2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 May |
| Location | Andalusia, Spain |
| Course(s) | Finca Cortesín Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Match play – 18 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,290 yards (6,670 m) |
| Field | 24 players |
| Prize fund | €2,750,000 |
| Winner's share | €700,000 |
| Champion | |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | |
| def. Graeme McDowell 1 up | |
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.
Course
| 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
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
| 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
Source[5]
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
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
| 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
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play format explained". PGA European Tour. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Excitement builds after Match Play draw". PGA European Tour. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ Official World Golf Ranking as of 14 May 2012
- ^ a b "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw & Results" (PDF). PGA European Tour. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Colsaerts shines in the Volvo World Match Play". 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Tournament Leaderboard". Retrieved 31 October 2012.