Here's what the golf world desperately wants to see from Ernie Els or Phil Mickelson or Vijay Singh or anyone other than Bob May: A 2-person battle down the stretch with Tiger Woods.

Karrie Webb and Ji-Yai Shin did it at the Australian Women's Open, each posting 67 - the lowest scores of the tournament - in the final round, then playing off for the championship. Webb birdied the second playoff hole for the victory.

Which reminds me of a question that The Constructivist or Hound Dog can probably answer: What are Shin's plans for 2008? I believe she's still committed to the KLPGA. Has she talked about a timetable for joing the LPGA?

If Shin were on the LPGA, she'd be in this position all the time - chasing Webb, Sorenstam, Ochoa down the stretch (or being chased). The women's world rankings overrate non-LPGA players, but not Shin. She's No. 7, and deserves that lofty ranking. I suspect she'd be the fourth-best player on the LPGA if she were a member.

Our Tiffany Joh wound up tied for 36th with rounds of 74-75-76-74. Tiff hit tons of fairways, had a great GIR round in the fourth, but putting plagued her all week.