{"id":1251350,"date":"2024-05-17T21:28:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T21:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1251350"},"modified":"2024-05-18T07:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T07:10:02","slug":"pga-championship-2024-scottie-scheffler-seismic-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/pga-championship-2024-scottie-scheffler-seismic-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Scheffler’s seismic situation"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOUISVILLE, KY<\/strong><\/em>. The early morning news from Valhalla Friday created a massive double-take. Media accounts initially were sketchy and incomplete.<\/p>\n

A person (John Mills) was killed in a collision with a shuttle bus and then there was news Scottie Scheffler during his arrival at the golf course was arrested and taken into custody<\/span><\/strong><\/a> by local police.<\/p>\n

Talk about a double-header the PGA of America did not want to see happen during its flagship event.<\/p>\n

Shortly afterwards it was disclosed the two incidents were not directly related.<\/p>\n

I have been covering major championships since 1980 and the wherewithal to get people to and from the host facility can always be a matter of exasperation \u2013 sometimes a minor inconvenience and, at other times, a colossal headache. The space involved is generally cramped and there are a range of people involved.<\/p>\n

To put matters into context \u2013 golf courses when created were not meant to have thousands of people looking to attend. The adjoining roadways were also not meant to deal with the onslaught of all types of vehicles looking to get as near as possible to the host site.<\/p>\n