2012 - Team (All)
The winners in the category "2012 - Team (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Team Events
Wendy's
Played as the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (Nov 12/13; 18-hole unofficial event for three 3-player teams representing PGA, LPGA and Champions Tours; team score based on best two individual scores vs par for each hole). PGA Tour (-19; Jason Day, Nick Watney & Davis Love III, who shared $500,000) tied with the LPGA Tour (-19; Stacy Lewis, Natalie Gulbis & Cristie Kerr). Day beat Lewis with a birdie at the second playoff hole. Third: Champions Tour (-13; Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer & Tom Lehman). [Rio Secco GC, nr Las Vegas, NV].
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (37th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes, 2x three fourballs and eight singles. Result: GB&I 10.5, USA 9.5. Non-playing captains: Tegwen Matthews (Wales/GB&I); Pat Cornett (USA). [Nairn GC, Nairnshire, Scotland].
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Kelly Tidy (Eng) bt Austin Ernst 2&1; Amy Boulden (Wales) bt Emily Tubert 3&1; Holly Clyburn (Eng) bt Erica Popson 3&2; Pamela Pretswell (Scot) lost to Lisa McCloskey 4&3; Bronte Law (Eng) lost to Tiffany Lua 2 holes; Charley Hull (Eng) bt Lindy Duncan 5&3; Stephanie Meadow (N.Ire) bt Amy Anderson 4&2; Leona Maguire (Ire) lost to Brooke Pancake 6&5.
Team Events
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Played as the 6th Royal Trophy. With the scores tied at 8-8, KT Kim & YE Yang beat Nicolas Colsaerts & Francesco Molinari at the first playoff hole. Winning Asian Tr team: Naomichi (Joe) Ozaki (non-playing Capt), Ryo Ishikawa, Jeev Milkha Singh, K.T. Kim, Sang-moon Bae, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Wu Ashun, YE Yang & Kiradech Aphibarnrat. Losing European Tr Team: Jose Maria Olazabal (playing Capt), Henrik Stenson, Nicolas Colsaerts, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari & Marcel Siem. [Empire Hotel & CC, Jerudong, Brunei].
Team Events
Eur Tr/PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (39th) (Sept 28-30). USA vs Europe. 12 top professionals per team competing over three days in a total of eight foursome matches, eight fourballs and 12 singles. Non-playing captains: José María Olazábal (Esp/Europe); Davis Love III (USA). [No.3 course, Medinah CC, Bloomingdale, nr Chicago, IL].
Overall result: Europe 14.5, USA 13.5. After two days and 6-10 down, the Europeans won the singles 8.5 to 3.5 to complete an improbable win that was dubbed the "Miracle at Medinah".
Sunday singles (home player stated first): Bubba Watson lost to Luke Donald (Eng) 2&1; Webb Simpson lost to Ian Poulter (Eng) 2 holes; Keegan Bradley lost to Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) 2&1; Phil Mickelson lost to Justin Rose (Eng) 1 hole; Brandt Snedeker lost to Paul Lawrie (Scot) 5&3; Dustin Johnson bt Nicolas Colsaerts (Belg) 3&2; Zach Johnson bt Graeme McDowell (N.Ire); Jim Furyk lost to Sergio García (Esp) 1 hole; Jason Dufner bt Peter Hanson (Swe) 2 holes; Matt Kuchar lost to Lee Westwood (Eng) 3&2; Steve Stricker lost to Martin Kaymer (Ger) 1 hole; Tiger Woods halved with Francesco Molinari (Italy).
Team Events
Tavistock Gp
The Tavistock Cup (March 19/20; PGA Tour non-money list event; played between four six-man teams representing Tavistock Group properties). FIRST: Lake Nona, Orlando (-41) Ben Curtis, Ross Fisher, Retief Goosen, Peter Hanson, Graeme McDowell & Gary Woodland. SECOND: Isleworth, Orlando (-39) Robert Allenby, Daniel Chopra, Charles Howell III, Sean O'Hair, Bo Van Pelt & Bubba Watson. THIRD: Queenwood, London (-31) Thomas Bjorn, David Howell, Soren Kjeldsen, Tom Lewis, Paul McGinley & Adam Scott. FOURTH: Albany, Bahamas (-26) Tim Clark, Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose & Tiger Woods. Lowest round on day 2: Goosen, Fisher, Allenby, Els & Bjorn (67). [Lake Nona G&CC, Orlando, FL].
Team Events
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World Cup of Golf not played in 2012.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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