Scottie Scheffler breaks silence after charges against him were dropped following dramatic arrest at PGA Championship

SCOTTIE Scheffler has broken his silence after criminal charges against him were dropped following his dramatic arrest at the US PGA Championship.

The world number one golfer, 27, had been accused of assaulting a police officer – allegations he called a “big misunderstanding”.

Prosecutor Mike O’Connell this afternoon said he would not pursue criminal action against Scheffler.

Addressing the court, which Scheffler was not required to be in, O’Connell said the golfer’s claim that the incident was a “misunderstanding” was corroborated by the evidence.

Police had charged him with a felony offence of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer.

Scheffler’s lawyer Steve Romines insisted at the time that the charges against his client would “either be dropped or we’ll go to trial”.