2012 in golf

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2012.

Men's professional golf

Major championships

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2012 PGA Tour.

Leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2012 European Tour.

Team events

Tour leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open)

For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2012 Ladies European Tour.

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2012 LPGA Tour.

Team events

Money list leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Full results

Money list leaders

Awards

Amateur golf

Other happenings

World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

The 2012 class was inducted on 7 May:

The 2013 class was announced starting in September 2012 with induction set for May 2013:

Deaths

Table of results

This table summarizes all the results referred to above in date order.

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
22–26 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship World Golf Championships United States Hunter Mahan
8–11 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship World Golf Championships England Justin Rose
29 Mar–1 Apr Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA major South Korea Sun-Young Yoo
5–8 Apr The Masters Men's major United States Bubba Watson
10–13 May The Players Championship PGA Tour United States Matt Kuchar
22–25 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championship Alabama / Chirapat Jao-Javanil
24–27 May BMW PGA Championship European Tour England Luke Donald
24–27 May Senior PGA Championship Senior major England Roger Chapman
29 May–3 Jun NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Texas / Thomas Pieters
7–10 JunWegmans LPGA ChampionshipLPGA major China Shanshan Feng
7–10 Jun Regions Tradition Senior major United States Tom Lehman
8–10 JunCurtis CupAmateur women's team tournament United Kingdom Great Britain & Republic of Ireland Ireland
14–17 Jun U.S. Open Men's major United States Webb Simpson
18–23 Jun The Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament Northern Ireland Alan Dunbar
28 Jun–1 Jul Constellation Senior Players Championship Senior major United States Joe Daley
5–8 Jul U.S. Women's Open LPGA major South Korea Na Yeon Choi
12–15 JulU.S. Senior OpenSenior major England Roger Chapman
19–22 Jul The Open Championship Men's major South Africa Ernie Els
26–29 Jul Evian Masters Ladies European Tour major and
LPGA Tour regular event
South Korea Inbee Park
26–29 Jul The Senior Open Championship Senior major United States Fred Couples
2–5 Aug WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWorld Golf Championships United States Keegan Bradley
6–12 Aug U.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament New Zealand Lydia Ko
9–12 Aug PGA Championship Men's major Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
13–19 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournament United States Steven Fox
23–26 AugThe BarclaysPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Nick Watney
31 Aug–3 SepDeutsche Bank ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
6–9 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
13–16 Sep Ricoh Women's British OpenLPGA and Ladies European Tour major South Korea Jiyai Shin
20–23 Sep The Tour Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Brandt Snedeker
28–30 Sep Ryder Cup Europe v United States
men's professional team event
Europe Team Europe
27–30 Sep Espirito Santo Trophy Women's amateur team event  South Korea
4–7 Oct Eisenhower Trophy Men's amateur team event  United States
1–4 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions World Golf Championships England Ian Poulter
1–4 Nov Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament China Guan Tianlang
15–18 Nov CME Group Titleholders LPGA Tour South Korea Na Yeon Choi
22–25 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiEuropean TourNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
14–16 Dec Royal Trophy Europe v Asia
men's professional team event
Asia

The following biennial events will next be played in 2013: Solheim Cup, Walker Cup, Presidents Cup, Seve Trophy, World Cup.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "McIlroy clinches awards in memorable year". PGA Tour. Associated Press. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. "McIlroy wins the Race to Dubai". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  4. Ferguson, Doug (13 November 2012). "Tour changing the way it looks at 'comeback player' award, no one on ballot this year". Star Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. Harig, Bob (6 March 2012). "Rory McIlroy takes No. 1 spot". ESPN. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  6. "Luke Donald wins, returns to No. 1". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  7. "PGA Tour announces changes". ESPN. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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  9. "Web.com signs deal to be new umbrella sponsor". PGA Tour. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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  13. "Canadian Tour to convert to PGA Tour Canada" (Press release). PGA Tour. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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