Wallace hit the ball so purely down the stretch that his final six birdie putts covered a total of 15 feet, 8 inches (nearly 5 meters).
Just tried my hardest to get myself back into the tournament," said Wallace, who started the day seven shots behind.
Even so, the Norwegian star was in position to capture the season-ending titles on the PGA Tour and the European tour.
The European tour record is nine consecutive birdies by James Nitties of Australia in the 2019 Vic Open, and 12 birdies for a round by Raphaël Jacquelin in the 2013 Turkish Open.
He had a chance at only the second 59 in European tour history.
Persons:
— Matt Wallace, England, ” Wallace, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, Nicolai Hojgaard couldn't, Wallace, “ I'm, I’ve, Hovland, “ It's, ”, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, ” Hovland, James Nitties of, Raphaël Jacquelin, Bernd Wiesberger, “, ” Hojgaard, Dane, Rasmus Hojgaard, Rasmus, ___
Organizations:
United Arab Emirates, Golf Estates, Fleetwood, PGA Tour, PGA
Locations:
DUBAI, United Arab, Norwegian, James Nitties of Australia, Malaysia