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{{Short description|Golf tournament in Illinois, United States}}
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| homecaptain = [[Davis Love III]]
| awaycaptain = [[José María Olazábal]]
| homescore = 13
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| result = Europe wins
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The '''39th Ryder Cup''' was held September 28–30, 2012, in the [[United States]] at the [[Medinah Country Club]] in [[Medinah, Illinois]], a suburb northwest of [[Chicago]].<ref name=
At the start of the final day's play, the U.S. led 10–6 and required 4
The victory was Europe's second consecutive and fifth in the last six contests.<ref name="BBCresult">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/19780678 |title=Ryder Cup 2012: Europe beat USA after record comeback |date=September 30, 2012 |work=BBC |
==Format==
{{main|Ryder Cup}}
The Ryder Cup is a [[match play]] event, with each match worth one point. The competition format was:<ref>{{cite web
*'''Day 1''' (Friday) – 4 [[Foursome (golf)|foursome]] (alternate shot) matches in the morning session and 4 [[Four-ball golf|fourball]] (better ball) matches in the afternoon session
*'''Day 2''' (Saturday) – 4 foursome matches in the morning session and 4 fourball matches in the afternoon session
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On the first two days there were 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches, with the home captain choosing which were played in the morning and which in the afternoon.
With a total of 28 points available, 14
==Course==
{{main|Medinah Country Club}}
[[File:Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois.jpg|thumb|260px|Clubhouse at [[Medinah Country Club]] in 2008]]
As part of its 2012 preparations, Medinah commissioned a $1.5 million greens renovation project on their Course No. 3, led by golf course architect [[Rees Jones]]. The project included a dramatic redesign of the 15th hole.<ref>{{cite web |url=
The redesigned 15th offers players with a 'risk-reward' opportunity with a driveable par-four by reducing its length by 100 yards and adding a two-acre lake that borders the right side of the fairway and green. The forward tee allows the hole to be set up as short as 280 yards. The original tee area of 392 yards from the championship tees will be preserved to provide the club with flexibility in course set-up.
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Jones, who has overseen all architectural design aspects of Medinah's three golf courses since 2000, moved the 15th green to the left (south), which made way for the creation of a new back tee for the 16th hole. The tree-lined par-four now measures 15 yards longer – playing approximately 470 yards from the championship tees.
The major greens renovation took place on eleven of Course No. 3's original 18 greens and its main putting green, which was rebuilt to [[United States Golf Association|USGA]] specifications. Course No. 3's other six greens were re-grassed and the 15th green rebuilt.<ref name=
Medinah's Course No. 3 has hosted multiple [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]]s. The [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] has been held at the course three times: [[1949 U.S. Open (golf)|1949]] (won by [[Cary Middlecoff]]), [[1975 U.S. Open (golf)|1975]] ([[Lou Graham]]), and [[1990 U.S. Open (golf)|1990]] ([[Hale Irwin]]). [[Tiger Woods]] has won both [[PGA Championship]]s held at the course ([[1999 PGA Championship|1999]] and [[2006 PGA Championship|2006]]). [[Gary Player]] won the [[U.S. Senior Open]] in [[1988 Senior PGA Tour|1988]].
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Before the 2012 Ryder Cup, Europe players [[Lee Westwood]] and [[Sergio García]] criticised the course, particularly for its lack of rough, trees and other hazards. García said: "There's not a lot of thinking when you get on the tee. You can pretty much hit it nice and hard and, even if you miss, pretty much every time you'll have a shot."<ref>{{cite news |title=Ryder Cup 2012: Lee Westwood criticises Davis Love's 'weird' course |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/26/ryder-cup-2012-lee-westwood |newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 26, 2012 |location=London}}</ref>
The course measures {{convert|7657|yd}} off the 'gold' tees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medinahcc.org/Golf/Golf-Course-3-262.html |publisher=Medinah Country Club |title=Golf Course 3 |
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==Television==
All matches were covered live in the United States. [[Golf on ESPN|ESPN]] handled Friday coverage. [[Mike Tirico]] and [[Paul Azinger]] hosted from the 18th tower, with [[Curtis Strange]] and [[Sean McDonough]] calling holes, and on-course reporters [[Andy North]] and [[
The matches were covered live in Europe by [[Sky Sports]], with the [[BBC]] screening highlights later.
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==Team qualification and selection==
===
The United States qualification rules remained the same as for 2010 and the team consisted of:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2012/usa/team/team_usa_qualifications.cfm |title=2012 Ryder Cup Team Qualification Process |publisher=Ryder Cup |
* '''The leading eight players on the Ryder Cup Points List'''
**Points were gained from money earned in [[Men's major golf championships|majors]] in 2011 and official [[PGA Tour]] events in [[2012 PGA Tour|2012]] through the [[2012 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] on August 12. One point is awarded for every $1,000 earned. Money earned in 2012 majors count double and money earned in 2012 alternate events (those played opposite the majors or [[World Golf Championships]]) count half.
