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. It was an official money event on the European Tour.
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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. 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 Martin Kaymer 92 Justin Rose 123 Charl Schwartzel 154 Graeme McDowell 205 Sergio García 236 Peter Hanson 247 Brandt Snedeker 268 Ian Poulter 289 John Senden 3510 Thomas Bjørn 3711 Paul Lawrie 4112 Álvaro Quirós 4213 Robert Karlsson 4614 Nicolas Colsaerts 5115 Robert Rock 5916 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
Pool play Source
+ 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
+ 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
+ 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
+ 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
Prize money breakdown Source:
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