Scottie Scheffler's Tumultuous Week at PGA Is Over, What's Next 'All Up in the Air'

The world No. 1 is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday in Louisville and was not sure yet if he'd attend; he is also scheduled to play next week on the PGA Tour.

Scottie Scheffler's week at the PGA Championship ended with a 65 on Sunday. / Matt Stone-USA TODAY Sports

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler sounded like a guy who just wanted to get home.

After a tumultuous week that saw him arrested on Friday morning due to a traffic issue entering the course followed by a whirlwind couple of hours in jail and attempting to get back for the second round of the PGA Championship, Sunday’s final round was simply a matter of putting something good together and trying to move on.

Scheffler fell out of contention Saturday with a flat performance after considerable disruption. He rebounded with a final-round 65 to secure a top-10 finish.

“I'm proud of today how we went out there and fought,” he said. “I got off to kind of a slow start and I was able to kind of get some momentum and post a good round and give myself some good momentum.

“Yesterday obviously was quite frustrating and a bit of a different day, but overall proud of how I fought this week. Was fortunate to be out here competing, doing what I love.”

Scheffler, who came into the tournament having won four of his last five starts, including the Masters, is scheduled to play at Colonial this week in the Charles Schwab Challenge and suggested he was headed home to Dallas.

He has a scheduled 9 a.m. arraignment on Tuesday at the Jefferson County Judicial Center, but it’s unclear if Scheffler needs to attend. He was vague when asked, suggesting that it all has to be figured out.

The No. 1 golfer in the world faces several charges, including one that is a felony, over this involvement in what he on Friday called a “misunderstanding” after he attempted to drive into Valhalla Golf Club while there was a huge traffic issue following the death of a pedestrian on the street outside of the course.

It all hit him, Scheffler said, Saturday morning.

“Friday most of the day I didn't really even eat,” he said. “I came up here and had a couple bites of some eggs and a piece of bacon and went out and played. We were sitting at home, and I realized that I hadn't even eaten dinner yet and it was almost 9 o'clock at night, and I wasn't hungry. As somebody who's a pretty big eater, that was a strange feeling, so obviously my body was a bit off with what had happened in the morning.”

After the round Sunday, Scheffler suggested he was still unsure about what lie ahead.

“I think it's all up in the air,” he said. “I'm not really sure what the next days have in store. I think I'm able to get home tonight, but we'll see when I leave here. I haven't really had much chance to assess the situation off the course. I signed my card and then came straight over here. So we'll see, but hopefully we'll be able to get home tonight.”