Matt Wallace (golfer)
| Matt Wallace | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 12 April 1990 Hillingdon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Jacksonville State University | ||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Alps Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 10 | ||
| Highest ranking | 23 (14 July 2019)[1] (as of 26 May 2024) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 4 | ||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 6 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | T19: 2018 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2017, 2018 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2018 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Matthew Wallace (born 12 April 1990) is an English professional golfer currently playing on the European Tour.
Professional career
In 2016 Wallace won six tournaments on the Alps Tour and won the Order of Merit. This enabled him to join the Challenge Tour in 2017. He started 2017 by finishing tied for third place in the Barclays Kenya Open and in May he won the Open de Portugal, a dual-ranking event with the main European Tour.[2] The win gave him promotion to the European Tour.
Wallace won his second European Tour event in March 2018, Hero Indian Open, beating Andrew Johnston in a playoff, making a birdie at the first extra hole. The win lifted him into the world top 100 for the first time. In June Wallace won again at the BMW International Open. He started the final round two strokes behind the leaders, but carded a bogey-free round of 65 to take the title by one stroke.
Professional wins (10)
European Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May 2017 | Open de Portugal1 | −21 (63-66-73-69=271) | 3 strokes |  Julian Suri
|
| 2 | 11 Mar 2018 | Hero Indian Open2 | −11 (69-70-70-68=277) | Playoff | Andrew Johnston
|
| 3 | 24 Jun 2018 | BMW International Open | −10 (73-69-71-65=278) | 1 stroke |  Martin Kaymer,  Mikko Korhonen, Thorbjørn Olesen
|
| 4 | 2 Sep 2018 | Made in Denmark | −19 (68-68-66-67=269) | Playoff | Steven Brown, Jonathan Thomson, Lee Westwood
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1Dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour.
2Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour.
European Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Hero Indian Open | Andrew Johnston
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Made in Denmark | Steven Brown, Jonathan Thomson, Lee Westwood
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole Thomson and Westwood eliminated by birdie on first extra hole |
Alps Tour wins (6)
- 2016 Dreamland Pyramids Open, Tunisian Golf Open, Gösser Open, Vigevano Open, Open Frassanelle, Grand Final
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | T19 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
- ^ "Week 28 2019 Ending 14 Jul 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Matt Wallace: World number 242 wins Portugal Open for first European Tour title". BBC Sport. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
External links
- Matt Wallace at the European Tour official site
- Matt Wallace at the Official World Golf Ranking official site