Those were the words of Marco Penge on Sunday in Hainan Island, China, where the 26-year-old Englishman now stands stronger than ever. Just a few months ago, Penge was serving a ban for violating the DP World Tour’s integrity policy. Now, he was a winner on the global tour for the first time.

Marco Penge put his three-month suspension from the DP World Tour for gambling in the rear-view window by winning the Hainan Classic in China.

Marco Penge closed with a 5-under 67 for a three-shot victory in the Hainan Classic for his first European tour title, coming just two months after he returned from a ban for betting on golf.