World Golf Final

The Turkish Airlines World Golf Final was a golf tournament that was played on the 9–12 October 2012 in Turkey. This tournament took place at the Antalya Golf Club, Sultan course, in Belek, on the Turkish Riviera. It featured four of the five top ranked players: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Justin Rose in an eight-player field. They competed for a first prize of $1.5 million from a total purse of $5.2 million.[1]

Turkish Airlines World Golf Final
Tournament information
LocationBelek, Antalya, Turkey
Established2012
Course(s)Antalya Golf Club
Sultan course
Par71
Tour(s)None
FormatMedal match play
Prize fundUS$5.2 million
Month playedOctober
Final year2012
Final champion
England Justin Rose
defeated England Lee Westwood by 1 stroke

The tournament was an unofficial money event as it was not sanctioned by any tour. It was only staged once in 2012. It was replaced by the Turkish Airlines Open in 2013 which was part of the European Tour.

Because the event conflicted with the PGA Tour's Frys.com Open, all eight players had to be granted releases by the PGA Tour, in exchange for which they agreed to play the Frys.com Open at least once in the next three years.[2]

Format

The format of the competition was medal match play, with the eight players divided into two pools of four. After round-robin play in each pool, the top two players in each pool advanced to the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final.[3]

Participants
PlayerRank[4]
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy1
United States Tiger Woods2
England Lee Westwood4
England Justin Rose5
United States Webb Simpson8
United States Matt Kuchar15
United States Hunter Mahan20
South Africa Charl Schwartzel30

Pool play

Round 1
PoolWinnerLoserScore
AUnited States Matt KucharNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy70–76
ASouth Africa Charl SchwartzelUnited States Tiger Woods69–70
BEngland Justin RoseUnited States Hunter Mahan71–75
BEngland Lee WestwoodUnited States Webb Simpson72–73

Round 2
PoolWinnerLoserScore
ASouth Africa Charl SchwartzelNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy70–71
AUnited States Tiger WoodsUnited States Matt Kuchar67–72
BEngland Justin RoseEngland Lee Westwood66–69
BUnited States Webb SimpsonUnited States Hunter Mahan65–67

Round 3
PoolWinnerLoserScore
ASouth Africa Charl SchwartzelUnited States Matt Kuchar63–65
AUnited States Tiger WoodsNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy64–70
BEngland Justin RoseUnited States Webb Simpson62–67
BEngland Lee WestwoodUnited States Hunter Mahan64–69

Standings

Pool A

PlayerW–LTotal score
South Africa Charl Schwartzel3–0202 (−11)
United States Tiger Woods2–1201 (−12)
United States Matt Kuchar1–2207 (−6)
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy0–3217 (+4)

Pool B

PlayerW–LTotal score
England Justin Rose3–0199 (−14)
England Lee Westwood2–1205 (−8)
United States Webb Simpson1–2205 (−8)
United States Hunter Mahan0–3211 (−2)

Source[5]

Finals
Semi-finals Final
      
1 England Justin Rose 69
4 United States Tiger Woods 70
England Justin Rose 66
England Lee Westwood 67
3 England Lee Westwood 61
2 South Africa Charl Schwartzel 67

Source[5]

Prize money
PlacePlayerEarnings (US$)
1England Justin Rose1,500,000
2England Lee Westwood1,000,000
T3South Africa Charl Schwartzel600,000
United States Tiger Woods600,000
T5United States Webb Simpson450,000
United States Matt Kuchar450,000
T7United States Hunter Mahan300,000
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy300,000

References
  1. "McIlroy, Woods lose opening matches in World Golf Finals". USA Today. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. Huggan, John (8 October 2012). "New Turkey event lures big stars, but at what price?". Golf Digest. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Game schedule". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. "Official World Golf Ranking, Week 40, 2012" (PDF). 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. "Live scoring". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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