2012_Volvo_World_Match_Play_Championship
2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship
Golf tournament
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.
Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...
| 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 | |
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More information Out, In ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total | |
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| 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 |
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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.
More information Seed, Player ...
| 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 |
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Source[5]
More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 3 & 2 | Martin Kaymer |
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 4 & 2 | Richard Finch |
| Richard Finch | 1 up | Martin Kaymer |
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More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Rose | 7 & 6 | Robert Rock |
| Robert Rock | 2 up | Darren Clarke |
| Justin Rose | 6 & 4 | Darren Clarke |
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- 1st – Cabrera-Bello
- 2nd – Finch
- 3rd – Kaymer
- 1st – Rose
- 2nd – Rock
- 3rd – Clarke
More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Charl Schwartzel | Halved | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Retief Goosen | 1 up | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Retief Goosen | 4 & 3 | Charl Schwartzel |
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More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Graeme McDowell | 1 up | Robert Karlsson |
| Robert Karlsson | Halved | Jbe' Kruger |
| Graeme McDowell | 4 & 3 | Jbe' Kruger |
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- 1st – Goosen
- 2nd – Colsaerts (Colsaerts wins at the first extra hole against Schwartzel.)
- 3rd – Schwartzel
- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Karlsson (Karlsson wins at the first extra hole against Kruger.)
- 3rd – Kruger
More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio García | 2 & 1 | Álvaro Quirós |
| Álvaro Quirós | 5 & 4 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
| Sergio García | 4 & 2 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
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More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Lawrie | 2 & 1 | Peter Hanson |
| Paul Lawrie | Halved | Camilo Villegas |
| Camilo Villegas | 6 & 4 | Peter Hanson |
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- 1st – García
- 2nd – Quirós
- 3rd – Hiratsuka
- 1st – Lawrie (Lawrie wins at the first extra hole against Villegas.)
- 2nd – Villegas
- 3rd – Hanson
More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Brandt Snedeker | 5 & 4 | Thomas Bjørn |
| Thomas Bjørn | 2 & 1 | Branden Grace |
| Branden Grace | 4 & 3 | Brandt Snedeker |
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More information Winner, Score ...
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Poulter | 3 & 2 | John Senden |
| Tom Lewis | 1 up | John Senden |
| Ian Poulter | 4 & 3 | Tom Lewis |
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- 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
- 1st – Poulter
- 2nd – Lewis
- 3rd – Senden
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| Round of 16 19 May, morning | Quarter-finals 19 May, afternoon | Semi-finals 20 May, morning | Final 20 May, afternoon | ||||||||||||
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| Graeme McDowell
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| Graeme McDowell
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| Richard Finch
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| Graeme McDowell
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| Paul Lawrie
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| Thomas Bjørn
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| Paul Lawrie
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| Retief Goosen
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| Robert Rock
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| Graeme McDowell
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| Nicolas Colsaerts
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| Brandt Snedeker
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| Camilo Villegas
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| Nicolas Colsaerts
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| Justin Rose
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| Nicolas Colsaerts
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| Nicolas Colsaerts
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| Rafa Cabrera-Bello
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| Ian Poulter
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| Álvaro Quirós
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| Álvaro Quirós
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| Rafa Cabrera-Bello
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| Rafa Cabrera-Bello
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| Robert Karlsson
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More information Place, Actual prize fund (€) ...
| Place | Actual prize fund (€) | Race to Dubai fund (€) |
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| 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 |
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- Official World Golf Ranking as of 14 May 2012
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