PGA Championship: No bodycam footage in Scottie Scheffler incident, Louisville mayor says

LOUISVILLE – Questions still remain about Scottie Scheffler’s police confrontation Friday morning outside Valhalla Golf Club, and no bodycam video is yet available to provide answers, according to Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.

“The officer did not have bodycam footage turned on during the incident. We will release the footage we have,” Greenberg said Saturday morning, local Lousiville station WDRB reported. “We didn’t have any…to my knowledge. We have not discovered any video of the initial contact between Officer Gillis and Mr. Scheffler.”

The entire story of Scheffler’s arrest, imprisonment and subsequent release continues to be marked by controversy and differing perspectives. Scheffler attempted to enter Valhalla Golf Club, where traffic had come to a standstill due to a fatal accident early that morning. Metro Police Detective Bryant Gillis stopped Scheffler at the gate, and then the stories diverge.

According to police, Scheffler “refused the request and sped forward, knocking Detective Gillis off the ground.” Scheffler’s lawyer said the world’s No. 1 golfer “simply proceeded as instructed.” He stopped immediately when asked to do so and at no time did he attack an officer with his vehicle.”

Body cam footage would have pretty quickly ended any debate about what happened. Greenberg said Gillis either wasn’t wearing a body camera or didn’t have it activated. He stated that videos taken from across the street would be released.

The police report about the incident shows that there is a video.

Scheffler was charged with four counts stemming from the incident, including second-degree assault on a police officer, a felony. He will be arraigned on Tuesday. After a second-round 66, he started Saturday at -9, three shots behind the lead of Xander Schauffele.