2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

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)
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The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested from May 29June 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

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

Main article: Riviera Country Club

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 544343444 35 454434354 36 71
Handicap 1715711159133 16108618214124

Source:[4]

Team competition

Leaderboard

PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Total
1Alabama285287287859
2UCLA289287285861
3Texas290295284869
T4California295289287871
San Diego State292295284
6Washington296286290872
7Oregon291294288873
8Kent State293291291875
9Florida State293291291875
10Liberty295288293876

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

PlacePlayerUniversityScoreTo par
1Thomas PietersIllinois69-68-71=208–5
T2Julien BrunTCU72-72-67=211–2
Tyler McCumberFlorida68-71-72=211
T4Patrick CantlayUCLA74-72-66=212–1
Corey ConnersKent State68-75-69=212
Cory WhitsettAlabama73-68-71=212
T7Blayne BarberAuburn69-74-70=213E
Justin ThomasAlabama70-70-73=213
T9Max HomaCalifornia76-70-68=214+1
Will KroppOklahoma69-75-70=212
Keith MitchellGeorgia73-72-69=212
Patrick RodgersStanford69-72-73=212

References

Coordinates: 34°03′00″N 118°30′05″W / 34.0500°N 118.5015°W / 34.0500; -118.5015

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