Louis Weston acts for DP World Tour in prosecution of member for betting offences

Louis Weston acted for DP World Tour, in the prosecution of Marco Penge for betting offences under the Rules of the Tour in December 2024.

Louis , Head of the Outer Temple’s Sports Law team, represented DP World Tour at an Independent Disciplinary Panel which found that Penge placed bets on multiple golf events in breach of Regulation 3(a)(i)* of the Programme. Penge did not bet on himself or on the progress of tournaments during days when he was participating, leading the panel to find that the integrity of such events had not been compromised. However, Penge was suspended from the Tour for a period of three months, of which one month was suspended for a period of 12 months pending further breaches of the programme, including the imposition of a fine.

The DP World Tour is the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group.

The case represents a demonstration of the Tour’s policy of deterrence and enforcement of its betting and conduct rules.

Press Coverage

To read DP World Tour’s official press release, click here.

The case has also been covered widely by the media:

• Sky Sports – Marco Penge: DP World Tour player banned for betting on golf amid lack of understanding around rules
• ESPN – DP World Tour suspends English golfer Marco Penge for betting
• Insider Sport – DP World Tour’s Marco Penge suspended over illegal betting
• Golf Monthly – English Pro Fined And Suspended For Breaching DP World Tour’s Integrity Program

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Louis is Head of the Outer Temple Sports Law group and has specialised in Sports Law for over 15 years. He has appeared in many of the leading cases in the UK involving corruption in sport and has acted for and advised national and international sports regulatory bodies in the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and Asia across a range of sports including Horseracing, Snooker, Badminton, Rugby, Darts, Cricket, Gymnastics, and Greyhound Racing. He is ranked as a leading junior in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. 

To find out more, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)20 7427 4907 or Matt Sale on +44 (0)20 7427 4910 for a confidential discussion.

News 21 Jan, 2025