DP World Tour Season Finale: Matt Wallace Loses his Nerve
11/18/2024 by Johanna Lakämper
Matt Wallace lost his nerve on the DP World Tour on Sunday and took his anger out on the fairway. Unwelcome behavior.
Matt Wallace on Sunday in Dubai. (Photo: Getty)
11/14 – 11/17/2024
European Tour: DP World Tour Championship 2024
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth course – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Round 4/4
- Strokeplay
- Prize money: $10,000,000
- Defending champion: Nicolai Højgaard
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Matt Wallace did not show his best side at the DP World Tour Championship at the weekend, where he finished tied 11th. Anyone who has ever swung a club has probably experienced for themselves that golf can sometimes drive you mad. Nevertheless, there are rules of conduct on the golf course and, especially among professionals who are considered role models, freak-outs are not welcome. Tyrrell Hatton, who is known for his emotions on the course, also allowed himself to overreact.
Matt Wallace takes his anger out on the fairway
Matt Wallace’s round was apparently satisfactory. Although he started with two bogeys on holes 1 and 3, he then improved significantly. With a series of birdies on holes 8 to 11, he made up a few places on the leaderboard, on which he was already among the leaders.
His emotional outburst then followed on the par-5 14th. His tee shot landed in the thick rough, leaving him a few meters behind with his second shot. He then sank his third shot in the greenside bunker, which was the last straw. Wallace rammed his club into the fairway, leaving clearly visible damage. Neither he nor his caddie bothered to repair the damage. In the end, he recorded a bogey on 14.
? ICYMI: Matt Wallace lost his mind during the final round of the #DPWTC and took a chunk out of the fairway ⛳️?
pic.twitter.com/4mhO6LruqO— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) November 17, 2024
After the tournament, Wallace summed up his tournament on Twitter. There was no comment on his slip-up.
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Tyrrell Hatton, who finished sixth in Dubai, also allowed himself a slip-up. It was not the course that fell victim to this, but his club, which he unceremoniously broke after a failed shot. The commentator described such behavior as a “terrible influence on the next generation”.
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