I must differ with my esteemed colleague Doug Carey. He found the Mercedes Championships a "yawner." I, on the other hand, was glued to my seat. And it’s not like there wasn’t anything better to watch. Last night’s TV schedule was packed: the Duke/Wake game, which as a Duke fan I’m loathe to admit I skipped. Not to mention a new Desperate Housewives thrown into the mix. What’s a sports-loving girl to do?

I picked the MC because I’m a sucker for Stuart Appleby. He lost his wife after six years of marriage, then remarried and has a baby, plus has another one on the way. Now that’s drama far better than anything Desperate Housewives can dish up. Plus he has a cool accent. Plus I love it when anyone puts the screws in Vijay Singh.

Vijay plays out of his mind in round 4, shooting 66. Appleby answers by forcing a playoff. They head back to the tee at Kapalua's 18--the famous downhill, downwind, longest hole on the PGA Tour. Both hit great drives. Both go for the green in two. Appleby overshoots and ends up in a bunker. Singh puts his approach just off the green, then chips on to nine feet from the pin. Appleby plays a spectacular bunker shot, laying it to within inches of the hole. Singh pushes his birdie putt past. Appleby knocks his birdie putt in. And it’s over, Appleby's a three-peater and $1.08 million richer, and Singh takes second. It was a beautiful moment.

And truth be told, I'll catch Desperate Housewives later. That's what Tivo is for.

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