Darren Wallace tapped in his final putt, looked up and saw the herd of University of Washington men's golf teammates running onto the 18th green to hail him.

For a split second, he crouched to escape the attention – the only time in the three-day Pacific-10 Conference championships he did not face the competition straight-up.

Wallace, a junior from Vancouver, B.C., highlighted the Huskies' big week at Seattle Golf Club by capturing medalist honors Wednesday afternoon after his closing 2-under-par 70.

His 11-under 277 total beat teammate – and fellow Canadian – Nick Taylor (281) by four strokes.

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This week: PGA Tour's Quail Hollow Championship, Thursday through Sunday, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.

World ranking: 155th.

2009 earnings: $426,739 (75th on the PGA Tour).

Last tournament: The Puyallup golfer made his fourth consecutive cut of the season with his tied-for-42nd finish (3-under 285) at last week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The last time he made five in a row? It was the year he came out of UNLV – 2005 – and played, earned temporary status and went on to make seven consecutive cuts. Moore has quietly established himself again as one of the best putters on tour, tied for seventh in total putting. But with his inconsistent ball-striking, he's relying too much on it to make pars, not birdies. Moore's best finish at Quail Hollow was a tied-for-75th in 2007.

Tee time Thursday: 9:10 a.m. PDT off the 10th tee with Steve Marino and Troy Matteson.