The DP Tour-European Masters ended all the competition. The 34-year-old English golfer Matt Wallace defeated the Spaniard Elfredo Heredia with a birdie on the first extra hole and won his fifth DP Tour victory at the Crans Susserie Golf Course (par 70) in Crans-Montana, Switzerland! This is also his first DP victory in the past six years.
Matt Wallace, is an English professional golfer. In June 2018, he won the BMW International Open and won the third European Tour championship in his career.
In 2016, he landed on the European Challenge Tour (European Tour Secondary Tour) through 6 European Tour Third-Level Tour victories.
On May 14, 2017, Matt Wallace, a European Tour Secondary Tour player from England, won the Portuguese Open, the lowest prize money event in the 2017 European Tour, at the Morgado Golf Resort by three strokes, and "skipped" to achieve the first European Tour championship in his career. Wallace, ranked 244th in the world, shot a bogey-free 69 (-4), scored 271 strokes (63-66-73-69, -21), and won the championship and 83,330 euros in prize money.
On March 11, 2018, English golfer Matt Wallace won the second European Tour title and the first Asian Tour title in his career at the DLF Golf Country Club until the first playoff hole of the Hero Indian Open. Wallace won the European Tour for the second consecutive year after the Portugal Open in May 2017.
On June 24, 2018, English golfer Matt Wallace shot a bogey-free 65 (-7) at the Lachenhof Golf Club in Germany, winning the BMW International Open with a total score of 278 (73-69-71-65, -10) by one stroke, winning his second European Tour victory in 2018 and the third European Tour title in his career. On September 2, English golfer Matt Wallace went through a four-player overtime at Silkeborg Golf Club, and finally won the second extra hole in the last points match of the European Ryder Cup team, the Made in Denmark Tournament, and won his third European Tour championship in 2018 and the fourth European Tour championship in his career. Wallace, who made birdies in the extra hole, won his third European Tour championship in the 2018 season.
On July 29, 2022, Matt Wallace tied for third place in the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. On August 29, Wallace, who has four DP World Tour titles, finished second in the Omega European Masters held at the Crans-Sierre Golf Club in Switzerland. On September 3, Matt Wallace won the PGA Tour card for the next tournament due to the LIV Golf Boston Station.
On January 26, 2023, at the Dubai Desert Classic, Matt Wallace fell behind by one stroke again. On March 27, English player Matt Wallace won his first PGA Tour victory at the Dominican Championship. On August 28, at the Czech Masters, Matt Wallace won the runner-up. On November 20, at the DP World Tour Championship, Matt Wallace shot 69 and finished second with 269 strokes, 19 strokes under par.
On June 23, 2024, the KLM Dutch Open was held at the Amsterdam International Golf Club. Matt Wallace shot 69 strokes and tied for sixth place with 205 strokes, 8 strokes under par. On September 6, in the first round of the Omega European Masters held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Matt Wallace shot a bogey-free 64 strokes and tied for third place.
"This was a very difficult day!" Matt Wallace said after the game. "I feel like I can score well here, but I can't get started."
With the low scores in the 60s (62-64) in the first two rounds, Wallace still had a 4-stroke advantage to start the final round despite a 73 on a bad weather day.
After the weather improved, Wallace's final round score of 70 failed to help him consolidate his leading position in the regular season. In the end, he was caught up by the Spaniard after missing the birdie putt on the closing hole...
However, although Spaniard Alfredo scored 66 today, raising his total score to 269 (-11), dragging Wallace into the extra round, he still failed to make a comeback in the extra holes. After Alfredo missed the birdie putt on the first extra hole, Wallace seized the opportunity and successfully defeated his opponent, winning his fifth DP victory.
As for Chinese domestic players, Wu Ashun caught 5 birdies today and handed in 67 strokes, ranking tied for 46th place with a total score of 281 strokes (+1).
Andrew Johnston caught 3 birdies, swallowed 5 bogeys, and shot 73 strokes. Henrik Norlander caught 3 birdies, swallowed 3 bogeys and 1 double bogey, and shot 72 strokes. The two handed in 204 strokes in three rounds, 6 strokes under par, and tied for third place.
Alex Fitzpatrick (75 strokes), Jason Scrivener (72 strokes), Edoardo Molinari (69 strokes), Cedric Gugler (71 strokes), the four players with 205 strokes, 5 strokes under par, tied for fifth place.
Due to the challenging conditions, the scores on the third day were significantly higher, which was inconsistent with the usual style of the Omega European Masters. Chinese player Wu Ashun caught 2 birdies, swallowed 5 bogeys and 1 double bogey, shot 75 strokes, and tied for 65th place with 214 strokes (71-68-75), 4 strokes above par.
Li Haotong caught 4 birdies, but had 5 bogeys, 4 double bogeys, and even swallowed triple bogeys on the 17th hole, a par 4 hole, because of a tee shot error. Li Haotong shot 80 strokes, and the three-round score was 218 strokes, 8 strokes above par, and the ranking dropped to 78th.
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