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Jobs:
Charges Against Scottie Scheffler Dropped
Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all charges against Scottie Scheffler stemming from a traffic incident in Louisville ahead of the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship. Scheffler had been charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer after moving his car forward during a heated incident outside Valhalla Golf Club. (see more)
Lexi Thompson Announces Retirement
The news was first shared by the USGA on Tuesday ahead of this week’s U.S. Women’s Open, where Thompson, 29, will be making her 18th start in the tournament.
Thompson became the youngest player to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, doing so in 2007 at age 12 (the mark has since been broken by Lucy Li, who was 11 when competing in the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open). Thompson turned professional at age 15 and became the youngest winner in LPGA history when capturing the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic at 16 years old (the mark has since been broken by Lydia Ko, who was 15 when she won the 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open). (see more)