Throughout December, GolfChannel.com counted down the Top 10 Newsmakers of 2011. Golf Channel writers, editors, reporters, analysts and producers each selected their top 10 newsmakers in the golf world this year from a pre-determined list of candidates. Points were assigned based on ranking position and tallied. These are the results:
Newsmaker No. 10: Darren Clarke
Newsmaker No. 9: Charl Schwartzel
Newsmaker No. 7: Steve Williams
Newsmaker No. 6: Keegan Bradley
Contributions from writers and editors on the Golf Channel Digital team.
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