England’s Matt Wallace wins Corales Puntacana Champion by one shot to protect his first PGA Trip title and very first prize anywhere because September 2018; Wallace shoots 4 straight birdies throughout back 9 to edge out Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard by one shot in the Dominican Republic
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Matt Wallace won the Corales Puntacana Champion by one shot from Nicolai Hojgaard
England’s Matt Wallace produced a back-nine birdie blitz to win his first PGA Trip title and very first prize in over 4 years.
Wallace declared a one-shot success at the Corales Puntacana Champion in the Dominican Republic after making gains on the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th holes of his last round to card a six-under 66 and end on 19 under par.
The 32-year-old – a four-time winner on the DP World Trip, most just recently at the Made in Denmark in September 2018 – ended up clear of Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard on 18 under.
Wallace was one shot adrift of Hojgaard heading into the last round which space stayed as both gamers headed out in 34, thanks to 3 birdies and a bogey on their particular front nines.
However Wallace then rattled 4 birdies getting home while Hojgaard was just able to handle 2 as he finished a four-under 68.
Sam Stevens, who shared the lead with Hojgaard after 54 holes, ended up in a share of 3rd location with Tyler Duncan on 17 under after shooting a three-under 69.
Wallace had actually missed out on the cut in 6 of his previous 7 PGA Trip occasions prior to ending up seventh at last week’s Valspar Champion, with the exception a share of 29th location at The Honda Classic.