* '''Four captain's picks'''
**Announced on September 4, the four captain's picks were Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson and Brandt Snedeker.<ref>{{cite web |title=Davis Love III fills out U.S. squad |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/rydercup12/story/_/id/8335964/2012-ryder-cup-davis-love-iii-fills-us-squad-steve-stricker-jim-furyk |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |access-date=September 29, 2021 |date=September 4, 2012}}</ref>
The leading players on the US Ryder Cup points list were:<ref name="uspoints">{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2012/usa/team/team_standings.cfm |title=2012 Ryder Cup Team USA Standings |publisher=Ryder Cup |date=September 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913034041/http://www.rydercup.com/2012/usa/team/team_standings.cfm |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |access-date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Tiger Woods]] (Q)
|align="right"|330.667
|align="right"|1452.717
|align="right"|4230.800
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|6014.184
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|[[Bubba Watson]] (Q)
|align="right"|153.617
|align="right"|3286.659
|align="right"|2374.778
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|5815.054
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|[[Jason Dufner]] (Q)
|align="right"|865.000
|align="right"|892.530
|align="right"|3939.772
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|5697.302
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|[[Keegan Bradley]] (Q)
|align="right"|1445.000
|align="right"|999.095
|align="right"|3107.111
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|5551.206
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|[[Webb Simpson]] (Q)
|align="right"|219.868
|align="right"|2932.800
|align="right"|1482.832
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|4635.500
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|[[Zach Johnson]] (Q)
|align="right"|156.821
|align="right"|446.878
|align="right"|3887.845
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|4491.544
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|[[Matt Kuchar]] (Q)
|align="right"|265.131
|align="right"|1154.572
|align="right"|3029.239
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|4448.942
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|[[Phil Mickelson]] (Q)
|align="right"|847.143
|align="right"|874.686
|align="right"|2511.279
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|4233.108
|-
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|align="right"|560.441
|align="right"|3440.573
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|4082.228
|- style="background:#ffa;"
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|[[Steve Stricker]] (P)
|align="right"|541.075
|align="right"|855.146
|align="right"|2618.848
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|4015.069
|- style="background:#ffa;"
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|[[Jim Furyk]] (P)
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|3369.616
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|[[Rickie Fowler]]
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|3313.338
|- style="background:#ffa;"
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|[[Brandt Snedeker]] (P)
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|3176.787
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|[[Bo Van Pelt]]
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|3152.315
|- style="background:#ffa;"
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|[[Dustin Johnson]] (P)
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|0
|align="right"|3040.020
|}
:<small>Players in the qualifying places (Q) are shown in green. Captains picks (P) are shown in yellow.</small>
=== Europe===
The European team qualification rules changed after the 2010 contest. The European Points List took precedence over the World Points List, while the captain's picks were reduced from 3 to 2 with the top 5 players in the World Points List now qualifying rather than the top 4.
The team consisted of:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2012/europe/news/New-qualification.cfm |title=New Qualification criteria for 2012 European Ryder Cup Team |publisher=Ryder Cup |
* '''The leading five players on the Ryder Cup European Points List'''
**Points (1 Point = 1 Euro) earned in official [[European Tour]] events from September 1, 2011, to the conclusion of the 2012 [[Johnnie Walker Championship]] on August 26
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** The two captain's picks were announced on Monday, August 27, the day after the completion of the Johnnie Walker Championship. Olazábal chose [[Nicolas Colsaerts]] and [[Ian Poulter]]. Colsaerts became the [[List of European Ryder Cup golfers#European country records|first player]] from [[Belgium]] to play in the Ryder Cup.
Only members of the European Tour could earn points in the above two lists. They could be full or affiliate members and must have also satisfied (or to be planning to satisfy) their membership obligations. [[Martin Laird]] did not become an affiliate member until 2012 and so his performances in 2011 were not counted.<ref>{{cite
The leading players in the European Ryder Cup points lists were:<ref name="europoints"/>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+European points list
|-
!Position
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|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|[[Rory McIlroy]] (Q)
|align="right"|4,050,288
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|[[Justin Rose]] (Q)
|align="right"|2,602,910
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|[[Paul Lawrie]] (Q)
|align="right"|2,384,837
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|[[Graeme McDowell]] (Q)
|align="right"|2,375,
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|[[Francesco Molinari]] (Q)
|align="right"|2,112,452
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|''[[Peter Hanson]]'' (q)
|align="right"|2,022,
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|''[[Luke Donald]]'' (q)
|align="right"|1,885,
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|''[[Martin Kaymer]]'' (q)
|align="right"|1,871,797
|- style="background:#ffa;"
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|[[Nicolas Colsaerts]] (P)
|align="right"|1,755,377
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|''[[Lee Westwood]]'' (q)
|align="right"|1,692,030
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|[[Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño]]
|align="right"|1,613,602
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|[[David Lynn (golfer)|David Lynn]]
|align="right"|1,563,740
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|''[[Sergio García]]'' (q)
|align="right"|1,502,773
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|[[Rafa Cabrera-Bello]]
|align="right"|1,494,745
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|[[Álvaro Quirós]]
|align="right"|1,377,895
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|[[Marcel Siem]]
|align="right"|1,385,518
|- style="background:#ffa;"
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|[[Ian Poulter]] (P)
|align="right"|1,290,896
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|+World points list
|-
!Position
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|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|''[[Rory McIlroy]]'' (q)
|align="right"|468.81
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|[[Luke Donald]] (Q)
|align="right"|363.46
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|''[[Justin Rose]]'' (q)
|align="right"|322.33
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|[[Lee Westwood]] (Q)
|align="right"|280.27
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|''[[Graeme McDowell]]'' (q)
|align="right"|262.62
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|''[[Paul Lawrie]]'' (q)
|align="right"|211.49
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|[[Sergio García]] (Q)
|align="right"|200.85
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|''[[Francesco Molinari]]'' (q)
|align="right"|191.25
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|[[Peter Hanson]] (Q)
|align="right"|189.32
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|[[Martin Kaymer]] (Q)
|align="right"|172.26
|- style="background:#ffa;"
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|[[Ian Poulter]] (P)
|align="right"|171.64
|- style="background:#ffa;"
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|[[Nicolas Colsaerts]] (P)
|align="right"|161.67
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|[[Rafa Cabrera-Bello]]
|align="right"|144.20
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|[[David Lynn (golfer)|David Lynn]]
|align="right"|143.01
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|[[Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño]]
|align="right"|134.93
|}
{{col-end}}
:<small>Players in
== Teams ==
===Captains===
The
===Vice-captains===
Each captain selected four vice-captains to assist him during the tournament.
