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. It was an official money event on the European Tour.
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, tie or loss. 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.Pool play
Source| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 3 & 2 | Martin Kaymer |
| Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 4 & 2 | Richard Finch |
| Richard Finch | 1 up | Martin Kaymer |
- 1st – Cabrera-Bello
- 2nd – Finch
- 3rd – Kaymer
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Justin Rose | 7 & 6 | Robert Rock |
| Robert Rock | 2 up | Darren Clarke |
| Justin Rose | 6 & 4 | Darren Clarke |
- 1st – Rose
- 2nd – Rock
- 3rd – Clarke
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Charl Schwartzel | Halved | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Retief Goosen | 1 up | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Retief Goosen | 4 & 3 | Charl Schwartzel |
- 1st – Goosen
- 2nd – Colsaerts
- 3rd – Schwartzel
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Graeme McDowell | 1 up | Robert Karlsson |
| Robert Karlsson | Halved | Jbe' Kruger |
| Graeme McDowell | 4 & 3 | Jbe' Kruger |
- 1st – McDowell
- 2nd – Karlsson
- 3rd – Kruger
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Sergio García | 2 & 1 | Álvaro Quirós |
| Álvaro Quirós | 5 & 4 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
| Sergio García | 4 & 2 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
- 1st – García
- 2nd – Quirós
- 3rd – Hiratsuka
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Paul Lawrie | 2 & 1 | Peter Hanson |
| Paul Lawrie | Halved | Camilo Villegas |
| Camilo Villegas | 6 & 4 | Peter Hanson |
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Brandt Snedeker | 5 & 4 | Thomas Bjørn |
| Thomas Bjørn | 2 & 1 | Branden Grace |
| Branden Grace | 4 & 3 | Brandt Snedeker |
| Winner | Score | Loser |
| Ian Poulter | 3 & 2 | John Senden |
| Tom [Lewis (golfer)|Tom Lewis] | 1 up | John Senden |
| Ian Poulter | 4 & 3 | Tom Lewis |
- 1st – Poulter
- 2nd – Lewis
- 3rd – Senden
Playoffs
SourcePrize 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 |