English golfer Marco Penge has been banned by the DP World Tour for putting bets on a number of occasions.
Nevertheless, the tour mentioned the 26-year-old didn’t wager on himself or tournaments he was collaborating in.
It led the tour’s disciplinary panel to search out the integrity of the occasions which Penge wager on “had not been compromised”.
Penge, who has simply accomplished his first full 12 months on the European-based tour, has obtained a three-month ban – with one month suspended for a 12 months.
He was additionally fined £2,000.
Penge retained his DP World Tour standing on the last common occasion of final season – after a nervy week on the Genesis Championship in South Korea.
Understanding he wanted a good end to secure his playing privileges, Penge sunk a five-foot putt to make the weekend reduce and went on to complete twenty second.
It introduced sufficient factors to complete one hundred and tenth within the seasonal standings, that means he retained his card with simply 4 locations to spare.
Penge started his suspension on 13 December, that means he can return to motion from mid-February.