‘He’s got to be messing’ – Fans claim Scottie Scheffler has ‘made nod to his arrest’ with bold PGA Championship outfit
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER appears to have made a lighthearted joke about his infamous arrest with a bold outfit choice at the PGA Championship.
The American, 28, was arrested by police outside of the PGA Championship hours before tee-off last year after trying to drive into the entrance around the scene of a fatal bus crash.
He faced 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 criminal charges against him were dropped just 12 days after his arrest, but not before his mugshot from the Valhalla Golf Club incident went viral across the internet.
And it is that famous image of him wearing orange overalls that he appears to have referenced with his outfit this year.
The World No.1 was seen wearing an orange polo shirt with the Nike symbol plastered on.
He appeared to be in far calmer waters wearing orange colours this time around.
Reacting on social media, one fan said: “New tradition.”
A second said: “I was so hoping that he would do this. Nice move Scotty.”
A third added: “They let anyone in majors now a days,” followed by laughing emojis.
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Another said: “He’s got to be messing?”
Other users reckoned the burnt orange colour was a nod to his time at the University of Texas in Austin as it also happens to be the university’s colours..
Scottie Scheffler is eyeing his third PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina.
The first round tees offs today, with Scheffler in the same round one group as Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele at 1.22pm UK time.
In the UK, the PGA Championship will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf.
Sky Sports customers can live stream all the action via the Sky Sports app.