2012 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

2012 WGC-Accenture
Match Play Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 22–26, 2012
LocationMarana, Arizona
Course(s)Ritz-Carlton Golf Club
at Dove Mountain
(Saguaro, Tortolita nines)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
Statistics
Par72
Length7,849 yards (7,177 m)[1]
Field64 players
Prize fund$8,500,000
€6,440,370
Winner's share$1,400,000
€1,060,767
Champion
Hunter Mahan
def. Rory McIlroy, 2&1
Marana
Location in the United States
Marana
Location in Arizona

The 2012 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament played February 22–26 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson. It was the 14th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2012.

Hunter Mahan won his first Match Play title and second WGC with a 2&1 victory over runner-up Rory McIlroy.[2] Defending champion Luke Donald lost in the first round, as did three other previous winners.

Format change

For 2012, the players were seeded based on the last Official World Golf Ranking prior to the tournament, instead of the previous weeks ranking that determined the field.

2012 course layout

Course Saguaro Tortolita
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total [1]
Yards 460 574 208 393 536 185 486 576 476 3,894 493 659 219 583 449 343 247 482 480 3,955 7,849
Par 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 36 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 36 72
  • The average elevation of the course was approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level.[3]
  • The championship utilized the Saguaro and Tortolita nines; the course rating was 77.1 and the slope was 147.[4]
  • The only yardage change from 2011 was the lengthening of the 11th hole, from 601 to 659 yards.

Brackets

The championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 12 ranking,[5] seeded according to the February 19 rankings.[6]

Two players ranked in the top 64 did not play in the event. Phil Mickelson (ranked #11) did not play due to a planned family vacation and was replaced by Ernie Els (#65). Paul Casey (#23) did not play due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by George Coetzee (#66).[7] In the first round, Els handily defeated defending champion Luke Donald 5&4 and Coetzee took Rory McIlroy to 18th hole, but fell at 2 down.

Bobby Jones bracket

First round
February 22 		Second round
February 23 		Third round
February 24 		Fourth round
February 25
            
1 Luke Donald
16 Ernie Els 5&4
16 Ernie Els
9 Peter Hanson 5&4
8 Jason Dufner
9 Peter Hanson 2&1
9 Peter Hanson 5&3
5 Brandt Snedeker
5 Brandt Snedeker 21h
12 Retief Goosen
5 Brandt Snedeker 2&1
13 Kyle Stanley
4 K. J. Choi
13 Kyle Stanley 2&1
9 Peter Hanson
10 Mark Wilson 4&3
6 Thomas Bjørn
11 Francesco Molinari 20h
11 Francesco Molinari
3 Dustin Johnson 7&5
3 Dustin Johnson 20h
14 Jim Furyk
3 Dustin Johnson
10 Mark Wilson 4&3
7 Bo Van Pelt
10 Mark Wilson 3&2
10 Mark Wilson 3&2
15 Robert Rock
2 Adam Scott
15 Robert Rock 1up

Ben Hogan bracket

First round
February 22 		Second round
February 23 		Third round
February 24 		Fourth round
February 25
            
1 Martin Kaymer 4&2
16 Greg Chalmers
1 Martin Kaymer 2up
8 David Toms
8 David Toms 1up
9 Rickie Fowler
1 Martin Kaymer
4 Matt Kuchar 4&3
5 Bubba Watson 3&2
12 Ben Crane
5 Bubba Watson
4 Matt Kuchar 3&2
4 Matt Kuchar 1up
13 Jonathan Byrd
4 Matt Kuchar
6 Hunter Mahan 6&5
6 Hunter Mahan 19h
11 Zach Johnson
6 Hunter Mahan 5&3
14 Yang Yong-eun
3 Graeme McDowell
14 Yang Yong-eun 2&1
6 Hunter Mahan 4&3
2 Steve Stricker
7 Louis Oosthuizen 2&1
10 Aaron Baddeley
7 Louis Oosthuizen
2 Steve Stricker 1up
2 Steve Stricker 2&1
15 Kevin Na

Gary Player bracket

First round
February 22 		Second round
February 23 		Third round
February 24 		Fourth round
February 25
            
1 Rory McIlroy 2up
16 George Coetzee
1 Rory McIlroy 3&2
9 Anders Hansen
8 Kim Kyung-tae
9 Anders Hansen 5&3
1 Rory McIlroy 3&1
13 Miguel Á. Jiménez
5 Keegan Bradley 4&3
12 Geoff Ogilvy
5 Keegan Bradley
13 Miguel Á. Jiménez 2&1
4 Sergio García
13 Miguel Á. Jiménez 2&1
1 Rory McIlroy 3&2
11 Bae Sang-moon
6 Ian Poulter
11 Bae Sang-moon 4&3
11 Bae Sang-moon 1up
3 Charl Schwartzel
3 Charl Schwartzel 4&2
14 Gary Woodland
11 Bae Sang-moon 1up
10 John Senden
7 Simon Dyson
10 John Senden 4&3
10 John Senden 6&5
2 Jason Day
2 Jason Day 19h
15 Rafa Cabrera-Bello

Sam Snead bracket

First round
February 22 		Second round
February 23 		Third round
February 24 		Fourth round
February 25
            
1 Lee Westwood 3&1
16 Nicolas Colsaerts
1 Lee Westwood 3&2
8 Robert Karlsson
8 Robert Karlsson 6&5
9 Freddie Jacobson
1 Lee Westwood 3&2
4 Nick Watney
5 Tiger Woods 1up
12 G. F'dez-Castaño
5 Tiger Woods
4 Nick Watney 1up
4 Nick Watney 5&4
13 Darren Clarke
1 Lee Westwood 4&2
10 Martin Laird
6 Justin Rose
11 Paul Lawrie 1up
11 Paul Lawrie 1up
14 Ryo Ishikawa
3 Bill Haas
14 Ryo Ishikawa 1up
11 Paul Lawrie
10 Martin Laird 3&1
7 Álvaro Quirós
10 Martin Laird 1up
10 Martin Laird 2&1
15 Matteo Manassero
2 Webb Simpson
15 Matteo Manassero 3&2

Final Four

Semi-finals
February 26 		Finals
February 26
      
10 Mark Wilson
6 Hunter Mahan 2&1
6 Hunter Mahan 2&1
1 Rory McIlroy
1 Rory McIlroy 3&1
1 Lee Westwood Third place
10 Mark Wilson 1up
1 Lee Westwood

Prize money breakdown

Place US ($)
Champion 1,400,000
Runner-up 850,000
Third place 600,000
Fourth place 490,000
Losing quarter-finalists x 4 270,000
Losing third round x 8 140,000
Losing second round x 16 95,000
Losing first round x 32 45,000
Total $8,500,000

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Program 2012 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship". pp. 32–57. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Hunter Mahan wins Match Play title". ESPN. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Google Maps image". Google maps.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "The Residences Dove Mountain – scorecards". Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Official World Golf Ranking – February 12, 2012
  6. ^ Official World Golf Ranking – February 19, 2012
  7. ^ "Casey will not play WGC-Accenture due to injury". Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  8. ^ "Past Results – World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play – 2011". Retrieved September 11, 2018.

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