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Schauffele leading, Scheffler contending after wild day at PGA Championship - Golf

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Photo: The Canadian PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele was in the lead for the fifth time in his last six rounds. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was in the thick of contention with his 42nd straight round of par or better. Bryson DeChambeau smashed his way into the mix with nine tee shots over 300 yards.By all accounts, this was just another day at the PGA Championship.Not even close. Not with Scheffler in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. Not with the second round delayed by one hour, 20 minutes because of a fatal pedestrian-bus accident right outside the gates of Valhalla. Not with a few fans dressed in orange jumpsuits, and T-shirts being sold that said in big letters, “Free Scottie.”Most of the golf, from Collin Morikawa's five straight birdies to Jon Rahm and Tiger Woods missing the cut, felt like a footnote on this freaky Friday.Scheffler, a month ago decked out in a Masters green jacket, was in orange jail garb for a mug shot when he was arrested...