Five reasons to watch the Fields Open tonight:

1) It might be Saturday, but today is the final round of this 54-hole tournament. Wait until tomorrow to tune in and you’ll be staring a blank screen. Or some random infomercial. Or an Oscar preshow or something. Tonight’s broadcast of the Fields starts at 6:30 Eastern on The Golf Channel.

2) Jeong Jang tied the course record with a blistering 64 during yesterday’s second round. Whether you’re a fan of Jang or not, that’s some good golf right there.

3) Annika Sorenstam is still in the hunt, four strokes off the lead. If she wins this thing, that’d be back-to-back wins, a heckuva comeback after last year’s injuries sidelined the world’s best female golfer.

4) If you’re a Michelle Wie fan, you’ll love The Golf Channel’s all-Wie-all-the-time coverage—I don’t think GC missed a single shot of Wie’s one-over round yesterday, right up until the broadcast went off the air. On the other hand, if she’s the player you love to hate, well, you’ll have that much more to jeer, won’t you?

5) It’s Hawaii! Ko Olina has it all–balmy breezes, the sway of the palms, the gentle cooing of the nene. It’s like going on a little virtual vicarious vacation.

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