Scottie Scheffler and his attorney celebrated on Wednesday news that prosecutors in Kentucky were dropping all charges against the world’s No.1-ranked golfer.
The four criminal charges against Scheffler, including a felony assault charge, were all dropped after Jefferson County (KY) Attorney Mike O’Connell said that his office cannot move forward with the prosecution and that Scheffler’s account of the incident — that it was a “big misunderstanding” — was “corroborated by the evidence.”
The 27-year-old golfer was arrested on May 17 after he attempted to drive into the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, to prepare for the second round of the PGA Championship. A fatal accident involving a pedestrian had stopped traffic, preventing Scheffler and other golfers from getting to the golf club’s entrance, but Scheffler said he was told by a police officer to drive…
