England’s Matt Wallace claims first PGA Tour win after birdie blitz at Corales Puntacana Championship | Golf News

England’s Matt Wallace wins Corales Puntacana Championship by one shot to safe his maiden PGA Tour title and first trophy wherever since September 2018; Wallace shoots 4 straight birdies throughout again 9 to edge out Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard by one shot within the Dominican Republic

Matt Wallace received the Corales Puntacana Championship by one shot from Nicolai Hojgaard

England’s Matt Wallace produced a back-nine birdie blitz to win his maiden PGA Tour title and first trophy in over 4 years.

Wallace claimed a one-shot victory at the Corales Puntacana Championship within the Dominican Republic after making good points on the thirteenth, 14th, fifteenth and sixteenth holes of his remaining spherical to card a six-under 66 and finish on 19 beneath par.

The 32-year-old – a four-time winner on the DP World Tour, most just lately at the Made in Denmark in September 2018 – completed away from Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard on 18 beneath.

Wallace was one shot adrift of Hojgaard heading into the ultimate spherical and that hole remained as each gamers went out in 34, courtesy of three birdies and a bogey on their respective entrance nines.

But Wallace then reeled off 4 birdies coming dwelling whereas Hojgaard was solely capable of handle two as he accomplished a four-under 68.

Sam Stevens, who shared the lead with Hojgaard after 54 holes, completed in a share of third place with Tyler Duncan on 17 beneath after taking pictures a three-under 69.

Wallace had missed the minimize in six of his earlier seven PGA Tour occasions previous to ending seventh at final week’s Valspar Championship, with the exception a share of twenty ninth place at The Honda Classic.