Hawaii 3-0 for all-conquering Appleby

WITH the champion’s lei draped around his neck, Stuart Appleby didn’t have to say a word to size up his feelings about his reign at Kapalua.

He cradled the silver trophy from the winners-only Mercedes Championships in one hand, and with the other held up three fingers to signify his three straight years of starting the PGA Tour season with a victory.

"King of Kapalua? Yeah, that sounds good," he said after a play-off victory over Vijay Singh.