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2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship

The 2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship was the 47th Volvo World Match Play Championship played. It was held 17–20 May, with the champion receiving €700,000. The format was 24 players split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool progressing to the knock-out stage.[1] It was an official money event on the European Tour.

2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 May
LocationAndalusia, Spain
Course(s)Finca Cortesín Golf Club
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length7,290 yards (6,670 m)
Field24 players
Prize fund€2,750,000
Winner's share€700,000
Champion
Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts
def. Graeme McDowell 1 up
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Course edit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 471 215 541 334 575 195 494 574 352 3,751 188 627 224 413 353 525 464 177 568 3,539 7,290
Par 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 37 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 35 72

Format edit

The 24 players were split into eight pools of three, with the top two in each pool seeded by their Official World Golf Ranking and the remaining eight randomly assigned to a pool.[2][3] Within each pool, every player played each other in a round-robin format over 18-hole matches. Points were awarded based upon win (2), tie (1) or loss (0). The two leading players from each pool advanced to the knock-out stage. In case of ties, sudden-death playoffs were used to determine rankings.

Participants edit

Seed Player Rank[4]
1   Martin Kaymer 9
2   Justin Rose 12
3   Charl Schwartzel 15
4   Graeme McDowell 20
5   Sergio García 23
6   Peter Hanson 24
7   Brandt Snedeker 26
8   Ian Poulter 28
9   John Senden 35
10   Thomas Bjørn 37
11   Paul Lawrie 41
12   Álvaro Quirós 42
13   Robert Karlsson 46
14   Nicolas Colsaerts 51
15   Robert Rock 59
16   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 61
  Branden Grace 65
  Retief Goosen 66
  Darren Clarke 70
  Jbe' Kruger 119
  Camilo Villegas 126
  Tetsuji Hiratsuka 133
  Tom Lewis 175
  Richard Finch 218

Pool play edit

Source[5]

Pool Ballesteros
Winner Score Loser
Rafa Cabrera-Bello 3 & 2 Martin Kaymer
Rafa Cabrera-Bello 4 & 2 Richard Finch
Richard Finch 1 up Martin Kaymer
  • 1st – Cabrera-Bello
  • 2nd – Finch
  • 3rd – Kaymer
Pool Gabrielsson
Winner Score Loser
Justin Rose 7 & 6 Robert Rock
Robert Rock 2 up Darren Clarke
Justin Rose 6 & 4 Darren Clarke
  • 1st – Rose
  • 2nd – Rock
  • 3rd – Clarke
Pool Palmer
Winner Score Loser
Charl Schwartzel Halved Nicolas Colsaerts
Retief Goosen 1 up Nicolas Colsaerts
Retief Goosen 4 & 3 Charl Schwartzel
  • 1st – Goosen
  • 2nd – Colsaerts (Colsaerts wins at the first extra hole against Schwartzel.)
  • 3rd – Schwartzel
Pool Larson
Winner Score Loser
Graeme McDowell 1 up Robert Karlsson
Robert Karlsson Halved Jbe' Kruger
Graeme McDowell 4 & 3 Jbe' Kruger
  • 1st – McDowell
  • 2nd – Karlsson (Karlsson wins at the first extra hole against Kruger.)
  • 3rd – Kruger
Pool Woosnam
Winner Score Loser
Sergio García 2 & 1 Álvaro Quirós
Álvaro Quirós 5 & 4 Tetsuji Hiratsuka
Sergio García 4 & 2 Tetsuji Hiratsuka
  • 1st – García
  • 2nd – Quirós
  • 3rd – Hiratsuka
Pool Norman
Winner Score Loser
Paul Lawrie 2 & 1 Peter Hanson
Paul Lawrie Halved Camilo Villegas
Camilo Villegas 6 & 4 Peter Hanson
  • 1st – Lawrie (Lawrie wins at the first extra hole against Villegas.)
  • 2nd – Villegas
  • 3rd – Hanson
Pool McCormack
Winner Score Loser
Brandt Snedeker 5 & 4 Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Bjørn 2 & 1 Branden Grace
Branden Grace 4 & 3 Brandt Snedeker
  • 1st – Snedeker (Snedeker wins at the first extra hole against Bjørn and Grace.)
  • 2nd – Bjørn (Bjørn wins at the second extra hole against Grace.)
  • 3rd – Grace
Pool Player
Winner Score Loser
Ian Poulter 3 & 2 John Senden
Tom Lewis 1 up John Senden
Ian Poulter 4 & 3 Tom Lewis
  • 1st – Poulter
  • 2nd – Lewis
  • 3rd – Senden

Playoffs edit

Source[5]

Round of 16
19 May, morning 		Quarter-finals
19 May, afternoon 		Semi-finals
20 May, morning 		Final
20 May, afternoon
        
  Sergio García 4&3
  Tom Lewis
  Sergio García
  Graeme McDowell 19 h
  Graeme McDowell 3&2
  Richard Finch
  Graeme McDowell 20 h
  Paul Lawrie
  Paul Lawrie 5&4
  Thomas Bjørn
  Paul Lawrie 6&5
  Retief Goosen
  Retief Goosen 3&2
  Robert Rock
  Graeme McDowell
  Nicolas Colsaerts 1 up
  Brandt Snedeker 3&2
  Camilo Villegas
  Brandt Snedeker
  Nicolas Colsaerts 4&3
  Justin Rose
  Nicolas Colsaerts 4&3
  Nicolas Colsaerts 2 up
  Rafa Cabrera-Bello
  Ian Poulter
  Álvaro Quirós 4&3
  Álvaro Quirós
  Rafa Cabrera-Bello 3&1
  Rafa Cabrera-Bello 1 up
  Robert Karlsson

Prize money breakdown edit

Source:[6][7]

Place Actual prize fund (€) Race to Dubai fund (€)
Champion 700,000 458,333
Runner-up 360,000 305,555
Semi-finals losers x 2 180,000 154,825
Quarter-finals losers x 4 92,500 91,025
Round of 16 losers x 8 70,000 47,506
Third place in pool x 8 50,000 32,794
Total €2,750,000 2,080,038

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Volvo World Match Play format explained". PGA European Tour. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw for Thursday & Friday" (PDF). PGA European Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Excitement builds after Match Play draw". PGA European Tour. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  4. ^ Official World Golf Ranking as of 14 May 2012
  5. ^ a b "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw & Results" (PDF). PGA European Tour. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Colsaerts shines in the Volvo World Match Play". 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Tournament Leaderboard". Retrieved 31 October 2012.

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