Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed following the world number one golfer's arrest during the PGA Championship in the US earlier this month.
Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed following the world number one golfer's arrest during the PGA Championship in the US earlier this month. Scheffler, 27, was facing four charges, including assaulting a police officer with his vehicle, after an incident that took place just hours before he teed off on the second day at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
In a hearing that lasted less than ten minutes, he said: 'Based upon the totality of the evidence, my office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr Scheffler. 'Mr Scheffler's characterisation that this was 'a big misunderstanding' is corroborated by the evidence.' This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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