Golf World Monday - December 12, 2011

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Editor-in-ChiEf Geoff Russell d Esign dir ECtor Tim Carr

ExECutivE Editor Ron Sirak Managing Editor Tim Murphy

sEnior Editors John Antonini, Bill Fields, E. Michael Johnson sEnior Editor, spECial projECts Peter Finch

sEnior Editor, travEl Matthew M. Ginella

sEnior WritErs Jaime Diaz, Ryan Herrington, Tim Rosaforte dirECtor of photography Christian Iooss

asso CiatE Editor Mike Stachura assistant Managing Editor Mary Rung

dEputypiCturE Editor Kerry Brady

ChiEf of rEsEarCh Linda Wesley

Editorial rEsEarChEr/adMinistrator Lisa Vannais Shultz sEnior staff photographEr Dom Furore staff photographEr J.D. Cuban sEnior Contributing photographEr Stephen Szurlej ar Chit ECtur E Editor Ron Whitten fashiondirECtor Marty Hackel

Contributing WritErs Dave Anderson, Brett Avery, Al Barkow MikE Cullity, john fEinstEin, Chris Millard, jiM Moriarty, gEoff shaCkElford, davE shEdloski, john strEgE EuropEan CorrEspondEnt John Huggan WEb Editor Sam Weinman golfdigEst.CoM staff Liz Bergren, Alex Myers ChairMan, EditorialdirECtor Jerry Tarde brand Editor Bob Carney

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� our annual newsmakers issue highlights the amazing performances, compelling competitions, feuds, facial hair and phenoms that were worth remembering in 2011.

� european correspondent John huggan was in the middle east for alvaro Quiros’ win (and luke donald’s money grab) at the dubai world championship at Jumeirah golf estates.

golf WorlD.Com// this Week

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� the just-completed pga tour Q school is one of the most pres-sure-filled tournaments of a player’s career. see Jaime Diaz’s “My Five,” for five memorable graduates who made history.

� pga champion keegan bradley provides six keys to solid iron shots in our Instruction Blog.

� the Golf World almanac, our annual 32-page compilation, is a one-of-a-kind compendium of results and rankings from the pga, lpga, champions and european tours. it also includes winners from all the important amateur, collegiate and state tournaments in 2011.

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� in bunker, senior editor bill fields discusses the proposed changes to qualifying school and why many pga tour players aren’t happy about them.

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