2012 Players Championship

The 2012 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held May 10–13 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 39th Players Championship and was won by Matt Kuchar, two strokes ahead of four runners-up.[1][2]

2012 Players Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 10–13, 2012
LocationPonte Vedra Beach, Florida
30.198°N 81.394°W / 30.198; -81.394
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass,
Stadium Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,215 yards (6,597 m)
Field144 players, 72 after cut
Cut144 (Even)
Prize fund$9.5 million
Winner's share$1.71 million
Champion
Matt Kuchar
275 (−13)
Location Map
TPC Sawgrass
Location in the United States
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

Defending champion K. J. Choi missed the 36-hole cut by seven strokes.

Venue
Main article: TPC at Sawgrass

This was the 31st Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at 7,215 yards (6,597 m).

Course layout
The 2012 Players Championship
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards n/a 4235321773844713934422375833,642 4245583581814814495231374623,5737,215
Par 45344443536 4543445343672

Field

The field consisted of 144 players meeting criteria 1–12, plus the winner of the 2011 Senior Players Championship.

1. Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players

Keegan Bradley (2,3,5,9), K. J. Choi (2,3,6,9), Ben Crane (3,9), Ben Curtis, Luke Donald (2,3,7,9), Jason Dufner (2,3,9,11), Rickie Fowler (3,9), Harrison Frazar (3), Bill Haas (2,3,8,9), John Huh, Fredrik Jacobson (2,3,9), Chris Kirk (3), Hunter Mahan (2,3,7,9,11), Rory McIlroy (5,9,11), George McNeill (3), Phil Mickelson (2,3,5,6,8,9,11), Bryce Molder (3), Kevin Na (3), Sean O'Hair (3), Carl Pettersson (3,9,11), Scott Piercy (3), Justin Rose (2,3,7,9,11), Adam Scott (2,3,7,9), Webb Simpson (2,3,9), Brandt Snedeker (2,3,9), Scott Stallings (3), Kyle Stanley (3,11), Steve Stricker (2,3,9), David Toms (2,3,9), Johnson Wagner (3,11), Nick Watney (2,3,7,9), Mark Wilson (2,3,9,11), Tiger Woods (5,7,9)

2. Top 30 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list

Aaron Baddeley (3,9), Jonathan Byrd (3), Jason Day (3,9), Charles Howell III (3), Matt Kuchar (3,9), Geoff Ogilvy (3), Chez Reavie (3), John Senden (3,9), Vijay Singh (3), Bo Van Pelt (3,9), Gary Woodland (3), Yang Yong-eun (3,5)

3. Top 125 from previous season's PGA Tour money list

Blake Adams, Robert Allenby, Arjun Atwal, Briny Baird, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, Kris Blanks, Michael Bradley, Chad Campbell, Greg Chalmers, Kevin Chappell, Stewart Cink (5), Chris Couch, Brian Davis, Brendon de Jonge, Chris DiMarco, James Driscoll, Ernie Els (7,9), Jim Furyk (8,9), Tommy Gainey, Sergio García (6,9), Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Tom Gillis, Lucas Glover (5), Retief Goosen, Hunter Haas, Pádraig Harrington (5), David Hearn, J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Ryuji Imada, Trevor Immelman (5), Brandt Jobe, Zach Johnson (9), Kang Sung-hoon, Robert Karlsson (9), Jerry Kelly, Martin Laird (9), Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, Spencer Levin, Davis Love III, David Mathis, Troy Matteson, Billy Mayfair, Graeme McDowell (5,9), John Merrick, Ryan Moore, Joe Ogilvie, Nick O'Hern, Louis Oosthuizen (5,9), Jeff Overton, Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling, Pat Perez, Tom Pernice Jr., Ian Poulter (7,9), John Rollins, Andrés Romero, Rory Sabbatini, Heath Slocum, Kevin Stadler, Brendan Steele, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Josh Teater, Michael Thompson, D. J. Trahan, Cameron Tringale, Jhonattan Vegas, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Jimmy Walker, Charlie Wi

4. Top 125 from current season - Medical Extension

Bob Estes

5. Major champions from the past five years

Ángel Cabrera, Martin Kaymer (9)

6. Players Championship winners from the past five years

Tim Clark, Henrik Stenson

7. WGC winners from the past three years (WGC-HSBC Champions winners only from 2010–11, and only if PGA Tour members)
8. The Tour Championship winners from the past three years
9. Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of April 29

