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Wallace picked up four birdies over his final
six holes and finished with seven against just one bogey on
Sunday to finish at 19-under 269 for the tournament, one stroke
ahead of second-place finisher Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark.
Wallace was tied for third through 54 holes before matching
Jonathan Byrd for the fourth round's low score at Corales Golf
Club.
The victory marked Wallace's first on the PGA Tour.
"I was calm, felt I was determined, I kind of felt like I had it
in me all week," Wallace said. "I really felt like I was playing
some really good stuff and I felt like I was going to be up
there at the end of the week no matter what."
Hojgaard shared the lead with Sam Stevens following the third
round but couldn't keep pace with Wallace on Sunday. He picked
up three birdies and one bogey on the front nine before slowing
down on the back, where he was only able to shoot 2 under.
"I had a lot of chances on the back nine today to put some
pressure on him, so I've got a feeling I'm really disappointed
right now," Hojgaard said. "Obviously in a short period of time
I'll be happy with where I'm at, but you play to win and it's
tough coming up one short."
Stevens slid even more, finishing tied for third with Tyler
Duncan at 17 under. Austin Eckroat (68 on Sunday), Wyndham Clark
(70) and Ricky Barnes (70) landed at fifth, sixth and seventh,
respectively.
Belgian Thomas Detry posted a 72 on Sunday to drop five spots on
the leaderboard, finishing the tournament in a five-way tie for
eighth. Brent Grant and Ben Martin were also in that grouping.
Defending champion Chad Ramey didn't finish at Corales after
withdrawing ahead of his second-round tee time.
--Field Level Media
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