Rory McILroy ends year on a high note

Rory McILroy won his first major championship at the U.S. Open in 2011 and climbed as high as number two in the world rankings. He also hit balls off a helipad 700 feet high in the air at a seven star resort in Dubai.

Chris Berman finishes runner up in terrible announcer poll

 Chris Berman demonstrates excellent communication skills with his colleagues.

This poll was recently taken and Chris Berman was named second worst NFL announcer by the players. He can now add this honor to go along with being the most annoying golf announcer of all time when he works for ESPN's coverage of the U.S. Open each year.

Sergio Garcia gets livid and throws club in lake

A look back at the big winners of 2011

Luke Donald became the number one player in the world in 2011 and won both the PGA Tour money title as well as the European Tour Race to Dubai. The main accomplishment missing from his resume is a major championship, a goal he will be strongly pursuing in 2012.

Here's a look back at some of the big winners of 2011:

Major Championships
The Masters: Charl Schwartzel
U.S. Open: Rory McILroy
British Open: Darren Clarke
PGA Championship: Keegan Bradley

Fed Ex Cup Playoffs:
The Barclays: Dustin Johnson
Deutsche Bank: Webb Simpson
BMW Championship: Justin Rose
Tour Championship: Bill Haas

Fed Ex Cup Champion:
Bill Haas

WGC Accenture Match Play Champion:
Luke Donald

WGC Bridgestone Champion:
Adam Scott

WGC HSBC Champion:
Martin Kaymer

The Players Championship:
KJ Choi

The President's Cup:
United States defeated the Internationals

PGA Tour Money Title Champion:
Luke Donald

European Tour Race to Dubai Champion:
Luke Donald