Saltman: Man of controversy!
While you’re all probably aware of the Elliot Saltman case, which is still ongoing, and my views on the issue, it’s worth returning to it for a few minutes, if only to watch Sky Sports News’ SPECIAL REPORT(!) on the subject: Rough Justice (see what they did there?).
*sigh* back to the range, then...
The debate surrounding Padraig Harrington’s disqualification from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship has, unsurprisingly, grown some legs since Friday morning’s awkward press conference, with most of the sport’s corps of journos coming to the conclusion that now is the time for change! But change what, exactly? No one’s entirely sure by the looks of things.
Elliott Saltman: pondering appeal
The Guardian has an interesting follow-up to yesterday’s story on Elliot Saltman, the European Tour pro found guilty of cheating at a tournament in Russia last year. Apparently, there are fears in certain quarters that the composition of the disciplinary panel (a committee of eight European Tour executives and several ‘senior’ players, Thomas Bjorn and Colin Montgomerie among them) has left its decision open to legal challenge.
Saltman: got up to some marker mischief!
Formerly an anonymous Scottish journeyman, Elliot Saltman (28) largely plies his trade on Europe’s second-tier circuit, The Challenge Tour. But the manner of his disqualification from last season’s M2M Russian Challenge Cup (actually in Russia! Who knew?) has rather dramatically seized this week’s headlines.
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