The final analysis is still four weeks away when the last putt drops and Nick Price learns whether his great gambit proves to be the difference between another soulless loss or something much more compelling.
On Tuesday, however, both Presidents Cup captains made a statement about their teams and the way they plan to lead them that says much about what we can expect next month in South Korea.
Both captains toed the line with their first picks, going chalk with the players’ ranked just outside of the automatic qualifiers at No. 11 on their respective point lists in Bill Haas and Steven Bowditch for the International side.