For most golf professionals, the Ryder Cup isn't just a tournament, but an emotion, a feeling of pride, legacy, and honor. Unfortunately for Englishman Matt Wallace, that dream came painstakingly close this week in Switzerland, and then slipped away.

Wallace entered the Omega European Masters in Switzerland knowing the stakes.

A successful title defense could have forced his way into Luke Donald's final six captain's picks for Team Europe at next month's Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

But after three solid rounds, the 35-year-old fell just short, finishing tied for second behind South Africa's Thriston Lawrence.

The heartbreak came at the par-5 14th on Sunday. Wallace, trailing by one, went for the green in two but blocked his second shot into the water. The bogey that followed dropped h

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