Matt Wallace beats "Beef" Johnston to win Hero Indian Open

Home favourite Shubhankar Sharma couldn't pull off a win for his New Delhi gallery carding a most unusual 3 double bogey's on his way to T7 75 however such was not the case for England's Matt Wallace (68) and Andrew "Beef" Johnston (66) who tied at -11 forcing a playoff

Wallace crushed a drive on the par 5 18th while Johnston laid back. Wallace played the shot of his life from 240 yards to within 8 feet and 2 putts later after Johnston's birdie try lipped out, he became the 2018 Hero Indian Open champion, his 2nd European tour victory.

"I hit some really good shots and that play-off: I pumped it down there on the last and it went a long way and then a four iron went even further than I thought it would so I was jacked up a bit. To hit two shots like that is exactly why I play the game."

 

Wallace was playing on the Alps Tour in 2016 but six wins that season, including five in a row got him onto the Challenge Tour and he continues his meteoric rise following the victory in Portugal in just his fourth European Tour event.

 

The tour takes a bit of a hiatus with the WGC Dell Match Play in Austin next March 21, then the Masters April 5.

 

Bryan Angus

(notes europeantour.com)