MATT WALLACE WINS THE HERO INDIAN OPEN IN PLAY-OFF

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Matt Wallace of England defeated compatriot Andrew Johnston at the first playoff hole to win the US$1.75 million Hero Indian Open on Sunday. The 27-year-old, who went into the fourth round with a one-shot lead with Shubhankar Sharma, started magnificently by scoring four birdies before making the turn. He made another birdie on the 10th and a bogey on the 16th before signing for four-under-par 68 at the Gary Player layout of the DLF Golf and Country Club.

Johnston put in a bogey-free performance and forced a playoff with Wallace after carding a 66, the day's lowest score. Both golfers ended regulation play on 11-under-par 277 total. At the first playoff hole on the 624-yard par-five 18th, Wallace hit the greens in two and made a birdie, while Johnston could only muster a par. With that, Wallace became the first Englishman to win the Hero Indian Open.

Sihwan Kim of the United States made a charge on the last day of the tournament, but he was not able to keep up with the relentless pace set by the leaders. The 2017 Asian Tour Qualifying School graduate shot five birdies and a bogey for 68 to finish the tournament in third place. Local favourite Sharma started Sunday with two birdies through four holes. However, his tournament unravelled after double bogeys at the fifth and seventh holes. The two-time Asian Tour winner and current Habitat for Humanity Standings leader carded a 75 to finish in tied-seventh.

2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit winner Gavin Green of Malaysia ended the Hero Indian Open on a bright note, scoring seven birdies including four successive ones from holes 14th to 17th and signing for a 71 to finish in tied-16th.

Hero Indian Open 2018
277 - Matt WALLACE (ENG) 69-70-70-68, Andrew JOHNSTON (ENG) 72-66-73-66.
280 - Sihwan KIM (USA) 70-70-72-68.
281 - Pablo LARRAZABAL (ESP) 67-71-74-69, Matthias SCHWAB (AUT) 71-72-68-70.
283 - Emiliano GRILLO (ARG) 65-68-78-72.
284 - Stephen GALLACHER (SCO) 72-71-67-74, Shubhankar SHARMA (IND) 73-64-72-75.
286 - Jinho CHOI (KOR) 72-71-72-71, Joost LUITEN (NED) 71-69-74-72, Aaron RAI (ENG) 71-73-69-73.
287 - Robert ROCK (ENG) 73-73-74-67, Keith HORNE (RSA) 66-73-80-68, Clement SORDET (FRA) 72-72-71-72, Hideto TANIHARA (JPN) 74-68-72-73.
288 - James MORRISON (ENG) 70-72-77-69, Jens DANTORP (SWE) 69-70-79-70, Gavin GREEN (MAS) 69-73-75-71, Panuphol PITTAYARAT (THA) 69-70-76-73, Steven BROWN (ENG) 74-71-70-73, Ricardo GOUVEIA (POR) 69-73-71-75.
289 - Casey O'TOOLE (USA) 74-66-77-72.
290 - Gregory HAVRET (FRA) 73-72-73-72, Paul PETERSON (USA) 67-73-73-77.

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