2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship

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 Championship
Tournament information
Dates17–20 May
LocationAndalusia, Spain
Course(s)Finca Cortesín Golf Club
Tour(s)European 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
Nicolas Colsaerts
def. Graeme McDowell 1 up

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.[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
SeedPlayerCountryRank[4]
1Martin Kaymer Germany9
2Justin Rose England12
3Charl Schwartzel South Africa15
4Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland20
5Sergio García Spain23
6Peter Hanson Sweden24
7Brandt Snedeker United States26
8Ian Poulter England28
9John Senden Australia35
10Thomas Bjørn Denmark37
11Paul Lawrie Scotland41
12Álvaro Quirós Spain42
13Robert Karlsson Sweden46
14Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium51
15Robert Rock England59
16Rafa Cabrera-Bello Spain61
Branden Grace South Africa65
Retief Goosen South Africa66
Darren Clarke Northern Ireland70
Jbe' Kruger South Africa119
Camilo Villegas Colombia126
Tetsuji Hiratsuka Japan133
Tom Lewis England175
Richard Finch England218

Pool play

Source[5]

Pool Ballesteros
WinnerScoreLoser
Rafa Cabrera-Bello3 & 2Martin Kaymer
Rafa Cabrera-Bello4 & 2Richard Finch
Richard Finch1 upMartin Kaymer
  • 1st – Cabrera-Bello
  • 2nd – Finch
  • 3rd – Kaymer
Pool Gabrielsson
WinnerScoreLoser
Justin Rose7 & 6Robert Rock
Robert Rock2 upDarren Clarke
Justin Rose6 & 4Darren Clarke
  • 1st – Rose
  • 2nd – Rock
  • 3rd – Clarke
Pool Palmer
WinnerScoreLoser
Charl SchwartzelHalvedNicolas Colsaerts
Retief Goosen1 upNicolas Colsaerts
Retief Goosen4 & 3Charl Schwartzel
  • 1st – Goosen
  • 2nd – Colsaerts (Colsaerts wins at the first extra hole against Schwartzel.)
  • 3rd – Schwartzel
Pool Larson
WinnerScoreLoser
Graeme McDowell1 upRobert Karlsson
Robert KarlssonHalvedJbe' Kruger
Graeme McDowell4 & 3Jbe' Kruger
  • 1st – McDowell
  • 2nd – Karlsson (Karlsson wins at the first extra hole against Kruger.)
  • 3rd – Kruger
Pool Woosnam
WinnerScoreLoser
Sergio García2 & 1Álvaro Quirós
Álvaro Quirós5 & 4Tetsuji Hiratsuka
Sergio García4 & 2Tetsuji Hiratsuka
  • 1st – García
  • 2nd – Quirós
  • 3rd – Hiratsuka
Pool Norman
WinnerScoreLoser
Paul Lawrie2 & 1Peter Hanson
Paul LawrieHalvedCamilo Villegas
Camilo Villegas6 & 4Peter Hanson
  • 1st – Lawrie (Lawrie wins at the first extra hole against Villegas.)
  • 2nd – Villegas
  • 3rd – Hanson
Pool McCormack
WinnerScoreLoser
Brandt Snedeker5 & 4Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Bjørn2 & 1Branden Grace
Branden Grace4 & 3Brandt Snedeker
  • 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
Pool Player
WinnerScoreLoser
Ian Poulter3 & 2John Senden
Tom Lewis1 upJohn Senden
Ian Poulter4 & 3Tom Lewis
  • 1st – Poulter
  • 2nd – Lewis
  • 3rd – Senden

Playoffs

Source[5]

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

Prize money breakdown

Source:[6][7]

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. "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw & Results" (PDF). PGA European Tour. 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.
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