2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship

The 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship was a golf tournament played from March 8–11 on the TPC Blue Monster course at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida, a suburb west of Miami. It was the 13th WGC-Cadillac Championship tournament, and the second of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2012.

2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship
Tournament information
DatesMarch 8–11, 2012
LocationDoral, Florida, U.S.
Course(s)Doral Golf Resort & Spa
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,334 yards (6,706 m)
Field74 players
CutNone
Prize fund$8,500,000
6,308,116
Winner's share$1,400,000
€1,048,140
Champion
Justin Rose
272 (−16)

Justin Rose won his first WGC event, one stroke ahead of runner-up Bubba Watson, the 54-hole leader.[1] Watson rebounded and won his first Masters the following month.

Course layout

The tournament was played on the TPC Blue Monster course.

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal [2]
Yards5294184382363944424545601693,6405514026032454601753724194673,6947,334
Par544344453365453434443672

Field

Doral
Location in the United States

The field consisted of players from the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and the money lists/Order of Merit from the six main professional golf tours. All 74 players that qualified for the tournament played in it. Branden Grace was the only player in the field who was appearing in his first WGC event. Players qualified based on the following qualification rules:[3][4] Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.

1. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 27, 2012[5]
Aaron Baddeley (2,3), Bae Sang-moon (2,7), Thomas Bjørn (2,5), Keegan Bradley (2,3,4), Paul Casey (2), K. J. Choi (2,3), Ben Crane (2), Jason Day (2,3), Luke Donald (2,3,5), Jason Dufner (2,3), Simon Dyson (2,5), Rickie Fowler (2), Sergio García (2,5), Bill Haas (2,3,4), Anders Hansen (2,5), Peter Hanson (2,5,6), Freddie Jacobson (2,3), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5), Dustin Johnson (2,3), Zach Johnson (2), Robert Karlsson (2), Martin Kaymer (2,5), Kim Kyung-tae (2), Matt Kuchar (2,3), Martin Laird (2), Paul Lawrie (2,5,6), Hunter Mahan (2,3,4), Graeme McDowell (2,5), Rory McIlroy (2,4,5,6), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Francesco Molinari (2), Geoff Ogilvy (2,3), Louis Oosthuizen (2,5,6), Ian Poulter (2), Álvaro Quirós (2,5), Justin Rose (2,3), Charl Schwartzel (2,5), Adam Scott (2,3), John Senden (2,3), Webb Simpson (2,3), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,4), Kyle Stanley (2,4), Steve Stricker (2,3,4), David Toms (2,3), Bo Van Pelt (2,3), Nick Watney (2,3), Bubba Watson (2,3), Lee Westwood (2,5,6), Mark Wilson (2,3,4), Tiger Woods (2)

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 5, 2012[6]
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (5)

3. The top 30 players from the final 2011 FedExCup Points List
Jonathan Byrd, Charles Howell III, Chez Reavie, Vijay Singh, Gary Woodland, Yang Yong-eun

4. The top 10 players from the 2012 FedExCup Points List, as of March 5, 2012
Johnson Wagner

5. The top 20 players from the final 2011 European Tour Order of Merit
Darren Clarke, Nicolas Colsaerts, Pablo Larrazábal, Alex Norén

6. The top 10 players from the European Tour Race to Dubai Standings, as of February 27, 2012[7]
Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Retief Goosen, Branden Grace, Jbe' Kruger, Robert Rock

7. The top 2 players from the final 2011 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
Tadahiro Takayama

8. The top 2 players from the final 2011 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
Greg Chalmers, Marcus Fraser

9. The top 2 players from the final 2011 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
Garth Mulroy, Hennie Otto

10. The top 2 players from the final 2011 Asian Tour Order of Merit
Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Juvic Pagunsan

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Nick Watney United States201171736967280−8T17
Phil Mickelson United States200972717171285−3T43
Geoff Ogilvy Australia200873737073289+1T55
Tiger Woods United States1999, 2002, 2003,
2005, 2006, 2007
726768WD

