World Golf Final Explained

Turkish Airlines World Golf Final
Location:Belek, Antalya, Turkey
Establishment:2012
Final Year:2012
Course:Antalya Golf Club
Sultan course
Par:71
Tour:None
Format:Medal match play
Purse:US$5.2 million
Month Played:October
Final Champion: Justin Rose
defeated Lee Westwood by 1 stroke

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]

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

Player Rank[4]
1
2
4
5
8
15
20
30

Pool play

Round 1

Pool Winner Loser Score
A 70–76
A 69–70
B 71–75
B 72–73

Round 2

Pool Winner Loser Score
A 70–71
A 67–72
B 66–69
B 65–67

Round 3

Pool Winner Loser Score
A 63–65
A 64–70
B 62–67
B 64–69

Standings

Pool A

Player W–L Total score
3–0 202 (−11)
2–1 201 (−12)
1–2 207 (−6)
0–3 217 (+4)

Pool B

Player W–L Total score
3–0 199 (−14)
2–1 205 (−8)
1–2 205 (−8)
0–3 211 (−2)

Source[5]

Finals

Source[5]

Prize money

Place Player Earnings (US$)
1 1,500,000
2 1,000,000
align=center rowspan=2T3 600,000
600,000
align=center rowspan=2T5 450,000
450,000
align=center rowspan=2T7 300,000
300,000

Notes and References

  1. News: McIlroy, Woods lose opening matches in World Golf Finals . 9 October 2012 . USA Today . 9 October 2012.
  2. New Turkey event lures big stars, but at what price? . Golf Digest . John . Huggan . 8 October 2012 . 14 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Game schedule . 12 October 2012.
  4. Web site: Official World Golf Ranking, Week 40, 2012 . 7 October 2012 . 7 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Live scoring . 12 October 2012.