How often did you mutter that three-letter acronym to yourself this past week at the ? Too many to count. The week began with Jimmy Dunne resigning from the PGA Tour Policy Board, and then —a dramatic appetizer for the events to come. On Thursday, when play began, immediately sent the internet ablaze by making a quadruple bogey eight on his second hole.
Then , the lowest score in PGA Championship history. But before Louisville early Friday morning, the world number one produced incredible theatre on Thursday afternoon. Playing his first hole as a new father, from the fairway on the par-4 1st for a .
Speechless. What a shot Scottie Scheffler!! : He went on to shoot a 6-under 65, putting himself in contention alongside Sahith Theegala and Mark Hubbard. This trio trailed Schauffele by three.
Then Friday happened. Everyone’s phones lit up at dawn, as the world watched police lead a hand-cuffed Scheffler into the back of a police car. He then went to jail, where he stretched in a cell and watched the scenes of his arrest unfold on ESPN from the police station.
But all of this transpired because an unfortunate tragedy occurred early Friday morning. John Mills, a security guard hired by the PGA of America, lost his life in a horrible accident involving a shuttle bus around 5:00 a.m.
This led to an increased police presence, mile-long traffic jams, and widespread confusion among players trying to get into the course for their second rounds. It also forced the PGA of America to de.
