Details about his time in prison are emerging

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From Justin Tash

Scottie Scheffler was apparently a popular man when he briefly served time in jail Friday morning.

Photos obtained by TMZ Sports show the world’s top golfer in a Louisville jail Friday after he was arrested and hit with four charges in connection with a traffic accident before the second round of the PGA Championship.

The 27-year-old “couldn’t have been cooler” while he was in prison, a man who was locked up with him told TMZ Sports, and a group of facility employees came out to visit Scheffler after he was admitted had been .

The man didn’t know who Scheffler was until a police officer told him, according to the report, “You know you’re talking to the best golfer in the world, right?”

“He kept saying it was bullshit that he was there,” the inmate claimed Scheffler said, according to TMZ Sports.

Scheffler’s arrest came after a man was fatally struck by a shuttle bus near Valhalla Golf Club.

Police had set up roadblocks after the accident and Scheffler claimed there was a “misunderstanding” about what was required of him as he drove to the track shortly before 6am

Det. Bryan Gillis alleged in a police report that Scheffler “refused to follow his commands” and pulled him to the ground while accelerating.

Gillis was taken to the hospital after “sustaining pain, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist and knee,” the police report said.

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Scheffler was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and failure to obey a traffic officer’s signals.

Charges against Scheffler are expected to be dropped, No Laying Up reported Sunday.

The two-time Masters champion was dismissed and made his second-round tee time at 10:08 a.m., shooting a 5-under 66 to move to 9-under.

“I feel like my head is still spinning,” Scheffler said after his round on Friday. “I can’t really explain what happened this morning. I was pretty unsettled, to say the least. I was never angry. I was just shocked. I was shaking for about an hour. It was definitely a new feeling for me.”

Scheffler, playing in a tournament for the first time since becoming a father, shot a 2-over 73 on Saturday to finish eight shots off the lead.