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World's No.1 golfer taken in handcuffs by police
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was detained by police on Friday for not following police instructions.
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PGA Championship
‘I was shaking for an hour’: World No.1 golfer Scheffler detained by police at PGA Championship
Louisville police have charged the Masters champion with a variety of offences, which required the golfer to start his warm-up in a jail cell before the second round.
- by Adam Pengilly
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LIV Golf Series
When strangers are doing shoeys at the golf, it’s time to rein it in
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- by Adam Pengilly
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- by Adam Pengilly
Caddie smack: Aussie golfer’s bagman hit in head by bottle on LIV’s party hole
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- by Adam Pengilly