Scheffler, 27, was facing four charges, including assaulting a police officer with his vehicle.

After an incident that took place just hours before he teed off on the second day at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell today asked a judge to drop the charges and said his team reviewed the case in a “thorough and expeditious manner”.

In a hearing that lasted less than ten minutes, he said: “Based upon the totality of the evidence.

My office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr Scheffler.

“Mr Scheffler’s characterisation that this was ‘a big misunderstanding’ is corroborated by the evidence.”

Scheffler was not required in the courtroom for the hearing but welcomed the decision in a post on his Instagram Story.

His arrest took place after an encounter with an officer who was redirecting traffic following a pedestrian death near the Valhalla Golf Club on 17 May.

Detective Bryan Gillis claimed Scheffler – who was driving a PGA courtesy vehicle – had “refused to comply” with a request to stop “and accelerated forward, dragging” him to the ground.

A surveillance video released by Louisville police last week showed the officer pursuing Scheffler’s vehicle on foot. He then stopped him from entering the course, pulled him out of the car and handcuffed him.

The video did not show Mr Gillis’ first contact with Scheffler, authorities said.

The detective has been disciplined for not activating his body-worn camera during the arrest.

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Source: USA Today