The DP World Tour professional who was suspended for violating the tour’s integrity program says he gained’t make the identical mistake once more.
Marco Penge was handed a $2,500 high-quality and two-month ban by the DP World Tour after it was found that the 26-year-old Englishman positioned bets on a number of occasions, although not on himself or any tournaments he was competing in.
Whereas the tour didn’t present another particulars, Penge did, revealing that he started inserting bets two years in the past, with many of the wagers associated to majors and the Ryder Cup, and the tour was notified of Penge’s actions by a betting company again in April. Penge added that 68% of his bets positioned occurred previous to him taking the tour’s integrity course in March 2023.
The typical stake of Penge’s bets was 24 kilos, he says, and his whole revenue was 250 kilos.
“My bets have been all for leisure functions to make watching golf extra enjoyable,” Penge mentioned. “… I genuinely thought it was OK to guess on golf so long as it wasn’t on myself or tournaments I used to be competing in. After I had came upon that I had breached the foundations and revisited the integrity coverage at higher depth, it was solely then that I spotted this wasn’t the case.
“That is all a real and trustworthy mistake that I’ve taken full duty for, and I’ll by no means ever make the identical mistake once more.”
Penge completed No. 110 within the Race to Dubai final season, simply preserving full standing. He’s at present ranked No. 414 on the planet rankings. He mentioned he’s set to return to competitors on the Magical Kenya Open, which begins Feb. 20.
