Archive: 2009 season in review, videos, photos, more

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The 2009 PGA TOUR season has come to an end. What a year it was. Tiger Woods wins six tournaments and the FedExCup. Phil Mickelson ends an emotional rollercoaster season on a high note. Steve Stricker emerges as a true force on TOUR. The U.S. comes up big at The Presidents Cup and Henrik Stenson comes up big on Sunday at THE PLAYERS Championship. Oh, and did we mention the heart-tugging storylines at the majors?

PGATOUR.COM has produced an array of season in review content for all golf fans. Here's your one-stop source for everything that looks back on 2009:

Year in review

PGA TOUR Tiger returns, reclaims place at the top Click for story NATIONWIDE TOUR Michael Sim produces best individual season Click for story CHAMPIONS TOUR Bernhard Langer, Loren Roberts dominate Click for story

Best of 2009

BEST MOMENTS The Pink Out, Watson's near-shocker and more Click for story BEST PLAYERS Hard to argue with the names at the top Click for story BIGGEST SURPRISES Yang does the unthinkable vs. Tiger Click for story BEST FINISHES Dramatic moments and white-knuckle wins Click for story BEST ROUNDS Whose low round tops the list? Click for story

Top images of 2009

We asked each of the three key photographers at the PGA TOUR to select their best photos of 2009. Here are their choices: Stan Badz Top 10 photos of 2009 Click for archive Chris Condon Top 10 photos of 2009 Click for archive Caryn Levy Top 10 photos of 2009 Click for archive

Videos: Year in Review

Top shots in 2009 Click to play video Aces in 2009 Click to play video Tiger Woods' 2009 Season Click to play video 2009 Player of the Year candidates Click to play video 2009 PGA TOUR Stories of the Year Click to play video 2009 PGA TOUR Year in Review Click to play video Best of 2009: PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup Click to play video Best of 2009: Presidents Cup Click to play video Best of 2009: Tiger Woods Click to play video Best of 2009: Nationwide Tour Click to play video Best of 2009: Champions Tour Click to play video Sudden-death playoffs review Click to play video

Essays: What I'll remember about 2009

Tom Watson at Turnberry By Helen Ross Click here for essay Y.E. Yang hunts down Tiger By Vartan Kupelian Click here for essay Golf makes Olympic cut By Mike McAllister Click here for essay Phil Mickelson's emotional year By Nick Zaccardi Click here for essay It's a Pink Out for Amy By Jessica Lovell Click here for essay Tiger's successful comeback By Melanie Hauser Click here for essay Michael Sim: Nationwide king By Ceri Mobley Click here for essay TOUR family reaches out By Lauren Deason Click here for essay FedExCup changes work well By Stan Awtrey Click here for essay Padraig Harrington goes for broke By Fred Albers Click here for essay Kenny Perry's Masters bid By Brian Wacker Click here for essay Youngsters get harsh lesson By Ryan Smithson Click here for essay Steve Stricker's elite status By Bob Stevens Click here for essay First-time TOUR winners By John Maginnes Click here for essay Captain America: Fred Couples By Craig Dolch Click here for essay The roar of Rory McIlroy By Sean Breslin Click here for essay

Superlatives of 2009

A list of every hole-in-one on the PGA TOUR this year, along with links to video clips of some of the aces. Click here Want to go low? Check out the lowest rounds carded on TOUR this year. Click here David Frost holds the all-time record of fewest putts for rounds (92 at the 2005 MCI Heritage at Harbour Town). Has any player come close to that total this year? Here's the list. Click here Several lists focusing on this year's winners, including: Largest winning margins; multiple winners; first-time winners; and wire-to-wire winners. Click here It's great to record one eagle in a round. Two's even better. Here's the list of players who recorded two eagles in one round. Also, the list of double-eagles and back-to-back eagles. Click here Imagine that you've just set the course record, or a tournament record. These guys have. Here are lists for each of the course and tournament records that have been set or tied this year. Click here At the end of the season, it's all about the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Here are the players who have held the top position in the points standings during the regular season. Click here