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Golf: Allenby charged with disorderly conduct in Illinois (Reuters)

(Reuters) - Australian golfer Robert Allenby was arrested and charged after a weekend incident in Illinois, a spokesman at the Rock Island county jail confirmed with Reuters on Sunday.

The spokesman said Allenby had been charged with "disorderly conduct and criminal trespass."

He was released after a short time in custody.

Multiple media outlets reported that the golfer was arrested outside a casino early on Saturday morning, a few hours after missing the cut at the John Deere Classic PGA Tour event that he was playing.

Allenby, 45, a four-time PGA Tour winner, was in the news last January after saying he had been kidnapped, beaten and robbed after leaving a wine bar in Honolulu, Hawaii.