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Matt Wallace in last-gasp Masters bid as he soaks up PGA win with texts from A-list stars

Matt Wallace Masters PGA Tour Caribbean

Matt Wallace revealed he has refound his old "super confidence" after winning his first PGA Tour title at the 80th attempt.

"No matter how well you’re playing, if you don’t back yourself then no-one else will," he told Mirror Sport . The popular Londoner was inundated with messages from the likes of Paul Scholes, John Terry, Stuart Broad, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter and Luke Donald after his victory at the Corales Puntacana Championship.

Wallace, 32, kept his celebrations "low-key" in the Dominican Republic before flying to the Valero Texas Open yesterday for his last chance to qualify for the Masters. The Manchester United fan was renowned for his uber-confidence as he won three times on the DP World Tour in 2018 and finished tied third at the 2019 US PGA.

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