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, March 8, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jason Dufner United States66−6
Adam Scott Australia
T3Thomas Bjørn Denmark68−4
Charl Schwartzel South Africa
T5Aaron Baddeley Australia69−3
Keegan Bradley United States
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
Juvic Pagunsan Philippines
Álvaro Quirós Spain
Justin Rose England
Kyle Stanley United States
Steve Stricker United States

Second round

Friday, March 9, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bubba Watson United States70-62=132−12
2Justin Rose England69-64=133−11
3Adam Scott Australia66-68=134−10
4Peter Hanson Sweden70-65=135−9
T5Thomas Bjørn Denmark68-68=136−8
Keegan Bradley United States69-67=136
T7Charles Howell III United States70-67=137−7
Martin Kaymer Germany73-64=137
Charl Schwartzel South Africa68-69=137
T10Luke Donald England70-68=138−6
Jason Dufner United States66-72=138
Zach Johnson United States70-68=138
Kyle Stanley United States69-69=138
Bo Van Pelt United States73-65=138

Third round

Saturday, March 10, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bubba Watson United States70-62-67=199−17
T2Keegan Bradley United States69-67-66=202−14
Justin Rose England69-64-69=202
4Peter Hanson Sweden70-65-69=204−12
T5Zach Johnson United States70-68-67=205−11
Matt Kuchar United States72-67-66=205
7Johnson Wagner United States70-69-67=206−10
T8Luke Donald England70-68-69=207−9
Martin Kaymer Germany73-64-70=207
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland73-69-65=207
Charl Schwartzel South Africa68-69-70=207
Webb Simpson United States75-66-66=207
Tiger Woods United States72-67-68=207

Final round

Sunday, March 11, 2012

The 54-hole leader Bubba Watson stumbled early in the round and was 3 over par for the front nine, surrendering the lead to Keegan Bradley who was −3 after 7 holes. At one point Bradley led by 2 strokes but he stumbled on the back nine which included a three-putt from 4 feet and a 4 over par finish in the last 4 holes. Rory McIlroy also got into contention with an eagle on the 12th hole and was 1 back of the lead but a bogey on the 14th stopped his momentum. Justin Rose grabbed the lead on the back nine and never relinquished it, though on the final hole, Watson hit a brilliant shot from the rough and around the trees to 8 feet, but missed the ensuing putt which would have resulted in him getting into a playoff with Rose. Tiger Woods withdrew from the tournament after the third round because of an Achilles injury.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Justin Rose England69-64-69-70=272−161,400,000
2Bubba Watson United States70-62-67-74=273−15845,000
3Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland73-69-65-67=274−14516,000
T4Peter Hanson Sweden70-65-69-71=275−13362,500
Charl Schwartzel South Africa68-69-70-68=275
T6Luke Donald England70-68-69-69=276−12260,000
John Senden Australia76-67-68-65=276
T8Keegan Bradley United States69-67-66-75=277−11165,000
Matt Kuchar United States72-67-66-72=277
Steve Stricker United States69-70-69-69=277
Bo Van Pelt United States73-65-70-69=277

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544344453545343444
Rose−15−15−15−16−16−15−15−15−15−16−16−16−16−17−17−17−17−16
Watson−18−18−17−16−15−15−15−15−14−14−15−16−15−15−15−15−15−15
McIlroy−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−12−12−13−13−15−15−14−14−15−15−14
Hanson−12−12−12−12−13−12−12−13−13−14−14−14−13−12−12−13−13−13
Schwartzel−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−12−11−11−11−12−12−13−14−14−14−13
Bradley−16−16−15−15−16−16−17−16−16−15−15−15−15−15−14−14−13−11

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[8]

References

  1. "Justin Rose rallies to win WGC". ESPN. Associated Press. March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. "Course: Cadillac Championship". October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. "Cadillac Championship: General Info". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  4. "Cadillac Championship: Field". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  5. Official World Golf Ranking – February 26, 2012
  6. Official World Golf Ranking – March 4, 2012
  7. European Tour - This Week - 27 February 2012
  8. "World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship". ESPN. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

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