It wasn't easy narrowing down our list of top stories from the past year to just 10. Our panel debated and ultimately came up with a final list, but that didn't mean there weren't some disagreements.

Here are a few honorable mentions who just missed the cut:

In signature self-effacing style, Padraig Harrington jokingly reasoned last week that he’d won the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year Award by a single vote. There is no way of knowing the Irishman’s margin of victory since the Tour protects election results like Tiger Woods safeguards 54-hole leads.

But the fact the tally took place in Florida, the undisputed home of the hanging chad, likely didn’t sit well with the canvassing board. Thankfully, less than 24 hours later, Harrington’s primary challenger in the player of the year polls put the matter to rest with a dismissive, if not decisive, wave of the metaphorical white flag.

“He won two (majors),” Woods said.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Age is starting to creep up on Vijay Singh, who turns 46 in February and spent the last three months taking the longest break of his life to let nagging injuries heal.

But against a world-class field Sunday at the Chevron World Challenge, Singh looked as good as new.

With three straight birdies early on the back nine to get into contention and a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole, Singh closed with a 5-under 67 for a one-shot victory over Steve Stricker to finish off the most lucrative season of his career.