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World's top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested on charges of assaulting officer at PGA championship event

Scottie Scheffler, the world's top golfer, was detained by police for reckless driving and felony assault on an officer at the 106th PGA Championship in Kentucky.
Scheffler, 27, was arrested after driving towards the Valhalla Golf Club entrance and not heeding the officer's instructions.
The golfer was booked by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections at 7:28 a.m. Local time, but later, the charges seemed to have been resolved by 8:50 a.m. ET.

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