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As the 2011 golf year comes to a close, we at SportsUntapped invite you to take a few moments to reflect on what’s been a very exciting year for the sport. The continuing comeback of Tiger Woods, the ascension of Luke Donald, a dominant Tiger-esque performance by Rory McIlroy at the US Open were just some of the major stories of an exhilarating year of golf.
Without further ado then, SportsUntapped’s Top 11 Golf Stories of 2011:
- 11. Tiger Woods fires longtime caddie Steve Williams, and Williams has a lot to say about that
- 10. Fan throws hot dog at Tiger Woods
- 9. Tiger Woods clinches the Presidents Cup for the US
- 8. Tiger’s ex-caddie calls Tiger a “black a**hole,” controversy ensues
- 7. Leg injuries keep Tiger Woods out of US Open
- 6. Luke Donald becomes World No. 1, gets praised by Jack Nicklaus
- 5. Rory McIlroy blows huge lead at The Masters, gives green jacket to Charl Schwartzel
- 4. Darren Clarke wins his first major
- 3. Rookie Keegan Bradley wins PGA Championship, ends American major drought
- 2. Rory McIlroy wins his first major in record, Tiger-esque fashion
- 1. Tiger Woods wins a golf tournament for the first time in over two years
Honorable mentions:
- 16-year-old becomes LPGA Tour’s youngest-ever winner
- Michael Jordan chooses the NBA lockout over America and being a Presidents Cup assistant captain again
- Jim Gray gets kicked off Golf Channel
- French golfer misses British Open because of celebration-related injury
- Luke Donald felt persecuted by the PGA Tour
- The US wins the World Cup of golf for the first time in over a decade
- Tiger Woods steals Dustin Johnson’s caddie
- Tiger Woods gets off to an embarrassingly slow start at the Presidents Cup
- Tiger Woods drops out of the top 50 in the world rankings
- Luke Donald’s clutch win at Disney gives him PGA Tour money title
- Padres Erect 80-Foot Shaft By Petco Park Foul Pole
- Man in tiger suit sues PGA Tour
- Tom Watson hits a hole-in-one at the British Open
- Tiger spits on a green in Dubai, then tweets apology
- Tiger Woods finishes third at the Australian Open
- Tiger’s ex-caddie outearns Tiger at WGC-Bridgestone
- High school senior finished ahead of Tiger Woods
- Luke Donald becomes the first golfer to ever officially win both the European Tour and PGA Tour money lists
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