Scottie Scheffler’s Live Odds are +400 After Friday Morning Arrest

Scottie Scheffler was arrested outside of Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning after trying to drive around a traffic stop.
Scheffler faces a felony second-degree assault charge and three misdemeanors, including third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals from an officer.
The World No. 1 golfer was released from jail and returned to the course ahead of his 10:08 a.m. ET tee time.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – World No. 1 ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and released from jail Friday morning after trying to get around a traffic stop outside of Valhalla Golf Club. Police and security had blocked the entrance after a man was killed by a shuttle bus at roughly 5 a.m. ET this morning.

Many were worried about the legal sports betting implications of Scheffler’s arrest, but he was released at 8:40 a.m. ET from the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and got to the golf course an hour before his 10:08 a.m. ET tee time.

Scheffler faces four charges, including three misdemeanors and one felony assault charge. He’s decided not to withdraw from the PGA Championship and will play the second round.

Statement from Scottie Scheffler to me: “This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers. It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was…

— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 17, 2024

Live Betting On Scottie Scheffler Offers +400 Odds To Win

PGA Championship Winner Live Odds

Xander Schauffele +250
Scottie Scheffler +400
Rory McIlroy +450
Brooks Koepka +900
Collin Morikawa +1400
Sahith Theegala +1800
Tony Finau +2200
Bryson DeChambeau +3000
Max Homa +3500
Cameron Smith +4500

Despite being five strokes behind the leader Xander Schauffele, legal PGA Championship betting sites offer +400 live odds for Scheffler to win his second major championship of the year. The World No. 1 has four wins and a runner up in his last five PGA Tour events.

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Zachary Kelley

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