Scottie Scheffler closes PGA Championship with 6-under 65 - ESPN

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler signed his scorecard after Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship, put his head down on the scorer's table and nearly fell asleep.

It had been that kind of week for the two-time Masters champion, who was arrested outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning and released from jail a little over an hour before his tee time.

Scheffler posted a 5-under 66 on Friday to remain in contention for another victory, before being undone by a 2-over 73 on Saturday, his worst score in 266 days.

Scheffler rebounded to post a 6-under 65 on Sunday, his best score in the final round of a major championship. He was tied for eighth when he walked off the course. It would be his 10th top-10 finish in his past 13 starts in majors.

Scheffler had a bogey on the first hole and played the next 17 holes without one, to go along with seven birdies, including five on the back nine.

The events of the past 72 hours left the 27-year-old exhausted. He described the week as «hectic.»

«Overall, right now, how I'm feeling, I'm fairly tired, definitely a lot more tired than I have been finishing some other tournaments,» Scheffler said. «But I'm proud of today how we went out there and fought. I got off to kind of a slow start and I was able to kind of get some momentum and post a good round.

»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 said the gravity of what happened on Friday probably didn't hit him until that night. After being booked at a downtown detention center and released, he ate a few bites of eggs and a piece of bacon before his