LIV Golf's Harold Varner III Arrested for DWI; Blood Alcohol Content Was .16 | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Daniel Foster LIV Golf player Harold Varner III was arrested Thursday night in Charlotte for driving while impaired.
According to WBTV, court records show that Varner registered a .16 blood-alcohol level on the breathalyzer test after he was pulled over, which is twice the legal limit.
Varner, who had his bond set at $500 when he was booked into Mecklenburg County Jail at about 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday night, later posted bond and was released from custody.
The 33-year-old Varner, who was raised in Gastonia, North Carolina, and currently lives in Charlotte, is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 19, 2024.
Varner turned pro in 2012 after playing collegiately at East Carolina University, and he enjoyed some success on the PGA Tour.
Although Varner never won a PGA Tour event, he finished 30th or better in each of the Masters, PGA Championship and Open Championship.
He was tied for second entering the final round of the 2019 PGA Championship, but Varner shot a fourth-round 81 and ended up finishing 36th.
Varner's first significant professional win came in 2016 when he won the European Tour's Australian PGA Championship. He later won the Asian Tour's PIF Saudi International in 2022.
Varner signed with LIV Golf in 2022, making him one of several world-ranked golfers to make the leap from the PGA Tour.
In May 2023, Varner won his first LIV Golf event, securing the title in Washington, D.C.