2012 Players Championship
The 2012 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 10–13 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 39th Players Championship and was won by Matt Kuchar, two strokes ahead of four runners-up.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 10–13, 2012 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 30.198°N 81.394°W |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,215 yards (6,597 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (Even) |
| Prize fund | $9.5 million |
| Winner's share | $1.71 million |
| Champion | |
 Matt Kuchar | |
| 275 (−13) | |
| Location Map | |
  TPC Sawgrass Location in the United States  TPC Sawgrass Location in Florida | |
Defending champion K. J. Choi missed the 36-hole cut by seven strokes.
Venue
This was the 31st Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).
Course layout
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | n/a | 423 | 532 | 177 | 384 | 471 | 393 | 442 | 237 | 583 | 3,642 | 424 | 558 | 358 | 181 | 481 | 449 | 523 | 137 | 462 | 3,573 | 7,215 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Field
The field consisted of 144 players meeting criteria 1–12, plus the winner of the 2011 Senior Players Championship.
Keegan Bradley (2,3,5,9), K. J. Choi (2,3,6,9), Ben Crane (3,9), Ben Curtis, Luke Donald (2,3,7,9), Jason Dufner (2,3,9,11), Rickie Fowler (3,9), Harrison Frazar (3), Bill Haas (2,3,8,9), John Huh, Freddie Jacobson (2,3,9), Chris Kirk (3), Hunter Mahan (2,3,7,9,11), Rory McIlroy (5,9,11), George McNeill (3), Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,6,8,9,11), Bryce Molder (3), Kevin Na (3), Sean O'Hair (3), Carl Pettersson (3,9,11), Scott Piercy (3), Justin Rose (2,3,7,9,11), Adam Scott (2,3,7,9), Webb Simpson (2,3,9), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,9), Scott Stallings (3), Kyle Stanley (3,11), Steve Stricker (2,3,9), David Toms (2,3,9), Johnson Wagner (3,11), Nick Watney (2,3,7,9), Mark Wilson (2,3,9,11), Tiger Woods (5,7,9)
- Darren Clarke (5) and Dustin Johnson (2,3,9) did not play.
- 2. Top 30 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list
Aaron Baddeley (3,9), Jonathan Byrd (3), Jason Day (3,9), Charles Howell III (3), Matt Kuchar (3,9), Geoff Ogilvy (3), Chez Reavie (3), John Senden (3,9), Vijay Singh (3), Bo Van Pelt (3,9), Gary Woodland (3), Yang Yong-eun (3,5)
- 3. Top 125 from previous season's PGA Tour money list
Blake Adams, Robert Allenby, Arjun Atwal, Briny Baird, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, Kris Blanks, Michael Bradley, Chad Campbell, Greg Chalmers, Kevin Chappell, Stewart Cink (5), Chris Couch, Brian Davis, Brendon de Jonge, Chris DiMarco, James Driscoll, Ernie Els (7,9), Jim Furyk (8,9), Tommy Gainey, Sergio García (6,9), Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Tom Gillis, Lucas Glover (5), Retief Goosen, Hunter Haas, Pádraig Harrington (5), David Hearn, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Ryuji Imada, Trevor Immelman (5), Brandt Jobe, Zach Johnson (9), Kang Sung-hoon, Robert Karlsson (9), Jerry Kelly, Martin Laird (9), Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, Spencer Levin, Davis Love III, David Mathis, Troy Matteson, Billy Mayfair, Graeme McDowell (5,9), John Merrick, Ryan Moore, Joe Ogilvie, Nick O'Hern, Louis Oosthuizen (5,9), Jeff Overton, Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling, Pat Perez, Tom Pernice Jr., Ian Poulter (7,9), John Rollins, Andrés Romero, Rory Sabbatini, Heath Slocum, Kevin Stadler, Brendan Steele, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Josh Teater, Michael Thompson, D. J. Trahan, Cameron Tringale, Jhonattan Vegas, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Jimmy Walker, Charlie Wi
- Paul Goydos, Anthony Kim, Steve Marino, D. A. Points, Charl Schwartzel (5,9), and Bubba Watson (2,3,5,9,11) did not play.
- 4. Top 125 from current season - Medical Extension
- 5. Major champions from the past five years
Ángel Cabrera, Martin Kaymer (9)
- 6. Players Championship winners from the past five years
- 7. WGC winners from the past three years (WGC-HSBC Champions winners only from 2010–11, and only if PGA Tour members)
- 8. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years
- 9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of April 29
Bae Sang-moon, Paul Casey, Simon Dyson, Peter Hanson, Francesco Molinari, Álvaro Quirós, Lee Westwood
- Thomas Bjørn, Anders Hansen, Kim Kyung-tae, and Paul Lawrie did not play.