Love named the first two USA vice-captains in June 2012 and announced the other two after the [[2012 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2012/usa/news/Davis-Love-adds-two-assistants-ponders-captains-picks.cfm |title=Love names two assistants, ponders four captain's picks |publisher=PGA of America |
*[[Fred Couples]]
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*[[Scott Verplank]]
Olazábal named three of his vice-captains on August 16.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/rydercup/news/newsid=169891.html#olazabal+names+three+ryder+cup+vice+captains |title=Olazábal names three Ryder Cup vice captains |publisher=PGA European Tour |
*[[Thomas Bjørn]]
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===Players===
{|
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Captains picks are shown in yellow; the [[Official World Golf Ranking|world rankings]] and records are at the start of the 2012 Ryder Cup.
{|
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|-
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!Country
!Age
!Points rank<br/>(European)
!Points rank<br/>(World)
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==Friday's matches==
<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/28/ryder-cup-2012-day-one-live |title=Ryder Cup 2012 : day one – as it happened |date=September 29, 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |
===Morning foursomes===
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==Saturday's matches==
<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/29/ryder-cup-2012-day-two-live |title=Ryder Cup 2012 : day two – as it happened |date=September 30, 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |
===Morning foursomes===
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==Sunday's singles matches==
<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/30/ryder-cup-2012-day-three-live |title=Ryder Cup 2012 : day three – as it happened |date=October 1, 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |
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==Individual player records==
Each entry refers to the
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ |title=2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide |
===United States===
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In the United States, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' asked how could "an extremely talented American Ryder Cup team blow a final-day lead as large as any ever blown in 85 years of Ryder Cup history", while ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' sportswriter [[David Haugh]] described the defeat as "inexcusable" having led 10–4 at one point on Saturday afternoon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Epic Ryder Cup collapse on home turf inexcusable |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-spt-1001-haugh-ryder-cup-chicago--20121001,0,620700.column |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=September 30, 2012 |first=David |last=Haugh}}</ref> Captain [[Davis Love III]] came under scrutiny for his player selections, and ''[[USA Today]]'' centered its criticism on [[Tiger Woods]], calling him a player the U.S. "could not rely on" and "who at times appeared to be barely here". Some American newspapers elected not to dedicate back-page columns to the event.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gregg |last=Bakowski |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/01/ryder-cup-2012-us-media-reaction |title=Ryder Cup US media reaction: 'Nightmarish Medin-ahhhhhhhhhh!' |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>
The European victory was met with elation across the continent. Spain's daily sport newspaper ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'' ran the headline: "This one is for you, [[Seve Ballesteros|Seve]]". Britain's ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Daily Telegraph]]'' wrote that after an unprecedented summer of sporting achievements, including the [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games in London]], [[Bradley Wiggins]]' victory in the [[2012 Tour de France|Tour de France]] and [[Andy Murray]]'s first tennis major at the [[2012 US Open – Men's Singles|US Open]], the Ryder Cup was incapable of "dullness, one-sidedness, and hollow drama" despite the looming anti-climax at the start of the singles matches on the final day. In a reference to the economic crisis on the continent, ''[[The Irish Times]]'' said that German [[Martin Kaymer]] had given Europe "a massive bailout that contributed to the most unlikeliest comeback in Ryder Cup history".<ref>{{cite web|last=Douglas |first=Steve |url=
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20110202181647/http://www.rydercup.com/2012/}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140924100938/http://www.europeantour.com/rydercup/index.html European Tour: 2012 Ryder Cup]
*[http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/events/ryder-cup.htm Golf Channel: 2012 Ryder Cup]
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/19573990 BBC Sport: 2012 Ryder Cup]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100426092633/http://espn.go.com/golf/championship/_/tournament/ryder-cup ESPN: 2012 Ryder Cup]
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