World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler to learn fate for arrest amid bodycam revelation

World No. 1 golfer is set to learn his fate after he was arrested midway through the year’s second major at the PGA Championship.

Jefferson County prosecutors are expected to drop the charges against World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler that stemmed from his arrest on Friday morning while trying to enter Valhalla Golf Club, according to No Laying Up.

The NY Post, reports Scheffler, who fell out of contention in the third round but shot a 6-under 65 in his final round, has an arraignment scheduled for Tuesday.

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Scheffler’s quest for another major title took a bizarre turn early Friday morning local time, when he was arrested and charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officer directing traffic — with the first charge a felony and the other three misdemeanours.

Earlier that morning, in a separate incident, John Mills, who was working for a vendor at the tournament, was hit and killed by a shuttle bus while attempting to cross the street.

Scottie Scheffler would have been in contention if he had a decent third round. Photo: Michael Reaves/Getty Images/AFP.

The tragic incident complicated the traffic situation for entering Valhalla Golf Club and caused the road to close in both directions, and Scheffler “refused to comply and accelerated forward” when Detective Bryan Gillis stopped the golfer to give instructions, according to the police report.

Gillis “suffered pain, swelling and abrasions to his left wrist and knee,” the report continued.

After being arrested, Scheffler was released from jail later that morning — even stretching in his cell and eating a sandwich, he said — and still golfed.

“I feel like my head is still spinning,’’ Scheffler told reporters after completing the second round.

“I can’t really explain what happened this morning. I was pretty rattled to say the least. I was never angry. I was just in shock. I was shaking for like an hour.”

Scottie Scheffler's mug shot. Photo: Twitter

He’s set to have his charges dropped. Photo: Michael Reaves/Getty Images/AFP.

“We’ll be pleading not guilty,” Scheffler’s lawyer Steve Romines said.

Romines told The Golf Channel that charges against Scheffler “will either be dropped or we will go to trial because Scottie didn’t do anything wrong.

“We’re not interested in any sort of settlement negotiations or anything like that. It was just a big miscommunication.”

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said there was no bodycam video from the arrest but police had footage from a fixed camera across the street from the entrance and it would be released in coming days.

“The officer did not have bodycam footage turned on during the incident,” Greenberg said. “The case is in the hands of our county lawyer and I’ll let the legal matters play out.”

Scheffler shot a 5-under round of 66 after his arrest, but a third round of 2-over 73 put him out of contention.

This article originally appeared in the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler to learn fate for arrest amid bodycam revelation