Scottie Scheffler endures rough start to round three at Valhalla

Scheffler needed two attempts to hack out of heavy rough on the second, three-putted the third and drove into a hazard on the short fourth.

Scottie Scheffler made a poor start to the third round of the US PGA Championship (Jeff Roberson/AP)

Scottie Scheffler’s troubles switched from off course to on as his bid for back-to-back major victories suffered significant early blows at Valhalla.

Scheffler went into the third round of the 106th US PGA Championship three shots off the lead after remarkably carding a 66 on Friday, just hours after being charged with assaulting a police officer.