# 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested from May 29–June 3 at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. It was the 74th NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. The team championship was won by the Texas Longhorns who won their third national championship by defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship match play round 3–2. The individual national championship was won by Thomas Pieters from the University of Illinois.

## Regional qualifying tournaments

* Five teams qualified from each of the six regional tournaments held around the country from May 17 to May 19, 2012.
| Regional name | Golf course | Location |
| Southeast Regional | University of Georgia Golf Course | Athens, Georgia |
| East Regional | Grandover Resort, East Course | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Central Regional | University of Michigan Golf Course | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| South Central Regional | The Club at Olde Stone | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| South Regional | Jimmie Austin Oklahoma University Golf Club | Norman, Oklahoma |
| West Regional | Stanford University Golf Course | Stanford, California |

## Venue

This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

## Team competition
### Leaderboard

* Par, single-round: 284
* Par, total: 852
| Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
| 1 | Alabama | 285 | 287 | 287 | 859 |
| 2 | UCLA | 289 | 287 | 285 | 861 |
| 3 | Texas | 290 | 295 | 284 | 869 |
| T4 | California | 295 | 289 | 287 | 871 |
| T4 | San Diego State | 292 | 295 | 284 | 871 |
| 6 | Washington | 296 | 286 | 290 | 872 |
| 7 | Oregon | 291 | 294 | 288 | 873 |
| T8 | Kent State | 293 | 291 | 291 | 875 |
| T8 | Florida State | 290 | 290 | 295 | 875 |
| 10 | Liberty | 295 | 288 | 293 | 876 |
* Kent State won the eighth place playoff tie-breaker with Florida State, +2 to +3.
* Remaining Teams: Oklahoma (877), Florida (878), North Florida (878), Texas A&M (879), Auburn (880), USC (880), Georgia (881), Chattanooga (884), UCF (885), Stanford (885), Illinois (887), Iowa (888), Virginia (888), Virginia Tech (890), Lamar (892), East Carolina (895), TCU (897), Memphis (901), UAB (902), Tulsa (918)

### Match play bracket

| Quarterfinal round June 1 | Quarterfinal round June 1 | Quarterfinal round June 1 | Semifinal round June 2 | Semifinal round June 2 | Semifinal round June 2 | Final round June 3 | Final round June 3 | Final round June 3 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kent State | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | Alabama | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | California | 2 | | | |
| 4 | California | 3 | 4 | California | 2 | | | |
| 5 | San Diego State | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | San Diego State | 2 | | | | 1 | Alabama | 2 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Texas | 3 |
| 3 | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | Texas | 3 |
| 6 | Washington | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Washington | 0 | 3 | Texas | 3 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oregon | 2 | | | |
| 2 | UCLA | 2 | 7 | Oregon | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Oregon | 3 | | | | | | |

## Individual competition

* Par, single-round: 71
* Par, total: 213
| Place | Player | University | Score | To par |
| 1 | Thomas Pieters | Illinois | 69-68-71=208 | −5 |
| T2 | Julien Brun | TCU | 72-72-67=211 | −2 |
| T2 | Tyler McCumber | Florida | 68-71-72=211 | −2 |
| T4 | Patrick Cantlay | UCLA | 74-72-66=212 | −1 |
| T4 | Corey Conners | Kent State | 68-75-69=212 | −1 |
| T4 | Cory Whitsett | Alabama | 73-68-71=212 | −1 |
| T7 | Blayne Barber | Auburn | 69-74-70=213 | E |
| T7 | Justin Thomas | Alabama | 70-70-73=213 | E |
| T9 | Max Homa | California | 76-70-68=214 | +1 |
| T9 | William Kropp | Oklahoma | 69-75-70=214 | +1 |
| T9 | Keith Mitchell | Georgia | 73-72-69=214 | +1 |
| T9 | Patrick Rodgers | Stanford | 69-72-73=214 | +1 |