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| Dates | May 29 – June 3, 2012 |
| Location | Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Riviera Country Club |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,292 yards (6,668 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 30 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Texas Individual: Thomas Pieters, Illinois | |
| Team: 3–2 (def. Alabama) Individual: 208 (−5) | |
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The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested from May 29–June 3 at the Riviera Country ClubinPacific 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.[1][2]
| Regional name | Golf course | Location |
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| 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 |
This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.
| Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
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| 1 | Alabama | 285 | 287 | 287 | 859 |
| 2 | UCLA | 289 | 287 | 285 | 861 |
| 3 | Texas | 290 | 295 | 284 | 869 |
| T4 | California | 295 | 289 | 287 | 871 |
| San Diego State | 292 | 295 | 284 | ||
| 6 | Washington | 296 | 286 | 290 | 872 |
| 7 | Oregon | 291 | 294 | 288 | 873 |
| T8 | Kent State | 293 | 291 | 291 | 875 |
| Florida State | 290 | 290 | 295 | ||
| 10 | Liberty | 295 | 288 | 293 | 876 |
| Quarterfinal round June 1 | Semifinal round June 2 | Final round June 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kent State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | California | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | California | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Diego State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Washington | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Oregon | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Oregon | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Place | Player | University | Score | To par |
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| 1 | Thomas Pieters | Illinois | 69-68-71=208 | −5 |
| T2 | Julien Brun | TCU | 72-72-67=211 | −2 |
| Tyler McCumber | Florida | 68-71-72=211 | ||
| T4 | Patrick Cantlay | UCLA | 74-72-66=212 | −1 |
| Corey Conners | Kent State | 68-75-69=212 | ||
| Cory Whitsett | Alabama | 73-68-71=212 | ||
| T7 | Blayne Barber | Auburn | 69-74-70=213 | E |
| Justin Thomas | Alabama | 70-70-73=213 | ||
| T9 | Max Homa | California | 76-70-68=214 | +1 |
| William Kropp | Oklahoma | 69-75-70=214 | ||
| Keith Mitchell | Georgia | 73-72-69=214 | ||
| Patrick Rodgers | Stanford | 69-72-73=214 |
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