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Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship a year after making headlines for his arrest during the 2024 PGA Championship in Louisville.
Nike congratulated Scheffler in a post on social media that appears to reference his arrest. Here's what to know.
Nike shared an ad to X, formerly Twitter, congratulating Scheffler on his 2025 PGA Championship win that seems to lightly poke fun at his arrest at the 2024 PGA Champsionship last year in Louisville.
The post reads: "Best player in the world? Guilty."
Scheffler was arrested trying to get into Valhalla on May 17, 2024. A fatal accident caused traffic to halt before the second round of the PGA Championship. Trouble started for Scheffler when he switched lanes to avoid the traffic and get to his tee time.
According to the citation, "(Scheffler) refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging Detective (Bryan) Gillis to the ground. Detective Gillis suffered pain, swelling, and abrasions to his left wrist and knee."
More on the Louisville arrest: Scottie Scheffler timeline from LMPD arrest at 2024 PGA Championship. What to know
Scheffler was detained at 6:20 a.m. and booked into Metro Corrections at 7:28 a.m. He returned to Valhalla a little after 9 a.m. Roughly an hour later, he teed off in the second round of the major.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: About Nike's newest Scottie Scheffler ad and his 2024 Louisville arrest
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Nike congratulated Scheffler in a post on social media that appears to reference his arrest. Here's what to know.
Scottie Scheffler Nike post
Nike shared an ad to X, formerly Twitter, congratulating Scheffler on his 2025 PGA Championship win that seems to lightly poke fun at his arrest at the 2024 PGA Champsionship last year in Louisville.
The post reads: "Best player in the world? Guilty."
Why did Scottie Scheffler get arrested?
Scheffler was arrested trying to get into Valhalla on May 17, 2024. A fatal accident caused traffic to halt before the second round of the PGA Championship. Trouble started for Scheffler when he switched lanes to avoid the traffic and get to his tee time.
According to the citation, "(Scheffler) refused to comply and accelerated forward, dragging Detective (Bryan) Gillis to the ground. Detective Gillis suffered pain, swelling, and abrasions to his left wrist and knee."
More on the Louisville arrest: Scottie Scheffler timeline from LMPD arrest at 2024 PGA Championship. What to know
How long was Scottie Scheffler detained?
Scheffler was detained at 6:20 a.m. and booked into Metro Corrections at 7:28 a.m. He returned to Valhalla a little after 9 a.m. Roughly an hour later, he teed off in the second round of the major.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: About Nike's newest Scottie Scheffler ad and his 2024 Louisville arrest
Continue reading...
