The Golf Blog Awards, 2005

The Golf Blog is pleased to announce our 2005 Awards. The runner-ups are indicated in brackets.

The Best
1. Player of the Year - Annika [RU: Tiger]

2. Rookie of the Year - Paula Creamer [RU: Sean O'Hair]

3. Comeback Player of the Year - Michael Campbell [RU: Monty]

4. Biggest Buzz-Creater of the Year - Michelle Wie [RU: Tiger]

5. Best Showdown of the Year - Tiger Woods v. Phil Mickelson, Ford Doral Championship [RU: Tiger v. DiMarco, Masters]

6. Best Golfer Ever - Jack Nicklaus [RU: none]

7. Best Golf Analyst, Network - Johnny Miller and Dottie Pepper

8. Best Golf Analyst on The Golf Channel - Brandel Chamblee [RU: Kelly Tilghman]

9. Best Golf Instructor - David Leadbetter [RU: Hank Haney]

10. Best Golf Calendar - Natalie Gulbis

11. Best Commenter to The Golf Blog - AndrewsDad [RU: Erik at the Sand Trap]

12. Best Alias of Commenter to The Golf Blog - Put Me Down for a 6

13. Best Golf Beat Writer - Tim Rosaforte, Golf World

14. Best Challenger to Tiger next year - Phil Mickelson [RU: Ernie Els]

15. Best Challenger to Annika next year - Paula Creamer

The Worst
1. Worst Short Putt - John Daly, AMEX playoff [RU: Vijay Singh, Bay Hill]

2. Worst Call - LPGA's DQ of Michelle Wie

3. Worst Golf Analyst on The Golf Channel: Steve Dumas [RU: his sidekick]

4. Worst Golf Anchor on The Golf Channel: Kraig Kann

5. Worst Haircut - Ian Poulter [RU: Tiger with highlights]

6. Worst Playing Partner - Rory Sabbatini

8. Worst Final Round Meltdown - Retief Goosen, Jason Gore, Michelle Wie

9. Worst Slump - David Duval

10. Worst Golf Beat Writer - SI's Michael Bamberger