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Line 1: {{Short description\|Golf tournament in Illinois, United States}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox team golf tournament Line 11 ⟶ 12: \| homecaptain = [[Davis Love III]] \| awaycaptain = [[José María Olazábal]] \| homescore = 13½{{1/2}} \| awayscore = 14½{{1/2}} \| result = Europe wins }} Line 39 ⟶ 40: \|width = 160 }} 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=RCcomMedinahAnnouncement>{{cite web \|title=2012 Ryder Cup headed to Medinah Country Club \|url=http://www.rydercup.com/europe/news/2012-ryder-cup-headed-medinah-country-club \|publisher=[[PGA of America]] \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 2, 2012 \|date=July 7, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012130258/http://www.rydercup.com/europe/news/2012-ryder-cup-headed-medinah-country-club \|archive-date=October 12, 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> This was the first time that the [[Ryder Cup]] was held in [[Illinois]]. Europe went into the competition as the cup holders, having won in [[2010 Ryder Cup\|2010]] to regain it.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Dorman \|first=Larry \|title=McDowell Seals Ryder Cup for Europe \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/sports/golf/05ryder.html?_r=2&src=mv \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 2, 2012 \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=October 4, 2010}}</ref> The team captains were [[Davis Love III]] for the U.S.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Auclair \|first=T.J. \|title=PGA picks Love III to lead Team USA \|url=http://www.rydercup.com/usa/news/pga-america-picks-davis-love-iii-lead-team-usa \|publisher=PGA of America \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 2, 2012 \|date=January 20, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225155908/http://www.rydercup.com/usa/news/pga-america-picks-davis-love-iii-lead-team-usa \|archive-date=February 25, 2015 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[José María Olazábal]] for Europe.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Olazábal named European Team captain for 2012 Ryder Cup \|url=http://www.rydercup.com/europe/news/olaz%C3%A1bal-named-european-team-captain-2012-ryder-cup \|publisher=PGA of America \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 2, 2012 \|date=January 18, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225170633/http://www.rydercup.com/europe/news/olaz%C3%A1bal-named-european-team-captain-2012-ryder-cup \|archive-date=February 25, 2015 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> At the start of the final day's play, the U.S. led 10–6 and required 4½{{1/2}} points to win; Europe required 8 points to retain the cup and 8½{{1/2}} to win it outright. Europe achieved one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history by winning eight and tying one of the 12 singles matches. [[Martin Kaymer]]'s five-foot putt on the 18th hole to defeat [[Steve Stricker]] took the score to 14–13, allowing Europe to retain the cup with one match still in progress. [[Tiger Woods]] missed a putt on the final green and conceded the hole to [[Francesco Molinari]], halving the final point and securing outright victory for the European team, 14½{{1/2}}–13½{{1/2}}. It was named by European media covering the event as the "'''Miracle at Medinah'''", and is widely regarded as one of the best sporting comebacks of all time and the greatest in Ryder Cup history.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/19786257 \|work=BBC Sport \|date=October 1, 2012 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 2, 2012 \|title=Sporting comebacks to rival the Ryder Cup's Miracle of Medinah}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/01/ryder-cup-europe-win-medinah \|title=Europe seal Ryder Cup win with comeback of epic proportions \|date=October 1, 2012 \|newspaper=The Guardian \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 3, 2012 \|location=London \|first=Richard \|last=Williams}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.rydercup.com/europe/multimedia/video/rewind-2012-miracle-medinah \|title = Rewind 2012: Miracle at Medinah {{!