2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

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2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
Dates May 29 – June 3, 2012
Location Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Course(s) Riviera Country Club
Statistics
Par 71
Field 156 players, 30 teams
Champion
Team: Texas
Individual: Thomas Pieters, Illinois
Team: 3–2 (def. Alabama)
Individual: 208 (–5)

The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested from May 29–June 3 at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. It was the 74th NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. The team championship was won by the Texas Longhorns who won their third national championship by defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship match play round 3–2. The individual national championship was won by Thomas Pieters from the University of Illinois.[1][2]

Regional qualifying tournaments

  • Five teams qualified from each of the six regional tournaments held around the country from May 17 to May 19, 2012.[3]
Regional name Golf course Location
Southeast Regional University of Georgia Golf Course Athens, Georgia
East Regional Grandover Resort, East Course Greensboro, North Carolina
Central Regional University of Michigan Golf Course Ann Arbor, Michigan
South Central Regional The Club at Olde Stone Bowling Green, Kentucky
South Regional Jimmie Austin Oklahoma University Golf Club Norman, Oklahoma
West Regional Stanford University Golf Course Stanford, California

Venue

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This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

Course layout

Riviera Country Club
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 35 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 36 71
Handicap 17 1 5 7 11 15 9 13 3 16 10 8 6 18 2 14 12 4

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Team competition

Leaderboard

  • Par, single-round: 284
  • Par, total: 852
Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
1 Alabama 285 287 287 859
2 UCLA 289 287 285 861
3 Texas 290 295 284 869
T4 California 295 289 287 871
San Diego State 292 295 284
6 Washington 296 286 290 872
7 Oregon 291 294 288 873
8 Kent State 293 291 291 875
9 Florida State 293 291 291 875
10 Liberty 295 288 293 876

Match play bracket

Quarterfinal round
June 1
Semifinal round
June 2
Final round
June 3
                 
1 Alabama 3
8 Kent State 1
1 Alabama 3
4 California 2
4 California 3
5 San Diego State 2
1 Alabama 2
3 Texas 3
3 Texas 5
6 Washington 0
3 Texas 3
7 Oregon 2
2 UCLA 2
7 Oregon 3

Individual competition

  • Par, single-round: 71
  • Par, total: 213
Place Player University Score To par
1 Thomas Pieters Illinois 69-68-71=208 –5
T2 Julien Brun TCU 72-72-67=211 –2
Tyler McCumber Florida 68-71-72=211
T4 Patrick Cantlay UCLA 74-72-66=212 –1
Corey Conners Kent State 68-75-69=212
Cory Whitsett Alabama 73-68-71=212
T7 Blayne Barber Auburn 69-74-70=213 E
Justin Thomas Alabama 70-70-73=213
T9 Max Homa California 76-70-68=214 +1
Will Kropp Oklahoma 69-75-70=212
Keith Mitchell Georgia 73-72-69=212
Patrick Rodgers Stanford 69-72-73=212

References

External links

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