Englishman Marco Penge has been handed a heavy sanction for breaching the PGA European Tour’s integrity programme.
An independent disciplinary panel has found that Englishman Marco Penge placed bets on a number of golf tournaments in breach of Regulation 3(a)(i)* of the DP World Tour’s integrity programme, which all players on the tour are subject to.
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However, it was found that Penge did not bet on himself or on the progress of any tournament he was playing in, leading the panel to conclude that the integrity of those events had not been compromised.
However, the disciplinary panel found that the breaches of the golfer, who was promoted to the European Tour a year ago, merited a three-month suspension, one of which was suspended. With the suspension effective from 13 December 2024, Penge, a two-time winner on the Challenge Tour in 2023, will not be eligible to play on the DP World Tour again until 13 February 2025. He has also been fined £2,000 (€2,421).
*Regulation 3(a)(i)
No person shall bet directly or indirectly, or instruct any other person to bet, on the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any professional or elite amateur golf event anywhere in the world.
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