}} RYDERCUP.com \|access-date=February 25, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225155920/http://www.rydercup.com/europe/multimedia/video/rewind-2012-miracle-medinah \|archive-date=February 25, 2015 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/rydercup/9764959/Miracle-of-Medinah-How-Europe-turned-the-2012-Ryder-Cup-on-its-head.html \|title = Miracle of Medinah - How Europe turned the 2012 Ryder Cup on its head\|date = September 24, 2014}}</ref> 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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=September 30, 2012}}</ref> ~~The~~ European captain Olazábal dedicated the victory to ~~the~~his ~~late~~countryman [[Seve Ballesteros]]. The five-time major champion, who had scored 22{{1/2}} points in 37 matches and been part of four victorious European sides before captaining them to victory on home soil at Valderrama in [[1997 Ryder Cup\|1997]], had died of brain cancer in May 2011 at the age of 54, and in his memory, Team Europe wore navy blue and white garments – his traditional Sunday colors – on the final day.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/25/ryder-cup-2012-europe-seve-ballesteros \|title=Ryder Cup 2012: Europe prepare final-day tribute to Seve Ballesteros \|last=Murray \|first=Ewan \|date=24 September 2012 \|newspaper=The Guardian \|access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref> Additionally, the team's kit also bore the silhouette of Ballesteros famously celebrating his win at the [[1984 Open Championship]] at the [[Old Course at St Andrews]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://news.sky.com/story/991472/europe-win-ryder-cup-in-comeback-sensation \|title=Europe Win Ryder Cup In Comeback Sensation \|date=1 October 2012 \|work=Sky Sports \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112021005/http://news.sky.com/story/991472/europe-win-ryder-cup-in-comeback-sensation \|archive-date=12 November 2012 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Skynews">{{cite web \|url=http://news.sky.com/story/991472/europe-wins-golfs-ryder-cup \|title=Europe Wins Golf's Ryder Cup \|publisher=Sky News \|date=October 1, 2012 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref> ==Format== Line 54 ⟶ 55: 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, 14½{{1/2}} points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes. ==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=~~http~~https://~~espn~~www.goespn.com/golf/rydercup12/story/_/id/8427005/medinah-country-club-15th-hole-play-key-role-39th-ryder-cup \|title=Medinah's 15th could play key role \|work=ESPN \|~~accessdate~~date=September 27, 2012 \|access-date=September 27, 2012 }}</ref> 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. Line 71 ⟶ 72: 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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=July 12, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717081631/http://www.medinahcc.org/Golf/Golf-Course-3-262.html \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=July 17, 2012 }}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|- Line 82 ⟶ 83: ==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 [[~~Bill~~Billy Kratzert]]. [[Scott Van Pelt]] hosted recaps during coverage. On Saturday, [[Golf Channel]] covered the first half-hour of the morning matches with [[Kelly Tilghman]], [[Brandel Chamblee]] and [[Nick Faldo]]. [[Golf Channel on NBC\|NBC]] covered the remainder of the weekend action, with [[Dan Hicks (sportscaster)\|Dan Hicks]] and [[Johnny Miller]] hosting from the 18th tower, [[Gary Koch]] and [[Peter Jacobsen]] calling holes, and on-course reporters [[Mark Rolfing]], [[Roger Maltbie]], and [[Dottie Pepper]]. To bring a European perspective to the telecasts, former European Ryder Cup player [[Colin Montgomerie]] was utilized as a guest analyst by NBC on Saturday. NBC had previously used guest analysts for the Ryder Cup in [[1999 Ryder Cup\|1999]], [[2002 Ryder Cup\|2002]], and [[2006 Ryder Cup\|2006]] The matches were covered live in Europe by [[Sky Sports]], with the [[BBC]] screening highlights later. Line 89 ⟶ 90: === United States=== 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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=July 23, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803033749/http://www.rydercup.com/2012/usa/team/team_usa_qualifications.cfm \|archive-date=August 3, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|df=mdy-all }}</ref> * '''The leading eight players on the Ryder Cup Points List''' * '''The leading eight players on the Ryder Cup Points List'''<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=July 23, 2012 \|accessdate=July 23, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723224559/http://www.rydercup.com/2012/usa/team/team_standings.cfm \|archive-date=July 23, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|df=mdy-all }}</ref> *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" \|- Line 107 ⟶ 109: \|- 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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|0~~ \|align="right"\|4233.108 \|- Line 175 ⟶ 177: \|align="right"\|560.441 \|align="right"\|3440.573 \|align="right"\|0 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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 ~~\| style="text-align:center;"\|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> ~~Players in the qualifying places are shown in green. Captains picks are shown in yellow.~~ === 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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=July 23, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726004055/http://www.rydercup.com/2012/europe/news/New-qualification.cfm \|archive-date=July 26, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="europoints">{{cite web \|url=http://www.europeantour.com/rydercup/points/~~index~~index_RyderCupPoints.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915191815/http://www.europeantour.com/rydercup/points/index_RyderCupPoints.html \|title=European Ryder Cup Rankings \|publisher=European Tour \|date=~~July~~August 2328, 2012 \|~~accessdate~~archive-date=~~July~~September 2315, 2012}}</ref> '''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 Line 199 ⟶ 240: 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 ~~web~~news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/14046675 \|title=Scottish golfer Martin Laird set to join European Tour \|~~publisher~~work=BBC Sport \|~~accessdate~~date=July 6, 2011 \|access-date=August 18, 2012}}</ref> [[Carl Pettersson]] was not a member of the European Tour and was therefore not considered.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://golf.about.com/b/2012/08/17/pettersson-a-player-without-a-ryder-cup-country.htm \|title=Pettersson a Player Without a Ryder Cup Country \|publisher=About.com \|~~accessdate~~access-date=August 18, 2012 \|archive-date=November 18, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118215146/http://golf.about.com/b/2012/08/17/pettersson-a-player-without-a-ryder-cup-country.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ~~The leading players in the Ryder Cup European points were:<ref name="europoints"/>~~ The leading players in the European Ryder Cup points lists were:<ref name="europoints"/> {{col-start}} {{col-2}} {\| class="wikitable" \|+European points list \|- !Position Line 210 ⟶ 253: \|- 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,~~790~~791 \|- 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,~~431~~432 \|- \| style="text-align:center;"\|7 \|''[[Luke Donald]]'' (q) \|align="right"\|1,885,~~170~~171 \|- \| 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 \|} {{col-2}} ~~Players in the qualifying places are shown in green.~~ ~~The leading players in the Ryder Cup World points list were:<ref name="europoints"/>~~ {\| class="wikitable" \|+World points list \|- !Position Line 249 ⟶ 329: \|- \| 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 ~~the~~ qualifying places (Q) are shown in green.; ~~Captains~~captain's picks (P) are shown in yellow; those in italics (q) qualified through the other points list.</small> == Teams == Line 306 ⟶ 398: 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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=August 13, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827222205/http://www.rydercup.com/2012/usa/news/Davis-Love-adds-two-assistants-ponders-captains-picks.cfm \|archive-date=August 27, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Fred Couples]] Line 313 ⟶ 405: [[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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=August 16, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818154102/http://www.europeantour.com/rydercup/news/newsid=169891.html#olazabal+names+three+ryder+cup+vice+captains \|archive-date=August 18, 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The fourth vice-captain was announced on August 25.