Roundtable: What was the best duel of 2011? Greenwood/Getty Images Luke Donald and Webb Simpson battled for the money list title in the final event of the season. Nov. 8, 2011 By PGATOUR.COM staff With The Presidents Cup on tap in Australia next week there are sure to be plenty of exciting head-to-head matches on the horizon. But the 2011 season has already given us several memorable duels and PGATOUR.COM's panel of experts offer their insight below. The money title helped stir up some interest in the Fall Series, causing the top two players to get involved to the end. Webb Simpson got it started when he elected to play in The McGladrey Classic, where he lost in a playoff and took over the lead in the earnings category. That coerced Luke Donald into playing the final event at Disney and gave fans the opportunity to watch the duo go head-to-head for two rounds as they sorted things out. Donald wound up winning the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic and taking the No. 1 spot on the money list. He hopes to win the European Tour's Race to Dubai next month, too, giving him the honor on both sides of the pond. What about next year? Maybe he'll aim for the money title on the Japan Tour, too. - Stan Awtrey, Correspondent 2011 Roundtables This week, PGATOUR.COM will publish a series of roundtables in which our editorial staffers and correspondents offer their responses to a wide variety of topics. We welcome your input too -- click here to add your comments to today's topic. PAST ROUNDTABLES Monday: Biggest surprises in 2011 UPCOMING ROUNDTABLES Wednesday: Best Twitterer on TOUR? Thursday: Best rookie not named Keegan? Webb Simpson and Luke Donald. The fight for the top spot on the money list -- and likely for Player of the Year honors -- came down to the wire. Simpson took a large lead after losing in a playoff at the penultimate event. So Donald entered the season finale, despite having a very pregnant wife, and tweeted "bring it on" to challenge himself as much as Simpson. Though they were neck and neck heading into the final round, Donald fired a 64 on Sunday to win the event and the Arnold Palmer Trophy as the leading money winner. - Lauren Deason, Producer The best duel on the PGA TOUR this year was Bryce Molder and Briny Baird -- who had combined to make 478 starts on the PGA TOUR without a victory -- going head-to-head for six playoff holes at the Frys.com Open. It was a classic playoff, not only because the players were a combined 7 under, but also because both players appeared to be on the verge of winning before Molder finally ended it with a birdie on the sixth hole. - Craig Dolch, Correspondent Maybe this is the easy choice because it was the season's longest playoff, but the duel between Bryce Molder and Briny Baird proved to be the pinnacle of an exciting Fall Series and the best one-on-one battle of the TOUR season. Both players were looking to secure 2011 TOUR cards (both did) and each was seeking his first win -- Baird in his 348th start, Molder in his 131st. Baird had his chances, missing a 25-foot birdie putt on the 72nd and a 7-footer on the fourth of six playoff holes, but the day was Molder's. - Chris Dunham, Producer Lots to choose from, including the four-round battle between Luke Donald and Webb Simpson at Disney, David Toms-K.J. Choi at THE PLAYERS, Keegan Bradley-Jason Dufner at the PGA and Bill Haas-Hunter Mahan at the TOUR Championship. Oh, and what about Harrison Frazar and Darren Clarke battling their pasts on the way to victory? But -- don't I always have one? -- I'm going with Charl Schwartzel vs. Tiger, Luke Donald, Geoff Ogilvy and Aussie runners-up Adam Scott and Jason Day at the Masters. It wasn't that head-to-head thing, but rather Schwartzel patiently making birdie on the final four holes to make history on a course that doesn't give that up easily. And running through quite a star-studded group in the process. - Melanie Hauser, Correspondent Long putters vs. Short putters. When this became one of the hot-button issues in the second half of the season, you had guys immediately taking sides. Then you had guys jumping ship and crossing over to the other side. It made for some interesting, passionate conversation, and that's always good thing for golf. - Mike McAllister, Managing Editor Hard to pick against Luke Donald and Webb Simpson at Disney where both played well with the money title on the line before the Englishman pulled away with six straight birdies to open the back nine on Sunday. But I was equally entertained by Keegan Bradley's stretch run with Jason Dufner at the PGA Championship. Bradley -- playing in his first major -- was unfazed by a triple bogey at the 15th hole and came back with birdies on his next two holes to force the three-hole aggregate playoff. The passion he showed on the course was great to see, as was the humble way he handled the attention after the Wanamaker Trophy was his. - Helen Ross, Chief of Correpondents Late in the day there were not two or three but five guys tied for the lead at the Masters, and a few more still in the picture. What was supposed to be a McIlroy coronation turned into an absolute free-for-all, won by a relative unknown in Charl Schwartzel. With four consecutive birdies to close. What a Sunday. - John Schwarb, Producer My favorite 15 minutes of the PGA TOUR season was the final hole of the Farmers Insurance Open, with Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson settling things on the mammoth 18th at Torrey Pines. It was really entertaining to see Mickelson actually ask caddie Jim Mackay to tend the flag as he tried to dunk a 75-yard pitch shot. He almost made it, too. The subplot: PGA TOUR rookie Jhonattan Vegas going for the win and dunking his approach, and Dustin Johnson having a shot at beat all three of them. Was fun to see all four of those bombers going at it. - Ryan Smithson, Producer Briny Baird vs. Bryce Molder at the Frys.com Open. Six holes, nearly two hours long with two guys trying to win for the first time in 478 starts between them -- Baird had 347 of those. There were sexier showdowns this year but none had the gut-wrenching factor this one had. Both players had opportunities to win along the way before Molder, who also survived hitting it into a hazard at one point, finally did with a 6-footer for birdie on the sixth extra hole. - Brian Wacker, Producer