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
Justin Rose
def. Lee Westwood 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]
Rory McIlroy1
Tiger Woods2
Lee Westwood4
Justin Rose5
Webb Simpson8
Matt Kuchar15
Hunter Mahan20
Charl Schwartzel30

Pool play

Round 1
PoolWinnerLoserScore
A Matt Kuchar Rory McIlroy70–76
A Charl Schwartzel Tiger Woods69–70
B Justin Rose Hunter Mahan71–75
B Lee Westwood Webb Simpson72–73

Round 2
PoolWinnerLoserScore
A Charl Schwartzel Rory McIlroy70–71
A Tiger Woods Matt Kuchar67–72
B Justin Rose Lee Westwood66–69
B Webb Simpson Hunter Mahan65–67

Round 3
PoolWinnerLoserScore
A Charl Schwartzel Matt Kuchar63–65
A Tiger Woods Rory McIlroy64–70
B Justin Rose Webb Simpson62–67
B Lee Westwood Hunter Mahan64–69

Standings

Pool A

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

Pool B

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

Source[5]

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

Source[5]

Prize money
PlacePlayerEarnings (US$)
1 Justin Rose1,500,000
2 Lee Westwood1,000,000
T3 Charl Schwartzel600,000
Tiger Woods600,000
T5 Webb Simpson450,000
Matt Kuchar450,000
T7 Hunter Mahan300,000
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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