Scheffler overcomes arrest for 66 but Schauffele leads at PGA

This May 17, 2024, booking photo obtained from the Louisville Department of Corrections in Louisville, Kentucky, shows golfer Scottie Scheffler. – Golf world number one, Scheffler, was handcuffed and taken into custody by police early on May 17, according to video footage and media reports, after allegedly trying to drive around traffic controls outside the PGA Championship at Valhalla. Scheffler was detained by a Louisville Metro police officer when he attempted to drive around the scene of an accident to get into the golf course, where he was scheduled to compete in the second round of the major tournament Friday morning. (Photo by Handout / Louisville Department of Corrections / AFP)

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler shook off a morning arrest Friday to fire a five-under par 66 and keep himself in the hunt at the darkness-halted PGA Championship, trailing leader Xander Schauffele by three strokes.

Third-ranked Schauffele, seeking his first major title, matched the low round in major history with a 62 Thursday and shot 68 Friday to stand on 12-under 130 for 36 holes, clinging to a one-stroke edge over two-time major winner Collin Morikawa, who shot 65, with Sahith Theegala third on 132 after a 67.

“I played pretty well,” Schauffele said. “Happy with my position.”

Scheffler was in a fourth-place pack on 133 alongside fellow Americans Bryson DeChambeau, LIV Golf’s lowest player after a 65, and Mark Hubbard and Belgium’s Thomas Detry.

Scheffler overcame the shock and tension of being in jail two hours before his start to make six birdies against a lone bogey at Valhalla.

“I was pretty rattled,” Scheffler said. “I’ve kept myself in the tournament now with a pretty chaotic day. I’m going to focus on getting some rest and recovery and