Matt Wallace (golfer)
Matthew Wallace (born 12 April 1990) is an English professional golfer currently playing on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.
| Matt Wallace | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wallace, Dubai, 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 12 April 1990 Hillingdon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nationality |  | ||
| Residence | Sunningdale, England | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Jacksonville State University | ||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Alps Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 10 | ||
| Highest ranking | 23 (14 July 2019)[1] (as of 9 August 2020) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 4 | ||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 6 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2019 | ||
| PGA Championship | T3: 2019 | ||
| U.S. Open | T12: 2019 | ||
| The Open Championship | T51: 2019 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Collegiate career
Wallace played for Jacksonville State University, in Northeast Alabama, as a freshman in the 2010–11 season before turning professional. His year in Jacksonville was a successful one that saw him win twice, including the 2011 OVC Championship. He was the OVC Freshman of the Year and held the record for lowest round in school history with a 10-under 62 in the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate.[2]
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.[3] 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. He followed that up with a victory at Made in Denmark in September 2018, collecting birdies at five of the last six holes before coming out on top in a four-man play-off. He finished in a share of fifth at the Nedbank Golf Challenge before tying for second at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai to move into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.
In May 2019, Wallace finished joint 3rd at the PGA Championship.
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 |  |
| 2 | 11 Mar 2018 | Hero Indian Open2 | −11 (69-70-70-68=277) | Playoff | |
| 3 | 24 Jun 2018 | BMW International Open | −10 (73-69-71-65=278) | 1 stroke |    |
| 4 | 2 Sep 2018 | Made in Denmark | −19 (68-68-66-67=269) | Playoff | |
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 | |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Made in Denmark | |
Won with birdie on second extra hole Thomson and Westwood eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May 2017 | Open de Portugal1 | −21 (63-66-73-69=271) | 3 strokes | |
1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
Alps Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Feb 2016 | Dreamland Pyramids Open | −8 (67-72-69=208) | 1 stroke |   |
| 2 | 1 May 2016 | Tunisian Golf Open | −12 (67-68-71-70=276) | 2 strokes |  |
| 3 | 8 May 2016 | Gösser Open | −20 (66-64-66=196) | 8 strokes |  |
| 4 | 21 May 2016 | Vigevano Open | −17 (65-62-66=193) | 3 strokes |  |
| 5 | 2 Jul 2016 | Open Frassanelle | −17 (66-65-65=196) | 4 strokes | |
| 6 | 22 Oct 2016 | Alps Tour Grand Final | −17 (63-70-66-68=267) | 1 stroke | |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | T19 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | T3 | T77 |
| U.S. Open | T12 | |
| The Open Championship | T51 | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T30 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T33 | T58 | |
| Match Play | T40 | NT1 | |
| Invitational | T27 | T59 | |
| Champions | T50 | T60 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
References
- "Week 28 2019 Ending 14 Jul 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Pair of Former Gamecocks Set For The Masters". Jacksonville State University Athletics. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 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