- 10. Nationwide Tour money leader from prior season
- 11. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders as of April 29
- 12. Field filled to 144 through current year FedEx Cup standings as of April 29
Bud Cauley, Graham DeLaet, Ken Duke, Harris English, Matt Every, Brian Harman, Colt Knost, Jeff Maggert, John Mallinger
- 13. Senior Players champion from prior year (did not count against field of 144)
- Fred Couples did not play; therefore only 144 players competed.
Nationalities in the field
| North America (95) | South America (4) | Europe (20) | Oceania (11) | Asia (7) | Africa (7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (2) |  Argentina (2) |  England (7) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (10) |  South Korea (5) |  South Africa (6) |
| United States (93) |  Colombia (1) |  Northern Ireland (2) |  Fiji (1) |  India (1) |  Zimbabwe (1) |
 Venezuela (1) |  Scotland (1) |  Japan (1) | |||
 Ireland (1) | |||||
 Spain (2) | |||||
 Germany (1) | |||||
 Italy (1) | |||||
 Sweden (5) |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Second round
Friday, May 11, 2012
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Zach Johnson | United States | 70-66=136 | −8 |
| Kevin Na | United States | 67-69=136 | ||
| Matt Kuchar | United States | 68-68=136 | ||
| 4 | Harris English | United States | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T5 | Jonathan Byrd | United States | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| Adam Scott | Australia | 68-70=138 | ||
| Brian Davis | England | 68-70=138 | ||
| Martin Laird | Scotland | 65-73=138 | ||
| Charlie Wi | South Korea | 71-67=138 | ||
| T10 | Blake Adams | United States | 66-73=139 | −5 |
| Ben Curtis | United States | 68-71=139 | ||
| Michael Thompson | United States | 68-71=139 | ||
| Bill Haas | United States | 68-71=139 | ||
| Kevin Stadler | United States | 68-71=139 |
Third round
Saturday, May 12, 2012
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Na | United States | 67-69-68=204 | −12 |
| 2 | Matt Kuchar | United States | 68-68-69=205 | −11 |
| 3 | Rickie Fowler | United States | 72-69-66=207 | −9 |
| T4 | Zach Johnson | United States | 70-66-73=209 | −7 |
| Ben Curtis | United States | 68-71-70=209 | ||
| T6 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | 68-74-68=210 | −6 |
| Brian Davis | England | 68-70-72=210 | ||
| Jonathan Byrd | United States | 68-70-72=210 | ||
| Martin Laird | Scotland | 65-73-72=210 | ||
| T10 | Johnson Wagner | United States | 69-73-69=211 | −5 |
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 71-70-70=211 | ||
| Blake Adams | United States | 66-73-72=211 | ||
| Charlie Wi | South Korea | 71-67-73=211 |
Final round
Sunday, May 13, 2012
| Champion |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kuchar | United States | 68-68-69-70=275 | −13 | 1,710,000 |
| T2 | Ben Curtis | United States | 68-71-70-68=277 | −11 | 627,000 |
| Rickie Fowler | United States | 72-69-66-70=277 | |||
| Zach Johnson | United States | 70-66-73-68=277 | |||
| Martin Laird | Scotland | 65-73-72-67=277 | |||
| 6 | Luke Donald | England | 72-69-72-66=279 | −9 | 342,000 |
| T7 | Kevin Na | United States | 67-69-68-76=280 | −8 | 296,083 |
| Bo Van Pelt | United States | 71-70-70-69=280 | |||
| Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | 68-74-68-70=280 | |||
| T10 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | 71-72-69-69=281 | −7 | 247,000 |
| David Toms | United States | 69-74-73-65=281 |
Source:[3]
Scorecard
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Kuchar | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −13 | −13 |
| Curtis | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 |
| Fowler | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 |
| Johnson | −7 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 |
| Laird | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 |
| Na | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[4]
References
- "Matt Kuchar wins The Players". ESPN. Associated Press. May 14, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- Donegan, Lawrence (May 13, 2012). "Steady Matt Kuchar wins Players Championship in Sawgrass by two shots". The Guardian. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "Leaderboard: 2012 Players Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 9, 2015.