Wallace says decision to mix up his team has already paid dividends

M a t t Wa l l a c e’s d e c i s i o n t o look at the bigger picture has already paid dividend s this season but it does not mean he will neglect the smaller events.

Having won three European Tour events last year, narrowly missing out on a Ryder Cup debut, the Londoner set his sights on the majors and other big tournaments this season.

T h e 2 9 - y e a r - o l d f i n i s h e d third at last week’s US PGA C h a mpi o n s h i p , b e h i n d t h e world’s top two, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, and he believes that has justified his change in focus.

“This was in the thick of it. Group out from the last, trying to get second place – that was the goal,” he said of his finalday experience at Bethpage.

“After two days, second place was my aim. But now to say that I finished behind Brooks and DJ in a major really backs up my reasons why I wanted to change a few people in my team, to think of the big ger picture and perform well in the majors.”

Despite a shift in fo cus he r e m a i n s c o m m i t t e d t o t h e e ve n t s wh i c h g ave h i m h i s l e g u p i n t o t h e wo r l d ’s t o p 25, and having flown in from Long Island he is looking forward to defending his Made in Denmark title at Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort.

“I’ll t r y to win the R ace to D u b a i n o w. I h a v e a g r e a t chance,” added the Englishman.