2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship

2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 May
LocationAndalusia, Spain
CourseFinca Cortesín Golf Club
TourEuropean 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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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. 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. 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

SeedPlayerRank
1Germany Martin Kaymer9
2England Justin Rose12
3South Africa Charl Schwartzel15
4Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell20
5Spain Sergio García23
6Sweden Peter Hanson24
7United States Brandt Snedeker26
8England Ian Poulter28
9Australia John Senden35
10Denmark Thomas Bjørn37
11Scotland Paul Lawrie41
12Spain Álvaro Quirós42
13Sweden Robert Karlsson46
14Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts51
15England Robert Rock59
16Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello61
South Africa Branden Grace65
South Africa Retief Goosen66
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke70
South Africa Jbe' Kruger119
Colombia Camilo Villegas126
Japan Tetsuji Hiratsuka133
England Tom Lewis175
England Richard Finch218

Pool play

Source

Pool Ballesteros
WinnerScoreLoser
Rafa Cabrera-Bello3 & 2Martin Kaymer
Rafa Cabrera-Bello4 & 2Richard Finch
Richard Finch1 upMartin Kaymer
Pool Gabrielsson
WinnerScoreLoser
Justin Rose7 & 6Robert Rock
Robert Rock2 upDarren Clarke
Justin Rose6 & 4Darren Clarke
Pool Palmer
WinnerScoreLoser
Charl SchwartzelHalvedNicolas Colsaerts
Retief Goosen1 upNicolas Colsaerts
Retief Goosen4 & 3Charl Schwartzel
Pool Larson
WinnerScoreLoser
Graeme McDowell1 upRobert Karlsson
Robert KarlssonHalvedJbe' Kruger
Graeme McDowell4 & 3Jbe' Kruger
Pool Woosnam
WinnerScoreLoser
Sergio García2 & 1Álvaro Quirós
Álvaro Quirós5 & 4Tetsuji Hiratsuka
Sergio García4 & 2Tetsuji Hiratsuka
Pool Norman
WinnerScoreLoser
Paul Lawrie2 & 1Peter Hanson
Paul LawrieHalvedCamilo Villegas
Camilo Villegas6 & 4Peter Hanson
Pool McCormack
WinnerScoreLoser
Brandt Snedeker5 & 4Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Bjørn2 & 1Branden Grace
Branden Grace4 & 3Brandt Snedeker
Pool Player
WinnerScoreLoser
Ian Poulter3 & 2John Senden
Tom Lewis1 upJohn Senden
Ian Poulter4 & 3Tom Lewis

Playoffs

Source

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

Prize money breakdown

Source:

PlaceActual prize fund (€)Race to Dubai fund (€)
Champion700,000458,333
Runner-up360,000305,555
Semi-finals losers x 2180,000154,825
Quarter-finals losers x 492,50091,025
Round of 16 losers x 870,00047,506
Third place in pool x 850,00032,794
Total€2,750,0002,080,038

Notes and references

  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. 1 2 "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw & Results" (PDF). PGA European Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. 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.