a standing ovation on his walk to the 18th green, Scheffler signed off with a simple putt for par.

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