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012062/news/newsid=170532.html#olazabal+names+miguel+angel+jimenez+fourth+vice+captain \|title=Olazábal names Miguel Angel Jiménez as his fourth vice captain \|publisher=PGA European Tour \|~~accessdate~~access-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref> [[Thomas Bjørn]] Line 321 ⟶ 413: ===Players=== {\| ~~border~~class="1"wikitable ~~cellpadding="3~~sortable" style="~~border-collapse: collapse;~~text-align:center" ! colspan=8\|{{flagicon\|USA\|size=50px}} Team USA ~~\|- style="background:#dfd;"~~ \|- ~~\| colspan="9"\|{{flagicon\|USA\|size=50px}} '''Team USA'''~~ ~~\|- style="background:#dfd;"~~ !Name !Age ~~!Residence~~ !Points<br/>rank !World<br/>ranking Line 335 ⟶ 425: !Winning<br/>percentage \|- \| align=left\|~~[[Davis Love III]]~~{{sortname\|Tiger\|Woods}} \| 4836 \|\| ~~align=left~~1 \|\|~~[[St.~~ ~~Simons~~2 ~~Island,~~\|\| ~~Georgia]]~~6 \|\| ~~colspan="6"~~29 \|\| ~~Non-playing~~13–14–2 ~~captain~~\|\| 48.28 \|- \| align=left\|~~[[Tiger Woods]]~~{{sortname\|Bubba\|Watson}} \| 3633 \|\| ~~align=left\|[[Jupiter Island, Florida]]~~2 \|\| 17 \|\| ~~2 \|\| 6~~1 \|\| 294 \|\| ~~13–14–2~~1–3–0 \|\| 4825.2800 \|- \| align=left\|~~[[Bubba Watson]]~~{{sortname\|Jason\|Dufner}} \| 3335 \|\| ~~align=left\|[[Scottsdale, Arizona]]~~3 \|\| 29 \|\| 70 \|\| 1 colspan="3"\|~~\| 4 \|\| 1–3–0 \|\| 25.00~~Rookie \|- \| align=left\|~~[[Jason Dufner]]~~{{sortname\|Keegan\|Bradley}} \| 3526 \|\| ~~align=left\|[[Auburn, Alabama]] \|\| 3~~4 \|\| 914 \|\| 0 \|\| colspan="3"\|Rookie \|- \| align=left\|~~[[Keegan Bradley]]~~{{sortname\|Webb\|Simpson}} \| 2627 \|\| ~~align=left\|[[Jupiter, Florida]] \|\| 4~~5 \|\| 148 \|\| 0 \|\| colspan="3"\|Rookie \|- \| align=left\|~~[[Webb Simpson]]~~{{sortname\|Zach\|Johnson}} \| 2736 \|\| ~~align=left~~6 \|\|~~[[Charlotte,~~ ~~North Carolina]]~~17 \|\| 52 \|\| 87 \|\| 03–3–1 \|\| ~~colspan="3"\|Rookie~~50.00 \|- \| align=left\|~~[[Zach Johnson]]~~{{sortname\|Matt\|Kuchar}} \| 3634 \|\| ~~align=left\|[[St. Simons Island, Georgia]]~~7 \|\| 615 \|\| 171 \|\| ~~2 \|\| 7~~4 \|\| ~~3–3–1~~1–1–2 \|\| 50.00 \|- \| align=left\|~~[[Matt Kuchar]]~~{{sortname\|Phil\|Mickelson}} \| 3442 \|\| ~~align=left\|[[St. Simons Island, Georgia]]~~8 \|\| 716 \|\| 158 \|\| ~~1 \|\| 4~~34 \|\| ~~1–1–2~~11–17–6 \|\| 5041.0018 \|- ~~\| align=left\|[[Phil Mickelson]]~~ ~~\| 42 \|\| align=left\|[[Rancho Santa Fe, California]] \|\| 8 \|\| 16 \|\| 8 \|\| 34 \|\| 11–17–6 \|\| 41.18~~ \|- style="background:#ffa;" \| align=left\|[[{{sortname\|Steve \|Stricker]]}} \| 45 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Madison, Wisconsin]]~~ \|\| 10 \|\| 12 \|\| 2 \|\| 7 \|\| 3–3–1 \|\| 50.00 \|- style="background:#ffa;" \| align=left\|[[{{sortname\|Jim \|Furyk]]}} \| 42 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]]~~ \|\| 11 \|\| 23 \|\| 7 \|\| 27 \|\| 8–15–4 \|\| 37.04 \|- style="background:#ffa;" \| align=left\|[[{{sortname\|Brandt \|Snedeker]]}} \| 31 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Nashville, Tennessee]]~~ \|\| 13 \|\| 10 \|\| 0 \|\| colspan="3"\|Rookie \|- style="background:#ffa;" \| align=left\|[[{{sortname\|Dustin \|Johnson]]}} \| 28 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]~~ \|\| 15 \|\| 13 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 1–3–0 \|\| 25.00 \|} Captains picks are shown in yellow; the [[Official World Golf Ranking\|world rankings]] and records are at the start of the 2012 Ryder Cup. {\| ~~border~~class="1"wikitable ~~cellpadding="3~~sortable" style="~~border-collapse: collapse;~~text-align:center" ! colspan=10\|{{flagicon\|Europe\|size=50px}} '''Team Europe''' ~~\|- style="background:#dfd;"~~ \|- ~~\| colspan="10"\|{{flagicon\|Europe\|size=50px}} '''Team Europe'''~~ ~~\|- style="background:#dfd;"~~ !Name !Country !Age ~~!Residence~~ !Points rank<br/>(European) !Points rank<br/>(World) Line 392 ⟶ 478: !Winning<br/>percentage \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~ESP~~Rory\|McIlroy}} ~~[[José~~\|\| ~~María Olazábal]]~~align=left\|{{NIR}} \| 23 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 1–1–2 \|\| 50.00 ~~\| 46 \|\| align=left\|[[Hondarribia]], Spain \|\| colspan="7" \| Non-playing captain~~ \|- ~~\| align=left\|{{flagicon\|NIR}} [[Rory McIlroy]]~~ ~~\| 23 \|\| align=left\|[[Holywood]], Northern Ireland \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 1–1–2 \|\| 50.00~~ \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~ENG~~Justin\|Rose}} ~~[[Justin~~\|\| ~~Rose]]~~align=left\|{{ENG}} \| 32 ~~\|\| align=left\|London, England~~ \|\| 2 \|\| 3 \|\| 5 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 3–1–0 \|\| 75.00 \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~SCO~~Paul\|Lawrie}} ~~[[Paul~~\|\| ~~Lawrie]]~~align=left\|{{SCO}} \| 43 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Aberdeen]], Scotland~~ \|\| 3 \|\| 6 \|\| 28 \|\| 1 \|\| 5 \|\| 3–1–1 \|\| 70.00 \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~NIR~~Graeme\|McDowell}} ~~[[Graeme~~\|\| ~~McDowell]]~~align=left\|{{NIR}} \| 33 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Portrush]], Northern Ireland~~ \|\| 4 \|\| 5 \|\| 18 \|\| 2 \|\| 8 \|\| 4–2–2 \|\| 62.50 \|- \|align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~ITA~~Francesco\|Molinari}} ~~[[Francesco~~\|\| ~~Molinari]]~~align=left\|{{ITA}} \| 29 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Turin]], Italy~~ \|\| 5 \|\| 8 \|\| 31 \|\| 1 \|\| 3 \|\| 0–2–1 \|\| 16.67 \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~ENG~~Luke\|Donald}} ~~[[Luke~~\|\| ~~Donald]]~~align=left\|{{ENG}} \| 34 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[High Wycombe]], England~~ \|\| 7 \|\| 2 \|\| 3 \|\| 3 \|\| 11 \|\| 8–2–1 \|\| 77.27 \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~ENG~~Lee\|Westwood}} ~~[[Lee~~\|\| ~~Westwood]]~~align=left\|{{ENG}} \| 39 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Worksop]], England~~ \|\| 10 \|\| 4 \|\| 4 \|\| 7 \|\| 33 \|\| 16–11–6 \|\| 57.58 \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~ESP~~Sergio\|García\|\|Garcia, Sergio}} ~~[[Sergio~~\|\| ~~García]]~~align=left\|{{ESP}} \| 32 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Borriol]], Spain~~ \|\| 13 \|\| 7 \|\| 19 \|\| 5 \|\| 24 \|\| 14–6–4 \|\| 66.67 \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~SWE~~Peter\|Hanson}} ~~[[Peter~~\|\| ~~Hanson]]~~align=left\|{{SWE}} \| 34 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Trelleborg]], Sweden~~ \|\| 6 \|\| 9 \|\| 25 \|\| 1 \|\| 3 \|\| 1–2–0 \|\| 33.33 \|- \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~DEU~~Martin\|Kaymer}} ~~[[Martin~~\|\| ~~Kaymer]]~~align=left\|{{DEU}} \| 27 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Mettmann]], Germany~~ \|\| 8 \|\| 10 \|\| 32 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 2–1–1 \|\| 62.50 \|- style="background:#ffa;" \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~BEL~~Nicolas\|Colsaerts}} ~~[[Nicolas~~\|\| ~~Colsaerts]]~~align=left\|{{BEL}} \| 29 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Brussels]], Belgium~~ \|\| 9 \|\| 12 \|\| 35 \|\| 0 \|\| colspan="3"\|Rookie \|- style="background:#ffa;" \| align=left\|{{~~flagicon~~sortname\|~~ENG~~Ian\|Poulter}} ~~[[Ian~~\|\| ~~Poulter]]~~align=left\|{{ENG}} \| 36 ~~\|\| align=left\|[[Milton Keynes]], England~~ \|\| 17 \|\| 11 \|\| 26 \|\| 3 \|\| 11 \|\| 8–3–0 \|\| 72.73 \|} Line 435 ⟶ 518: ==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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 3, 2012 \|location=London \|first=Scott \|last=Murray}}</ref> ===Morning foursomes=== Line 503 ⟶ 586: ==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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 3, 2012 \|location=London \|first1=Scott \|last1=Murray \|first2=Sean \|last2=Ingle}}</ref> ===Morning foursomes=== Line 571 ⟶ 654: ==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 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 3, 2012 \|location=London \|first=Scott \|last=Murray}}</ref> {\| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align:center;" \|- style="background:#dfd;" Line 637 ⟶ 720: \|halved \|[[Tiger Woods]] \| 12th: 14½{{1/2}} – 13½{{1/2}} \|- style="background:#dfd;" \| 8½{{1/2}} \| Session \| 3½{{1/2}} \| \|- style="background:#afa;" ! 14½{{1/2}} ! Overall ! 13½{{1/2}} ! \|} ==Individual player records== Each entry refers to the ~~Win–Loss–Half~~win–loss–half record of the player. Source:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ \|title=2014 Ryder Cup Media and Players' Guide \|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 5, 2014 \|url-status=dead \|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074322/http://2014rcmediaguide.com/2014RyderCupMediaGuide/ \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=October 6, 2014 \|df=mdy }}</ref> ===United States=== Line 724 ⟶ 807: ==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] {{Ryder Cup tournaments \|state=expanded}} Line 737 ⟶ 820: [[Category:Ryder Cup]] [[Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois]] [[Category:Medinah, Illinois]] [[Category:2012 in golf\|Ryder Cup]]