Xander Schauffele leads going into third round after eventful day at Valhalla

Olympic champion Xander Schauffele took a one-shot lead into the third round of an extraordinarily eventful US PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Schauffele added a second round of 68 to his record-equalling opening 62 to reach 12 under par, matching the championship scoring record in relation to par set by Brooks Koepka in 2019.

Former champion Collin Morikawa was a shot off the lead following a superb 65, with Sahith Theegala another stroke back and Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau part of a four-strong group on nine under.

Scheffler amazingly returned a 66 hours after being arrested – and subsequently released from police custody – following an incident outside the course.

Xander Schauffele leads the PGA Championship by one after a turbulent Friday at Valhalla. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/9c37VLm9M4

— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) May 18, 2024

Scheffler had attempted to get into the course amid heavy traffic caused by an earlier unrelated accident in which a male pedestrian died after being struck by a shuttle bus.

The world number one faces charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic.

The fatal accident resulted in a delay of 80 minutes to all tee times and meant 18 players were unable to complete round two before darkness fell.

Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick were among the players to miss the cut, which was set to be confirmed at one under par when play was completed.

Quote of the day

Scottie Scheffler talked about his arrest at @PGAChampionshipafter his round of 66 on Friday: "I did spend some time stretching in a jail cell. That was a first for me. That was part of my warmup."