There were plenty of amazing shots on the Nationwide Tour in 2011, but we’ve narrowed it down to our top 10. Stay tuned through the holidays, as we’ll reveal a new shot each week day.

10. Ken Duke’s eagle putt at the Nationwide Tour Championship (Watch)
9. Gary Christian’s clutch recovery for par at the Mylan Classic (Watch)
8. Mathew Goggin’s 3-wood from the fringe for eagle at Daniel Island (Watch)
7. Jeff Gove’s ‘dead center’ hole-out for eagle in Utah (Watch)
6. Bob Heintz’s aggressive approach on 10 in Utah (Watch)
5. Claxton’s effortless eagle on 13 at the Chiquita Classic (Watch)
4. Watkins’ ace on No. 12 at the Mylan Classic (Watch)
3. Steve Wheatcroft’s eagle to close his record-setting run (Watch)
2. Amateur Harris English’s dramatic birdie on 18 (Watch)
1. Rahil Gangjee’s historic ace on the par-4 at the Mylan Classic (Watch)

Agree with our list? Disagree? What is your No. 1 Shot of the Year? Leave your comments below.

Nationwide Tour Player of the Year ballots have been mailed. While we wait for the votes to come in, we want to know who your pick would be.

The nominees are the top 4 players on the final money list: J.J. Killeen, Ted Potter Jr., Mathew Goggin and Jason Kokrak. Each player picked up two wins this season on the Nationwide Tour and secured their PGA TOUR card for 2012. Read more about the nominees here.

Tell us your pick and why in the comments section below.

The Player of the Year will be announced next month.

Those ranked Nos. 26 to 40 may not be going home tonight with their 2012 PGA TOUR, but they will get to skip to the final stage of q-school.

26. James Nitties
27. David Lingmerth
28. Josh Broadaway
29. Steve Wheatcroft
30. Jeff Gove
31. Tommy Beirshenk
32. Marco Dawson
33. Darron Stiles
34. Matt Davidson
35. Camilo Benedetti
36. Will Wilcox
37. Richard H. Lee
38. Luke List
39. Cliff Kresge
40. Paul Claxton

DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. — Jonas Blixt had the luxury of entering this week knowing that his 2012 PGA TOUR card was locked up. What was missing from his season, though, was a win.

Blixt kept grinding for that elusive win all the way to Sunday. He charged early with three consecutive birdies on Nos. 5-7, but unfortunately some bogeys on the back kept him from putting pressure on eventual champion Ken Duke.

And while he’s disappointed on some levels, Blixt is proud of his third season on the Nationwide Tour.

“I learned a lot this year. That’s the most important thing,” he said. “Of course I’m disappointed I didn’t get a win. I had a lot of opportunities this year, and I probably should have seized at least two of them.”

Most recently he finished runner-up at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. “I felt like I gave that one away a little bit.

“I look at more of the progress. I’ve been playing solid all year — since Columbus — and I’m happy about that,” he said.

While Blixt was all smiles, his countryman David Lingmerth was less so. During most of Lingmerth’s final round he was projecting to finish inside The 25. A few bogeys on the back ended his chances. He finished the year 27th on the money list. Blixt was there when he finished his round.

“I feel really horrible for David right now,” he said. “I wanted him to do well. I feel for him now.”

Despite missing out on his card, Lingmerth will be exempt into the final round of q-school.

For Blixt, he now looks forward to the PGA TOUR, and maybe finally getting that first professional win.

“It’s a weird feeling. It really is because you always wanted to do this and now it’s here,” he said. “I don’t think it’s going to sink in until I get to Hawaii to be honest with you.”

And his goals at that point? “Hopefully I can win one of [the tournaments] and then play Augusta in the beginning of the year.”

DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. — Ken Duke will return to the PGA TOUR for the first time since 2009.

The veteran stayed patient at the Ralston Creek Course on Sunday to shoot the only round in the 60s in windy conditions.

“[The wind] laid down and sure there’s a few tough shots out there,” he said. “You just had to hit some decent shots.

“It just seems like the last few weeks I’ve been playing pretty good. The golf courses that we played were very demanding on the driver and putting and the greens were great.”

He entered the final day one stroke back, but a call from coach Bob Toski gave him some confidence.

“‘I  watched every shot yesterday and the wind blew hard. And if it blows hard again, you’ll win. These guys aren’t flighting the ball the way you do,” Toski told him.

Duke birdied the par-5 third hole, but it was an eagle on the fifth that really got him going.

“I didn’t birdie that hole the whole week,” he said. “I made about a 30 footer and that kinda set it off. Now I just gotta hold on.”

Duke hit 10 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in his final-round 68.

He made bogey on 11 and 16 but was able to stay in the lead.

