GOLF WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
The following is a full list of the winners, including honorable mentions. There were a record 546 entries in the contest.
DAILY COLUMNS – 1, Dave Seanor, Yahoo! Sports, The false promise of Tiger Woods; http://sports.yahoo.com/news/false-promise-tiger-woods-161400197–golf.html 2, Jeff Rude, Golfweek.com, Vivid memories of Hogan and Nelson; http://golfweek.com/news/2012/may/16/hate-be-rude-vivid-memories-hogan-nelson/ 3, John Hopkins, GlobalGolfPost.com, In praise of the Amateur
Honorable mention: Ron Borges, Boston Herald, PoulterHeist; Steve Eubanks, GlobalGolfPost.com, A Selah for Furman; Jim McCabe, Golfweek.com, Remembering Furman Bisher; http://golfweek.com/news/2012/mar/20/mccabe-remembering-furman-bisher/
Josh Sens, Golf.com, Invited to The Country Club, finally. http://www.golf.com/courses-and-travel/golfer-plays-country-club-brookline-after-sneeking-kid
DAILY NEWS – 1, Ron Green, Jr., Charlotte Observer, McIlroy slays field in PGA Championship;
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/08/12/3452009/mcilroy-slays-field-in-pga-cakewalk.html
2, Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.com, Bubba is part artist, part magician;
http://twittweb.com/column+artist+augusta+b-19006388 3, Ian O’Connor, ESPN.com, Olympic’s
16th Hole doomed Furyk. http://espn.go.com/golf/usopen12/story/_/id/8061315/olympic-16th-doomed-furyk-chances-winning-us-open
Honorable mention: Tony Dear, Cybergolf.com, Win by Els is bittersweet; http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/bittersweet_british_open Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, A new name in Masters lore; Jay Flemma, Cybergolf.com, Triple Double at Winged Foot. http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/triple_double_smith_crockett_defy_darkness_storms_to_defend_title_at_anderson
DAILY FEATURES – 1, Jason Sobel, GolfChannel.com, More to The Jungle Bird; http://www.golfchannel.com/news/jason-sobel/jungle-bird-revisited-more-than-meets-eye/ 2, Lisa Mickey, New York Times, A path to opportunity; http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/sports/golf/lizette-salas-earns-spot-on-lpga-tour.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 3, Jeff Babineau, Golfweek.com, Good attitude a must at Open. Honorable mention: Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel; Chuasiriporn left game behind; Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, Rory’s future is limited only by his drive; Jim McCabe, Golfweek.com, Euro teammates trust Poulter; Alan Tays, GolfChannel.com, Back on course after accident.
NON-DAILY COLUMNS – 1, Beth Ann Baldry, Golfweek, Creamer’s tearful farewell to Pops; http://golfweek.com/news/2012/mar/30/creamers-tearful-goodbye-pops/ 2, Jim McCabe, Golfweek, Jack: Heart of a champion spans generations; 3, Ron Sirak, Golf World, Pepper’s pardon.
Honorable mention – Jeff Babineau, Golfweek, A band of believers; Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, Dufner is golf’s coolest man; http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/his-164th-tour-start-unflappable-jason-dufner-broke-through-his-first-win Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, Rory is not Tiger.
NON-DAILY NEWS – 1, Tim Rosaforte, Golf World, No rest for Rory; 2, Damon Hack, Sports
Illustrated, Red Storm Rising;
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1196630/index.htm 3, Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated, Phil wins, Tiger loses at Pebble. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1194905/index.htm
Honorable mention – Jim Moriarty, Golf World, Beach Party, Rory wins PGA; Jeff Rude, Golfweek, Duval returns to Lytham; http://golfweek.com/news/2012/jul/16/2012-open-championship-duval-changed-man/ Curt Sampson, Golf World, Collectibles, bidding for history; Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, Rory, globe-trotting star. http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/rory-mcilroy-quickly-learning-what-lifes-games-most-marketable-player
NON-DAILY FEATURES – 1, Jaime Diaz, Golf Digest, Billy Casper, Out of the darkness; http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/us-open/2012-06/billy-casper-profile-diaz 2, Gary VanSickle, The Memorial, Education of Tom Watson; 3 (tie) Steve Rushin, Gof Digest, Bad to the Bone http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2012-07/steve-rushin-badass-golfers and Jeff Silverman, Golf World, Book worms.
Honorable mention – Jim Moriarty, Golf World, Upside-down world of Randy Simmons; Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, How Jhonny V made good; Stina Sternberg, Golf Digest, Christina Kim: Tears of a clown. http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-digest-woman/2012-12/christina-kim-profile-sternberg
SPECIAL PROJECTS – 1, Alan Shipnuck, Sports Illustrated, Best Sunday ever; http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1196683/index.htm 2, Guy Yocom and John Huggan, Golf Digest, Rowdy Ryder Cup at Kiawah; http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2012-08/1991-ryder-cup-at-kiawah 3, Gregg Dewalt, Times Daily, Revisiting Robert Trent Jones Trail. http://timesdaily.com/stories/Catalyst-for-change,191069
Honorable mention: Mercer Baggs, Rex Hoggard, Randall Mell and Jason Sobel, GolfChannel.com, The year 1912 and how it changed the game; Peter Finch and Stina Sternberg, Golf Digest, How golf really treats women; http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-digest-woman/2012-03/women Scott Michaux, Augusta Chronicle, Charl Schwartzel, rise of a natural.
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