| Dates | February 22–26, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Location | Marana, Arizona |
| Course | Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro, Tortolita nines) |
| Tour | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Par | 72 |
| Yardage | 7,849 yards (7,177 m)[1] |
| Field | 64 players |
| Format | Match play – 18 holes |
| Purse | $8,500,000 €6,440,370 |
| Winners share | $1,400,000 €1,060,767 |
| Champion | Hunter Mahan |
| Score | def. Rory McIlroy, 2&1 |
| Previous | 2011 |
| Next | 2013 |
The 2012 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a golf tournament played February 22–26 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson. It was the 14th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2012.
Hunter Mahan won his first Match Play title and second WGC with a 2&1 victory over runner-up Rory McIlroy.[2] Defending champion Luke Donald lost in the first round, as did three other previous winners.
Format change
For 2012, the players were seeded based on the last Official World Golf Ranking prior to the tournament, instead of the previous weeks ranking that determined the field.
2012 course layout
| Course | Saguaro | Tortolita | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total [1] |
| Yards | 460 | 574 | 208 | 393 | 536 | 185 | 486 | 576 | 476 | 3,894 | 493 | 659 | 219 | 583 | 449 | 343 | 247 | 482 | 480 | 3,955 | 7,849 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
- The average elevation of the course was approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level.[3]
- The championship utilized the Saguaro and Tortolita nines; the course rating was 77.1 and the slope was 147.[4]
- The only yardage change from 2011 was the lengthening of the 11th hole, from 601 to 659 yards.
Brackets
The championship was a single elimination match play event. The field consisted of the top 64 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking as of the February 12 ranking,[5] seeded according to the February 19 rankings.[6]
Two players ranked in the top 64 did not play in the event. Phil Mickelson (ranked #11) did not play due to a planned family vacation and was replaced by Ernie Els (#65). Paul Casey (#23) did not play due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by George Coetzee (#66).[7] In the first round, Els handily defeated defending champion Luke Donald 5&4 and Coetzee took Rory McIlroy to 18th hole, but fell at 2 down.
Prize money breakdown
| Place | US ($) |
|---|---|
| Champion | 1,400,000 |
| Runner-up | 850,000 |
| Third place | 600,000 |
| Fourth place | 490,000 |
| Losing quarter-finalists x 4 | 270,000 |
| Losing third round x 8 | 140,000 |
| Losing second round x 16 | 95,000 |
| Losing first round x 32 | 45,000 |
| Total | $8,500,000 |
- Source:[8]
References
- ^ "Official Program 2012 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship". pp. 32–57. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Hunter Mahan wins Match Play title". ESPN. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ "Google Maps image". Google maps.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "The Residences Dove Mountain – scorecards". Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ Official World Golf Ranking – February 12, 2012
- ^ Official World Golf Ranking – February 19, 2012
- ^ "Casey will not play WGC-Accenture due to injury". Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ "Past Results – World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play – 2011". Retrieved September 11, 2018.