Do you remember May 17, 2024? – That’s right, that was the Friday on which world number one Scottie Scheffler was arrested. Pictures of Scheffler in prison garb went around the world and it was unclear whether he would even make it to his second round tee time at the PGA Championship. As is well known, he did make it and even played an impressive – for the circumstances – round of 66. The white Nike golf cap he was wearing that day was auctioned off at a Kids Cancer Alliance charity event along with three golf balls signed by Scheffler for 2,375 dollars.
Scheffler had signed the cap and donated it to the organization along with the golf balls. The event took place in Louisville, where the 2024 PGA Championship was also held.
Scottie Scheffler: His white cap was worth almost as much to the bidders as the bat of a famous baseball player
To put it in perspective: Scheffler’s simple-looking white cap fetched almost as much money as Shohei Ohtani’s signed baseball bat, at just under 2,400 dollars. Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is currently the most popular baseball player in the world. The baseball exhibit was auctioned for 2,750 dollars.
🚨🧢⛳️ #NEW: An autographed Nike hat worn by Scottie Scheffler on the day of his arrest at Valhalla has sold at auction for $2375, w/ proceeds going to Kids Cancer Alliance. Scheffler shot -5 in the hat, mere hours after being released from jail in Louisville. @SchefflerFans pic.twitter.com/WQVjN5n9Pr
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