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.
Course
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
Pool play
Source
1st – Cabrera-Bello
2nd – Finch
3rd – Kaymer
1st – Rose
2nd – Rock
3rd – Clarke
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
1st – García
2nd – Quirós
3rd – Hiratsuka
1st – Lawrie (Lawrie wins at the first extra hole against Villegas.) 2nd – Villegas 3rd – Hanson
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
Playoffs
Source
Prize money breakdown
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