Wallace takes four-shot lead at European Masters

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-14 M Wallace (Eng); -10 A Fitzpatrick (Eng); -9 H Norlander (Swe), J Smith (Eng)

Selected others: -8 A Johnston (Eng); -7 E Pepperell (Eng); -6 C Syme (Sco), R Ramsay (Sco)

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England's Matt Wallace opened up a four-shot lead aft nan 2nd information of nan European Masters astatine Crans-sur-Sierre successful Switzerland.

Wallace trailed compatriot and overnight leader Alex Fitzpatrick by 1 changeable aft nan opening information but his awesome 62 connected Friday moved him to 14 nether par.

Fitzpatrick dropped to 2nd connected 10 nether aft he followed his first information 63 pinch a 67, while chap Englishman Jordan Smith is tied for 3rd pinch Sweden's Henrik Norlander 1 changeable behind.

Wallace is nan only subordinate to person gone done some rounds without a bogey arsenic he looks to extremity a six-year hold for triumph connected nan European Tour.

The 34-year-old chipped successful birdies connected nan 4th and 5th holes earlier making 3 consecutive birdies from nan 14th to unfastened up a patient lead.

Despite moving into nan lead, pinch a Ryder Cup connected nan horizon, Wallace says his main attraction is connected consistency aft missing retired connected action successful 2018 and 2023.

"It's not conscionable astir nan win, it's playing well," he said.

"Luke [Donald, Ryder Cup captain] wants you to play good and I want to play good truthful I'm going to effort to play good each azygous time and what comes from it comes from it.

"It is good, competition, but I want to get distant from nan title arsenic overmuch arsenic possible."