Scottie Scheffler explains decision not to pursue legal action against Louisville PD

“That was something that if we needed to use it, I think Steve was more than ready to use that, just because there was a ton of evidence in our favor,” Scheffler said, referencing his attorney, Steve Romines. “I don’t really know how to describe it, but basically if I had to show up in court, I think Steve was more than prepared to pursue legal action.”

Scheffler’s arraignment had been scheduled for June 3.

“I did not want to have to pursue legal action against Louisville because at the end of the day, the people of Louisville are then going to have to pay for the mistakes of their police department, and that just doesn’t seem right,” Scheffler added. “At no point did I ever want to sue them, but if it came there, I think my lawyer was more than prepared to use that as more of like a bargaining chip-type thing more than anything.”

Scheffler, 27, said he still hasn’t fully moved on from the “traumatic” incident.

“I would say that I still wouldn’t have a hundred percent moved past it because the charges are dropped, but I still—now it’s almost more appropriate for people to ask me about it and ask me about the situation and, to be honest with you, it’s not something that I love reliving, just because it was fairly traumatic for me being arrested going into the golf course.

“And so it’s not something that I love talking about and it’s something that I’m hoping to move past, but when the charges are dropped, that’s kind of only the beginning of kind of getting past it, if that makes sense. So kind of operating through that now. It was definitely a bit of a relief, but not total relief because that’s something that will always kind of stick with me.

“I think that’s part of the recovery process from the whole scenario, is your brain tries to figure out how this happened, and I will probably never figure out why or how this happened. But it’s just one of those deals that it will always be kind of ingrained in my season this year. But with time, people will forget.”

“That mug shot, I’m sure is not going anywhere anytime soon.”

Scheffler finished tied for eighth at the PGA Championship and runner-up at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He won four of five PGA Tour starts heading into the PGA.

He’s the heavy favorite (+380 on FanDuel) to win this week, at the Memorial at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio — the penultimate Signature Event on the PGA Tour 2024 calendar.

The world no. 1 has finished solo third at Jack’s Place each of the past two years.

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