2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship

Golf tournament September 2018 2012 Volvo World Match Play Championship 17–20 May Andalusia, Spain Finca Cortesín Golf Club European Tour 72 7290 yd m 24 players Match play – 18 holes €2,750,000 €700,000 BEL Nicolas Colsaerts def. Graeme McDowell 1 up 2011 2013 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.http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012030/news/newsid=160253.html#volvo+world+match+play+format+explained Volvo World Match Play format explained PGA European Tour 16 May 2012 31 October 2012 It was an official money event on the European Tour. Course 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4712155413345751954945743523,7511886272244133535254641775683,5397,290Par435453454373534444353572 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.http://www.europeantour.com/mm/document/tournament/tournaments/16/02/07/160207_pdf_english.pdf Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw for Thursday & Friday PGA European Tour 31 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120523070939/http://www.europeantour.com/mm/document/tournament/tournaments/16/02/07/160207_pdf_english.pdf 23 May 2012 dead http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012030/news/newsid=160226.html#excitement+builds+after+match+play+draw Excitement builds after Match Play draw PGA European Tour 15 May 2012 31 October 2012 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 Seed Player RankOfficial World Golf Ranking as of 14 May 20121 DEU Martin Kaymer 92 ENG Justin Rose 123 ZAF Charl Schwartzel 154 NIR Graeme McDowell 205 ESP Sergio García 236 SWE Peter Hanson 247 USA Brandt Snedeker 268 ENG Ian Poulter 289 AUS John Senden 3510 DNK Thomas Bjørn 3711 SCO Paul Lawrie 4112 ESP Álvaro Quirós 4213 SWE Robert Karlsson 4614 BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 5115 ENG Robert Rock 5916 ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello 61 ZAF Branden Grace 65 ZAF Retief Goosen 66 NIR Darren Clarke 70 ZAF Jbe' Kruger 119 COL Camilo Villegas 126 JPN Tetsuji Hiratsuka 133 ENG Tom Lewis 175 ENG Richard Finch 218 Pool play Sourcehttp://www.europeantour.com/mm/document/tournament/tournaments/16/08/47/160847_pdf_english.pdf Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw & Results PGA European Tour 31 October 2012 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215033/http://www.europeantour.com/mm/document/tournament/tournaments/16/08/47/160847_pdf_english.pdf dead 40em + Pool Ballesteros Winner Score LoserRafa Cabrera-Bello 3 & 2 Martin KaymerRafa Cabrera-Bello 4 & 2 Richard FinchRichard Finch 1 up Martin Kaymer 1st – Cabrera-Bello 2nd – Finch 3rd – Kaymer + Pool Gabrielsson Winner Score LoserJustin Rose 7 & 6 Robert RockRobert Rock 2 up Darren ClarkeJustin Rose 6 & 4 Darren Clarke 1st – Rose 2nd – Rock 3rd – Clarke 40em + Pool Palmer Winner Score LoserCharl Schwartzel Halved Nicolas ColsaertsRetief Goosen 1 up Nicolas ColsaertsRetief Goosen 4 & 3 Charl Schwartzel 1st – Goosen 2nd – Colsaerts (Colsaerts wins at the first extra hole against Schwartzel.) 3rd – Schwartzel + Pool Larson Winner Score LoserGraeme McDowell 1 up Robert KarlssonRobert Karlsson Halved Jbe' KrugerGraeme McDowell 4 & 3 Jbe' Kruger 1st – McDowell 2nd – Karlsson (Karlsson wins at the first extra hole against Kruger.) 3rd – Kruger 40em + Pool Woosnam Winner Score LoserSergio García 2 & 1 Álvaro QuirósÁlvaro Quirós 5 & 4 Tetsuji HiratsukaSergio García 4 & 2 Tetsuji Hiratsuka 1st – García 2nd – Quirós 3rd – Hiratsuka + Pool Norman Winner Score LoserPaul Lawrie 2 & 1 Peter HansonPaul Lawrie Halved Camilo VillegasCamilo Villegas 6 & 4 Peter Hanson 1st – Lawrie (Lawrie wins at the first extra hole against Villegas.) 2nd – Villegas 3rd – Hanson 40em + Pool McCormack Winner Score LoserBrandt Snedeker 5 & 4 Thomas BjørnThomas Bjørn 2 & 1 Branden GraceBranden Grace 4 & 3 Brandt 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 Winner Score LoserIan Poulter 3 & 2 John SendenTom Lewis 1 up John SendenIan Poulter 4 & 3 Tom Lewis 1st – Poulter 2nd – Lewis 3rd – Senden Playoffs Source Round of 1619 May, morning Quarter-finals19 May, afternoon Semi-finals20 May, morning Final20 May, afternoon 170 40 ESP Sergio García 4&3 ENG Tom Lewis NIR Graeme McDowell 3&2 ENG Richard Finch SCO Paul Lawrie 5&4 DNK Thomas Bjørn ZAF Retief Goosen 3&2 ENG Robert Rock USA Brandt Snedeker 3&2 COL Camilo Villegas ENG Justin Rose BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 4&3 ENG Ian Poulter ESP Álvaro Quirós 4&3 ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello 1 up SWE Robert Karlsson ESP Sergio García NIR Graeme McDowell 19 h SCO Paul Lawrie 6&5 ZAF Retief Goosen USA Brandt Snedeker BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 4&3 ESP Álvaro Quirós ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello 3&1 NIR Graeme McDowell 20 h SCO Paul Lawrie BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 2 up ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello NIR Graeme McDowell BEL Nicolas Colsaerts 1 up Prize money breakdown Source:http://en.golfandcompany.com/new/16/colsaerts-shines-in-the-volvo-world-match-play.html Colsaerts shines in the Volvo World Match Play 20 May 2012 31 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235338/http://en.golfandcompany.com/new/16/colsaerts-shines-in-the-volvo-world-match-play.html 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012030/leaderboard/index.html Volvo World Match Play Championship – Tournament Leaderboard 31 October 2012 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 2,080,038 Notes and references External links Official site Coverage on the European Tour's official site Volvo World Match Play Championship Volvo World Match Play Championship Category:Volvo World Match Play Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Spain Category:May 2012 sports events in Europe