The golfer is still facing four charges as authorities continue to investigate circumstances surrounding Scheffler’s arrest.
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Top-rankedgolferScottieScheffler’snextcourtappearancehasbeenpostponednearlytwoweeksasauthoritiescontinuetoinvestigatethecircumstancessurroundinghissurprisingarrestoutsideValhallaGolfClublastweek.
AJeffersonCounty(Kentucky)judgeagreedtomoveScheffler’sarraignment,whichhadpreviouslybeenscheduledforTuesday,toJune3at9a.m.The27-year-oldSchefflerisfacingfourcriminalcharges,includingonefelonycount,afteranencounterwithapoliceofficerdirectingtrafficoutsideofthegolfcourseaheadofthesecondroundofthePGAChampionship.
ThejudgeinScheffler’scasepostponedthearraignmentovertheobjectionofJeffersonCountyAttorneyMikeO’Connell,aspokespersonforhisofficesaidinastatement.
“Ourofficecontinuestogatherinformationinthecase,”thespokepserson,JoshAbner,saidinane-mailedstatement.
Scheffler’sattorneydidnotimmediatelyreplytomessagesseekingcomment.
Scheffler,the
