Burly Scottish golfer Elliot Saltman won his weight in Spanish ham after an ace early on the second day of the Bankia Madrid Masters.

The 29-year old Scot, who according to the European Tour guide weighs 108 kilogram but in fact revealed he weighs 120 kilogram, aced the par three third hole on the El Encin course.

The weight of the Iberico 5J ham means Saltman winning nearly Euro 10,000 of one of Spain’s famous culinary delights.

Elloitt Saltman being presented with his hams by tournament host Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Osborne Director of Public Relations, Antonio Abad Garcia. (Photo – golfbytourmiss.com)

Saltman, the older brother of fellow Tour player, Llloyd hit a 7-iron that landed at the back of the green and then trickled back down into the hole.

Unfortunatley, it was only his playing partners and respective caddies who witnessed the first hole-in-one in competition on the newly opened Spanish course.

It is Saltman’s third hole-in-one this season after he had two aces during the course of the Celtic Manor Wales Open.

In fact, Saltman created a European Tour first in acing the same hole twice when he holed out at the par three 17th hole of the Twenty 10 course on the opening day and then in the final round.

Wales Open organisers presented Saltman with two bottles of bubbly and two nights accommodation in the ‘President’s Suite’ at the Celtic Manor Resort hotel.

A month earlier Saltman went within inches of winning a £45,000 Mercedes at the 17th hole of the Pula Golf Club course on the last day of the Iberdrola Open in Majorca.

Saltman’s Madrid ace was his sixth as he’s had three other hole-in-one’s in social competition.

“It was a great 7-iron shot as I had 180-yards to the front of the green and 200-yards to the flag,” said Salman.

 “It hit the top of the slope behind the flag and fed all the way back down to the hole so it was a nice start to the round.

“Unfortunately there was only my playing partners and our caddies to see it go it as there was a cameraman just setting up so he missed it.

“So I’m going to have enough ham for this Christmas and the next couple of Christmases.

“Really, I have no idea what I’m going to do with it however one thing is certain I will having a lot of ham sandwiches.

“But I know that I am going have myself weighed with my golf clothes on and I’m going to fill my pockets with golf balls to make me heavier than what I am (laughing).

Tournament host, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano indicated given he could not exchange the ham for cash, Saltman could either swap the ham for Spanish wine or take half and half.

Fernandez-Castano joked:  “The problem is that you decide to leave the ham here you will lose a few legs, for sure”.

Saltman, a lover of Spanish ham, quickly agreed on the ham but his biggest concern was how to get the ham home to Scotland.

“Ryan Air is going to love me, for sure with all this excess luggage,” he smiled.  

“But then I’ve been told officials will ship it to me so that saves me any hassle with the airlines.”

However it was a disappointed Archerfield star who left the course hurling his ball into a water hazard at the last after his birdie putt horseshoed in a round of 72 for a three over par tally.

And Saltman had to play the last handful of his holes without his caddy after his brother Lloyd’s caddy, Paul Vincent-Fernie was struck on the lower back by an errant golf ball.

An ambulance was called to convey the caddy from the course to hospital.

“I was coming up 17 and with Lloyd going down 12 so I was happy to left him have my caddy,” said Saltman.

“But it didn’t look good when an ambulance had to come out on the course as I believe the ball hit right on the lower spine area.”