Elliot Saltman was today banned from golf for three months after being found guilty of a "serious breach" of regulations at a Challenge Tour event.The 28-year-old was accused of marking his ball incorrectly during the first round of the M2M Russian Challenge Cup in Moscow last September.
The punishment is a big blow for the Scot given that he only won his European Tour card at the qualifying school in Spain last month.
A Tour statement read: "The committee at the hearing in Abu Dhabi unanimously found Elliot Saltman had committed a serious breach. Any appeal must be lodged within 28 days."
Saltman is the first player to be suspended from the Tour since 1992, when Sweden's Johan Tumba was banned for 10 years after altering his scorecard.
