Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested on Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation.

In a span of four hours, the top-ranked golfer in the world was arrested wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt, dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, returned to the Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes and made his 10:08 am second-round tee time.

“This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers,” he said in a statement released as he was warming up on the range. “It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do.

“I never intended to disregard any of the instructions,” he said. “I’m hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf.”

Police said a pedestrian had been struck by a bus while crossing the road in a lane that was dedicated to tournament traffic and was pronounced dead at the scene. The PGA of America identified the man as an employee of one of its vendors.

Scheffler opened with a 4-under 67 and was five shots out of the lead as he tries to win the first two majors of the year.