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.
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.
^ ab"Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw & Results" (PDF). PGA European Tour. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^. 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.
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Coverage on the European Tour's official site
January 01, 1970
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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 1 It was an official money event on the European Tour 2012 Volvo World Match Play ChampionshipTournament informationDates17 20 MayLocationAndalusia SpainCourse s Finca Cortesin Golf ClubTour s European TourFormatMatch play 18 holesStatisticsPar72Length7 290 yards 6 670 m Field24 playersPrize fund 2 750 000Winner s share 700 000ChampionNicolas Colsaertsdef Graeme McDowell 1 up 20112013 Contents 1 Course 2 Format 3 Participants 4 Pool play 5 Playoffs 6 Prize money breakdown 7 Notes and references 8 External linksCourse edit1 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 72Format editThe 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 editSeed Player Rank 4 1 nbsp Martin Kaymer 9 2 nbsp Justin Rose 12 3 nbsp Charl Schwartzel 15 4 nbsp Graeme McDowell 20 5 nbsp Sergio Garcia 23 6 nbsp Peter Hanson 24 7 nbsp Brandt Snedeker 26 8 nbsp Ian Poulter 28 9 nbsp John Senden 35 10 nbsp Thomas Bjorn 37 11 nbsp Paul Lawrie 41 12 nbsp Alvaro Quiros 42 13 nbsp Robert Karlsson 46 14 nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts 51 15 nbsp Robert Rock 59 16 nbsp Rafa Cabrera Bello 61 nbsp Branden Grace 65 nbsp Retief Goosen 66 nbsp Darren Clarke 70 nbsp Jbe Kruger 119 nbsp Camilo Villegas 126 nbsp Tetsuji Hiratsuka 133 nbsp Tom Lewis 175 nbsp Richard Finch 218Pool play editSource 5 Pool Ballesteros Winner Score Loser Rafa Cabrera Bello 3 amp 2 Martin Kaymer Rafa Cabrera Bello 4 amp 2 Richard Finch Richard Finch 1 up Martin Kaymer 1st Cabrera Bello 2nd Finch 3rd Kaymer Pool Gabrielsson Winner Score Loser Justin Rose 7 amp 6 Robert Rock Robert Rock 2 up Darren Clarke Justin Rose 6 amp 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 amp 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 amp 3 Jbe Kruger 1st McDowell 2nd Karlsson Karlsson wins at the first extra hole against Kruger 3rd Kruger Pool Woosnam Winner Score Loser Sergio Garcia 2 amp 1 Alvaro Quiros Alvaro Quiros 5 amp 4 Tetsuji Hiratsuka Sergio Garcia 4 amp 2 Tetsuji Hiratsuka 1st Garcia 2nd Quiros 3rd Hiratsuka Pool Norman Winner Score Loser Paul Lawrie 2 amp 1 Peter Hanson Paul Lawrie Halved Camilo Villegas Camilo Villegas 6 amp 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 amp 4 Thomas Bjorn Thomas Bjorn 2 amp 1 Branden Grace Branden Grace 4 amp 3 Brandt Snedeker 1st Snedeker Snedeker wins at the first extra hole against Bjorn and Grace 2nd Bjorn Bjorn wins at the second extra hole against Grace 3rd Grace Pool Player Winner Score Loser Ian Poulter 3 amp 2 John Senden Tom Lewis 1 up John Senden Ian Poulter 4 amp 3 Tom Lewis 1st Poulter 2nd Lewis 3rd SendenPlayoffs editSource 5 Round of 1619 May morningQuarter finals19 May afternoonSemi finals20 May morningFinal20 May afternoon nbsp Sergio Garcia4 amp 3 nbsp Tom Lewis nbsp Sergio Garcia nbsp Graeme McDowell19 h nbsp Graeme McDowell3 amp 2 nbsp Richard Finch nbsp Graeme McDowell20 h nbsp Paul Lawrie nbsp Paul Lawrie5 amp 4 nbsp Thomas Bjorn nbsp Paul Lawrie6 amp 5 nbsp Retief Goosen nbsp Retief Goosen3 amp 2 nbsp Robert Rock nbsp Graeme McDowell nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts1 up nbsp Brandt Snedeker3 amp 2 nbsp Camilo Villegas nbsp Brandt Snedeker nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts4 amp 3 nbsp Justin Rose nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts4 amp 3 nbsp Nicolas Colsaerts2 up nbsp Rafa Cabrera Bello nbsp Ian Poulter nbsp Alvaro Quiros4 amp 3 nbsp Alvaro Quiros nbsp Rafa Cabrera Bello3 amp 1 nbsp Rafa Cabrera Bello1 up nbsp Robert KarlssonPrize money breakdown editSource 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 038Notes and references edit Volvo World Match Play format explained PGA European Tour 16 May 2012 Retrieved 31 October 2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship Draw for Thursday amp 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 amp 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 External links editOfficial site Coverage on the European Tour s official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship amp oldid 1148462244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
