Dec 19,2024
Marco Penge has been handed a three-month ban for betting with one month suspended, the DP World Tour has announced.
A statement said an independent disciplinary panel had found that the 26-year-old Englishman had "placed bets on multiple golf events" in a breach of the European Tour's integrity programme.
It added: "Penge did not bet on himself or on the progress of tournaments during days when he was participating, leading the panel to find that the integrity of such events had not been compromised.
"The disciplinary panel ruled that Penge’s breaches merited a three-month suspension with one month suspended for a period of 12 months pending further breaches of the programme.
"The suspension took effect on December 13 2024 and Penge can return to DP World Tour participation from February 13 2025 onwards. He was also fined £2,000.
"The disciplinary panel found that Penge’s immediate admission of breach and co-operation throughout the investigation warranted mitigation reflected in the eventual sanction imposed."
Penge was found to have breached regulation 3(a)(i), which states: "No covered person shall either directly or indirectly bet 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."