Bae Sang-moon, Paul Casey, Simon Dyson, Peter Hanson, Francesco Molinari, Álvaro Quirós, Lee Westwood

10. Nationwide Tour money leader from prior season

J. J. Killeen

11. Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders as of April 29
12. Field filled to 144 through current year FedEx Cup standings as of April 29

Bud Cauley, Graham DeLaet, Ken Duke, Harris English, Matt Every, Brian Harman, Colt Knost, Jeff Maggert, John Mallinger

13. Senior Players champion from prior year (did not count against field of 144)
  • Fred Couples did not play; therefore only 144 players competed.

Nationalities in the field
North America (95)South America (4)Europe (20)Oceania (11)Asia (7)Africa (7)
 Canada (2) Argentina (2) England (7) Australia (10) South Korea (5) South Africa (6)
 United States (93) Colombia (1) Northern Ireland (2) Fiji (1) India (1) Zimbabwe (1)
 Venezuela (1) Scotland (1) Japan (1)
 Ireland (1)
 Spain (2)
 Germany (1)
 Italy (1)
 Sweden (5)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 10, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Martin Laird Scotland65−7
Ian Poulter England
3Blake Adams United States66−6
T4Ben Crane United States67−5
Kevin Na United States
T6Bae Sang-moon South Korea68−4
Jonathan Byrd United States
Ben Curtis United States
Brian Davis England
Harrison Frazar United States
Bill Haas United States
Matt Kuchar United States
Adam Scott Australia
Kevin Stadler United States
Michael Thompson United States
Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela

Second round

Friday, May 11, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Zach Johnson United States70-66=136−8
Kevin Na United States67-69=136
Matt Kuchar United States68-68=136
4Harris English United States70-67=137−7
T5Jonathan Byrd United States68-70=138−6
Adam Scott Australia68-70=138
Brian Davis England68-70=138
Martin Laird Scotland65-73=138
Charlie Wi South Korea71-67=138
T10Blake Adams United States66-73=139−5
Ben Curtis United States68-71=139
Michael Thompson United States68-71=139
Bill Haas United States68-71=139
Kevin Stadler United States68-71=139

Third round

Saturday, May 12, 2012

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Kevin Na United States67-69-68=204−12
2Matt Kuchar United States68-68-69=205−11
3Rickie Fowler United States72-69-66=207−9
T4Zach Johnson United States70-66-73=209−7
Ben Curtis United States68-71-70=209
T6Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela68-74-68=210−6
Brian Davis England68-70-72=210
Jonathan Byrd United States68-70-72=210
Martin Laird Scotland65-73-72=210
T10Johnson Wagner United States69-73-69=211−5
Bo Van Pelt United States71-70-70=211
Blake Adams United States66-73-72=211
Charlie Wi South Korea71-67-73=211

Final round

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Matt Kuchar United States68-68-69-70=275−131,710,000
T2Ben Curtis United States68-71-70-68=277−11627,000
Rickie Fowler United States72-69-66-70=277
Zach Johnson United States70-66-73-68=277
Martin Laird Scotland65-73-72-67=277
6Luke Donald England72-69-72-66=279−9342,000
T7Kevin Na United States67-69-68-76=280−8296,083
Bo Van Pelt United States71-70-70-69=280
Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela68-74-68-70=280
T10Carl Pettersson Sweden71-72-69-69=281−7247,000
David Toms United States69-74-73-65=281

Source:[3]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444435454344534
Kuchar−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−13−13−13−13−14−13−13
Curtis−7−7−6−7−7−7−8−6−7−8−9−10−10−10−9−10−10−11
Fowler−10−10−10−11−9−9−8−8−8−8−9−10−10−10−9−10−11−11
Johnson−7−9−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−11−10−11−11−11
Laird−6−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−9−9−10−11−12−11−11−12−12−11
Na−12−13−13−13−12−11−11−10−9−9−10−9−8−8−8−8−8−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[4]

References
  1. "Matt Kuchar wins The Players". ESPN. Associated Press. May 14, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  2. Donegan, Lawrence (May 13, 2012). "Steady Matt Kuchar wins Players Championship in Sawgrass by two shots". The Guardian. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  3. "Past Results 1974 – present". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. "Leaderboard: 2012 Players Championship". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
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