HAINAN ISLAND, China — Marco Penge of England closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a three-shot victory within the Hainan Traditional for his first European tour title, coming simply two months after he returned from a ban for betting on golf.
The win capped off a wild six months for Penge, which started with him narrowly preserving his European card and ended with him ending third within the Asian Swing to earn a spot within the PGA Championship subsequent month.
The European tour gave Penge a three-month suspension for betting on golf, although it decided he by no means guess on himself or on anybody within the tournaments he performed. He was fined 2,000 kilos.
“This clearly means the world to me,” Penge mentioned, “It is one thing that I’ve all the time dreamt of reaching, profitable on the largest stage. After my break day, it was the factor that I needed to essentially show to myself and show to everybody, to indicate what a participant I’m.”
The 26-year-old Penge held off an early cost from Sean Crocker on the entrance 9. Crocker fell again with too many bogeys and shot 66 to complete three again together with Kristoffer Reitan (67). Penge completed at 17-under 271.
Keita Nakajima received the Asian Swing on the European tour, adopted by Eugenio Chacarra of Spain and Penge. All three earned a spot at Quail Hole for the PGA Championship on Might 15-18 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Penge additionally moved to No. 11 within the Race to Dubai.
