Elliot Saltman given three-month European Tour golf ban

[H18sry]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/9366227.stm

[Golden Bear]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/9366227.stm

Local clubhouse gossip is currently flooded with stories about Elliot Saltman - none of which are complimentary.

[cocopops1875]

was told a few years back that "they were all at it" if you get me :wink: by someone who would know :agree:

[H18sry]

Local clubhouse gossip is currently flooded with stories about Elliot Saltman - none of which are complimentary.

Well spill then :aok:

[Dibben]

So what did he actually do wrong???

[Danderhall Hibs]

So what did he actually do wrong???

It said in the EEN that he never marked his ball properly.

[cocopops1875]

Well spill then :aok:

would surely be inappropriate on here ronnie but will of course furnish you with the info :wink:

[Danderhall Hibs]

would surely be inappropriate on here ronnie but will of course furnish you with the info :wink:

If it's the talk of the clubhouse it wouldn't be inappropriate to post here.

[cocopops1875]

If it's the talk of the clubhouse it wouldn't be inappropriate to post here.

it may be if it has no substance :wink: and .net could be held accountable no ?

[Danderhall Hibs]

it may be if it has no substance :wink: and .net could be held accountable no ?

Nah. He wouldn't have the money to sue anybody anyway, even if he could.

[H18sry]

would surely be inappropriate on here ronnie but will of course furnish you with the info :wink:

Thats what PM's are for :wink:

[Danderhall Hibs]

Thats what PM's are for :wink:

It's what message boards and forums are for.

There was stuff posted on here last year or 2 years ago about EPL players that were rumoured to have HIV 'cos they had all ridden the same WAG. None of them sued .net and that was as bad a rumour as you could post I reckon.

[Houchy]

My "understanding" is that the pair of them were in cahoots and marking down incorrect scores and if one of them went into the "elepant grass", the other one always managed to find it. My mate has played with them and knows them very well. He is very opinionated about them both.

[H18sry]

http://sport.scotsman.com/golf/Martin-Kaymer-hits-out-at.6713639.jp

Martin Kaymer hits out at Elliot Saltman cheating and says: 'I couldn't live with that'

Published Date: 08 February 2011
By Martin Dempster
ELLIOT Saltman has admitted he could be ready to accept his punishment after being found guilty of cheating but last night the Scot found himself pilloried by two of the game's biggest names.
World No 1 Lee Westwood and second-ranked Martin Kaymer both weighed into the debate that has been raging over Saltman's three-month ban as the 28-year-old broke his silence three weeks after the punishment was handed out by the European Tour.

Westwood claimed the ban should have been worldwide after seeing Saltman, who has until next Tuesday to lodge an appeal, play in a third-tier event in Spain last week.

And Kaymer said he would be unable to live with himself if he was in the same position as Saltman, who was found guilty of "a serious breach of the rules" during a Challenge Tour event in Russia last September.

Saltman, who won his European Tour card while waiting for a disciplinary hearing, is taking advice from his lawyers, having met with them on a number of occasions since becoming only the third professional to be banned for cheating on the European circuit.

He was accused by his two playing partners, English duo Stuart Davis and Marcus Higley, of replacing his ball incorrectly on the greens at least five times in one round during the event in Moscow.
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However, it now seems he could be prepared to take his ban on the chin and try to get on with his career, even though that would mean he'd have to put up with the stigma. Speaking on 'Rough Justice' a special report into the rules of golf on Sky Sports News HD last night, Saltman said: "Obviously, I'm a bit gutted that this all happened. It's in the hands of the solicitors and lawyers and I can't really say anything, unfortunately, until they point me in the right direction.

"Hopefully, we'll either get something sorted or I'll just take my three-month ban and come out a stronger and a better person."

He added: "I've seen them (legal advisors] a couple of times since I came back from Abu Dhabi.

"Obviously their advice and help has been great. I put my faith in them and whatever they say I'll take on board and proceed that way. I want to speak my mind but, at this stage, I can't really say anything (more] and maybe in a week or two week's time I can give you more information."

The Scot has now been severely criticised over the incident by Kaymer, the USPGA champion, while Westwood reckons Saltman's ban should not just have been restricted to the European Tour and the second-tier Challenge Tour.

That followed his appearance last week in an event on the Hi5 Tour, which is independently run and doesn't come under the jurisdiction of the committee that handed

[Golden Bear]

I just can't get to grips with this one at all.

Both his playing companions have testified that Saltman cheated on 5 seperate occasions in the same round and he still maintains his innocence!

I also suspect that there could be a bit of "previous" prior to this particular tournament.

One thing for sure ---------- the guy's reputation will be in tatters - both now and for the rest of his career.