“You know the holes you can birdie, you know the holes you gotta make par on,” he said. “It was just great that no one was putting any presusre on me.”

Duke had made his last three cuts coming into this event, and had two top-3 finishes during the season. He was 36th on the money list entering this week, and was the only player to play his way into The 25.

Now he’s just looking forward to getting back to the PGA TOUR.

“I enjoy it out there. It’s a great family,” he said. “I feel like my golf game fits better for that TOUR than this Tour. You have to drive it good out there and that’s what I did the last few days — get the ball in the fairway.”

For David Lingmerth, the battle started last week at TPC Sawgrass. He entered that week ranked 75th and finished third to jump to 50th. Now he’s making another final charge for his 2012 PGA TOUR card.

Lingmerth didn’t let yesterday’s windy weather get to him. He carded one of the few rounds under par with a 70.

Today, he opened his round with a bogey on the first, which so far is the seventh hardest hole on the course with just seven birdies all day. But since then, he’s made four birdies to get to 7-under for the week.

At 50th on the money list, a win or second place finish could mean a PGA TOUR card. He’s currently projected to finish 22nd.

Follow his progress in the final round

DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. — There are several players shuffling around at the 25 spot on the projected money list. Here’s five players to keep an eye on as we get ready for the 2:30 p.m. ET Golf Channel broadcast.

Ken Duke (36th on the money list) — The veteran’s back is finally cooperating with him this season, enough for two top-3 finishes. He survived the tough windy conditions of the third round with a 70. Duke said after his round that the tough conditions would be in his favor, as a super low round wouldn’t be necessary.

Daniel Chopra (24th on the money list) — Chopra made a big statement in the second round when he broke the course record with a flawless 62. He stumbled a bit in the third when he shot 77, but with Kokrak off to a tough start today, he has a chance to move forward again. Chopra won earlier this year at the Fresh Express Classic.

Camilo Benedetti (49th on the money list) — Benedetti kicked off his week with a 67 to add his name to The 25 conversation. He’s grinded through the wind and cold to keep himself 5-under for the week. The way the projected standings are looking, he’ll need a win to get his TOUR card.

David Lingmerth (50th on the money list) — The Swede is 1-under through 12 in his final round. He’s only projected to get to 33rd at this point, which will be good enough to skip to the final round of q-school. The back at the Ralston Creek Course is not easy, but if he can find a few birdies, he could improve his position. He finished third at last week’s Winn-Dixie Open to get here.

Scott Brown (21st on the money list) — Brown entered this week knowing his PGA TOUR card for 2012 was not secure. He surprised everyone with a 67 in nasty conditions yesterday to move up the leaderboard as everyone around him struggled. If Brown can stay steady in this final round he should be able to keep his top 25 position.

DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. — Jonas Blixt entered this week as the highest ranked player on the money list without a win, but with three-straight birdies on the front nine he may not leave that way.

Overnight leader Jason Kokrak kicked off his round double bogey-bogey to drop down the board and leave the final round wide open.

Fifth-ranked Blixt saw the opening and birdied five, six and seven. A good time to get on a hot streak, but he now enters the more difficult part of the Ralston Creek Course. Eight, nine and 10 have only yielded seven birdies total to the field in the final round. The back side of the course is less protected from the windy conditions and has been described by players as “brutal.”

Blixt is also in a position to take the money title with a win. With J.J. Killeen in the clubhouse 5-over for the week, that $180,000 paycheck would give him a big boost.

View Blixt’s scorecard here

DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. — The leaders have teed off at the Nationwide Tour Championship and the final round is in full swing.

The biggest focus is on The 25 today, but there’s another bubble to keep an eye on.  Players who finish inside the top 40 get to skip ahead to the final round of q-school. When the week started, the bubble looked like this:

35. Matt Davidson (started today T23)
36. Ken Duke (started today T2)
37. Brian Smock (started today T31)
38. Paul Claxton (started today T26)
39. Jeff Gove (started today T8)
40. Will Wilcox (started today T19)
41. Matt Hendrix (shot 83 in his final round)
42. Bubba Dickerson (shot 77 in his final round)
43. Aaron Watkins (started today T26)
44. Rob Oppenheim (started today T31)
45. Casey Wittenberg (started today T26)

With Ken Duke currently in the lead, he’s likely to make it inside the 25. Wittenberg, Oppenheim and Watkins need to start finding some birdies if they’re going to make a move up the money list. Bubble boy Wilcox is currently projected to move up to 35th.

Camilo Benedetti  is another player to watch. He’s one stroke off the lead and started the week ranked 49th. If he can hold his position, he may be able to move into The 25, but he’s at least put himself in position for a top-40 money list finish.

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