"At least we didn’t end up in an orange jumpsuit" - NHL fans react as Hurricanes poke fun at PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler following his arrest

On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes poked fun at world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler following his arrest on X.

Scheffler was arrested before the second round of the PGA Championship for attempting to circumvent a traffic stoppage outside Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

"Scottie Scheffler Us Having a rough morning," The Carolina Hurricanes tweeted.

NHL fans reacted to the post on X.

"At least we didn’t end up in an orange jumpsuit admins," a fan tweeted.

"I think the person that was killed had it just a little rougher," another fan tweeted.

The surprise and humor of the Hurricanes' post did not go unnoticed, as one fan remarked:

"That was a weird breaking news alert."

"Your social media people deserve a raise," another fan tweeted.

Other fans compared the Hurricanes' situation to Scottie Scheffler's predicament.

"True - but to the best of my knowledge you don't have any pending felonies against you. So.... bonus," one fan tweeted.

"More sad about no Canes for a while," one tweeted

Top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested amidst fatal accident at PGA Championship venue

On Friday morning, No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested by Louisville Metro Police while trying to drive into Valhalla Golf Club, the PGA Championship venue.

Traffic was halted due to a fatal accident involving a shuttle bus and a pedestrian around 5 a.m. ET and Scottie Scheffler seemed in a hurry. Per ESPN's Jeff Darlington, Scheffler ignored an officer's stop command and drove toward the entrance. An officer then attached himself to Scheffler's car.

Scheffler faced multiple charges, including second-degree assault of a police officer and reckless driving. He was released without bail and arrived at the course shortly before his 10:08 a.m. tee time.

Scheffler's attorney, Steven Romines, said Scheffler was unaware of the accident and followed prior entry instructions.

"He was going into Valhalla to work out," Romines said. "He was getting ready for his tee time. They were directing traffic. He held his credential out and was going in like they'd been instructed to. Apparently, there had been a traffic accident, maybe even a fatality, down the road, and that had changed the traffic patterns, and he was unaware of that."

The PGA expressed condolences to the victim's family.

"This morning we were devastated to learn that a worker with one of our vendors was tragically struck and killed by a shuttle bus outside Valhalla Golf Club," the PGA of America's statement.

Scheffler, who recently won the Masters, is set to cooperate with authorities.