Emotional Matt Wallace moved to tears after runner-up finish at European Masters, says 'will never give up on Ryder Cup'

English golfer Matt Wallace could not hold his tears after he marginally missed winning the 2025 Omega European Masters. He missed the title by two strokes and settled in a tie for second place.

After the event, he finished in 12th place in the automatic qualification list for the Ryder Cup. Only the top sic qualified for the side, while skipper Luke Donald will pick the remaining six on Monday, September 1.

Matt Wallace struggled to interact with the media in the post-round press conference and broke down in tears. However, after some time, he recollected himself and gave a positive statement about making it to the biennial tournament.

"I'll never give up on the Ryder Cup. I just won't," he said.

Matt Wallace, who is looking for his debut in Ryder Cup, was dropped from the side in 2018. That year, he won three events on the DP World Tour and was close to making it to the biennial team, but he did not become the skipper's pick.

Rory Mcllory, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard, and Tyrrell Hatton have secured the qualification for the event, and, likely, Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, and Matt Fitzatrick might be the captain's picks. It would be interesting to see who would make it into the European Ryder Cup this year.

Matt Wallace misses qualification for the FedEx Cup playoffs

Matt Wallace had a rough time on the greens on the PGA Tour in 2025. He finished in the 92nd place after the Wyndham Championship and struggled to make it to the FedEx Cup playoffs.

He had a difficult time on the greens in the initial tournaments this season. He began the year at the Farmers Insurance Open but missed the cut and then registered a T44 finish at the WM Phoenix Open. The struggles continued as the season progressed, and he missed two more cuts at the Mexico Open and the Cognizant Classic. He made 12 cuts on the PGA Tour this season and had only one finish in the top 12.

Matt Wallace was pretty impressive at the 3M Open, where he scored four rounds of 65, 67, 68 and 64 and tied for third place.

On the DP World Tour, he only participated in four tournaments but struggled with his game. He was tied for 45th place at Hero Dubai Desert Classic and then T64 at the Danish Golf Championship. Another tournament he played was the Betfred British Masters, but then again, he had a rough time on the greens, and after four rounds of 68, 69, and 70 he settled in a tie for 33rd place.