DP World Tour suspends English golfer over betting

Englishman Marco Penge has been suspended by the DP World Tour aft a disciplinary sheet recovered he placed bets connected aggregate play events, the circuit said connected Wednesday.

The DP World Tour said Penge, 26, did not stake connected himself aliases during tourney days erstwhile he was competing, starring the sheet to find that the integrity of specified events had not been compromised.

World No. 414 Penge was fixed a three-month prohibition that took effect connected Dec. 13, though 1 period has been suspended for a twelvemonth pending further breaches of the tour's integrity program. Penge was besides fined £2,000 ($2,539).

The DP World Tour said Penge's penalties were mitigated owed to his contiguous admittance of breach and co-operation passim the investigation.

Penge, who astir precocious played astatine the Australian Open successful November wherever he vanished successful a stock of 27th place, tin return to DP World Tour information from Feb. 13.