Timeline

NOVEMBER

[2] PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem unveils the FedEx Cup, a seasonlong points race, starting in 2007, that culminates in four big tournaments in September. [6] Jeff Hart finishes first on Tour in driving accuracy by .001% over Fred Funk, who would've been first for an eighth time if he had hit one more fairway in the year's final event. [8] Tiger Woods becomes the first six-time winner of the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average. [9] Jack Nicklaus is one of 14 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil award. [17] David Toms undergoes a five-hour operation at the Mayo Clinic to correct a rapid heartbeat. [20] Annika Sorenstam racks up her 10th victory of the year and the 66th of her career, at the LPGA's season-ending ADT Championship. [26] Funk plays the 3rd hole of the Skins Game in a pink skirt after being outdriven by Sorenstam. [27] Funk wins a nine-hole carryover to win a Skins-record $925,000.

DECEMBER

[4] Ai Miyazato, 20, of Japan finishes first at the LPGA Q school by a record 12 shots. U.S. Women's Open runners-up Brittany Lang and Morgan Pressel also earn cards. [5] John B. Holmes takes the men's Q school. Bill Haas, son of Jay, makes his card on the number. [30] Woods turns 30.