Matt Wallace called Bryson DeChambeau a "worthy champion" after he won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic by seven shots, but vowed to try to catch him the next time they do battle.
Wallace finished alone in second after mixing six birdies with two bogeys in his final-round 68 but never came close to applying real pressure on the American.
And the Englishman is keen to make amends when he next goes head-to-head with World Number Five DeChambeau.
"I wanted to give it a go today," said Wallace. "I really wanted to put some pressure on Bryson.
"He was obviously scoring well. Credit to him, he's played great today from what I hear and he's a worthy champion this week and it's great to have him here. But I'll try and get him next time.
"The round was really good in parts, really shabby in parts. Not good enough to put any pressure on, but just about good enough to get second.
"I've got to take the positives from that early on in the season to get the juices flowing like that. And to play with Ernie (Els).
"I mean, I didn't see myself having 165 yards in for my third on the last to try and get it done, but yeah, I'll learn from that. I'll put better swings on it next time. Overall, I'm happy, yeah.
"I actually drove it amazing, apart from that last tee shot, really. Friday was the best I've ever played tee-to-green, and that's a really good sign."
