Els calls for longer bans as Saltman rejoins Tour

SCOTLAND’S Elliot Saltman will be free to return to European Tour golf from next week after serving his three-month ban.

Or, to put it another way, the 29-year-old will be free to return after serving his one-tournament ban.

Twelve events on the main circuit will have been staged during the period of Saltman’s suspension, imposed in January after he was found guilty of a serious breach of the rules concerning the marking of his ball when he competed on the Challenge Tour last September.