The European Tour issued a statement on Wednesday confirming what was reported on Tuesday: Elliot Saltman, a rookie member of the 2011 tour, has received a 3-month ban for "a serious breach" of the rules. The breach involved the repeated mismarking of his golf ball on the green during a Challenge Tour tournament in September 2010. (See yesterday's post for all the background.)
The statement says:
As the Scotsman newspaper notes, Saltman, given his lower status on the European Tour, would miss only a few tournaments if he accepts the ban. He wouldn't have gotten into any of the four "Gulf Swing" tournaments over the next four weeks, for example.
Saltman is said to be mulling his option for appeal.
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The statement says:
"At a disciplinary hearing of the European Tour Tournament Committee in Abu Dhabi, the committee unanimously found that Elliot Saltman had committed a serious breach of the 2010 Challenge Tour Members Regulation F 1 (b) 6 (Rules of Golf) during the first round of the M2M Russian Challenge Cup on September 16 2010 at Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, Moscow, Russia.
"It was the finding of the tournament committee that Elliot Saltman, who was disqualified from the M2M Russian Challenge Cup, be suspended from participating in all European Tour and Challenge Tour sanctioned tournaments for a period of three months, starting on January 19, 2011.
"Under Challenge Tour regulations Elliot Saltman, who attended the Hearing, has the right to lodge an appeal before the Board of The European Tour. This appeal must be lodged within 28 days."
As the Scotsman newspaper notes, Saltman, given his lower status on the European Tour, would miss only a few tournaments if he accepts the ban. He wouldn't have gotten into any of the four "Gulf Swing" tournaments over the next four weeks, for example.
Saltman is said to be mulling his option for appeal.
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