Matt Wallace was determined to be less hard on himself as he moved into a good position to contend for DP World Tour title number five on day two of the 2022 Dutch Open.
The Englishman claimed four wins in 16 months from May 2017, finishing in the top ten on DP World Tour Rankings in Partnership with Rolex in 2018 and 2019.
He has had five runner-up finishes since winning the 2018 Made in Denmark and a 67 in round two at Bernardus Golf saw him head into the weekend just one shot off the lead.
Wallace is known as one of the most passionate players in the game and has revealed he is trying to take a more positive approach towards himself as he seeks a tenth professional win in just six years.
“I have had a really good mental attitude this week, so it is all about executing the shot for me: the swing, seeing it and executing it, and crack on from there," he said.
“Positivity. Not talking bad about myself or a shot. Putting more energy into the good shots rather than the bad shots so, if I hit a bad shot, you are allowed to let that frustration out but then don’t give it any energy or any thought.
"Fist-pump the good stuff and talk about the good stuff rather than the bad stuff. We expect ourselves to hit good shots, and you don’t say anything sometimes, but actually when you hit a good shot you should give yourself credit, fist-bump, talk with your caddie and say good shot."
Adrian Meronk was alongside Wallace at eight under as he seeks a first DP World Tour victory.
The Pole already has two top-threes, a top-five and two further top-tens this season and, with two runner-up finishes in the last two years, he is glad to be edging closer to that maiden win.
“I had a couple of close finishes, I have been disappointed a couple of times because I felt like I have it in me to get a win, but I will just keep trying," he said.
"You cannot force anything, you just have to play your game and stick to your strategy and at the end of the day you will see what is going to happen.”
