A good number of the questions afterward understandably had a No. 1 theme.
Luke Donald, with his playoff victory Sunday at the BMW PGA Championship, became the 15th different player to hold the top spot since the Official World Golf Ranking began 25 years ago, a notable and worthy achievement.
But you can bet the Englishman was far more satisfied with his win over fellow Brit Lee Westwood in a sudden-death playoff, no matter the rankings result.
One often leads to the other, the former playing a big role in the latter. Winning typically leads to rankings success, the trophies have a way of taking care of all the outside chatter.
And that's why a Donald victory was so important.
Had he finished ahead of Westwood, he was scheduled to move to the No. 1 spot regardless. That he finished ahead of the guy who was No. 1 and had to win it to get there will go a long way toward silencing the critics who have suggested that Donald simply does not win enough.
And it's been a fair assessment.
Donald's victory earlier this year at the WGC-Accenture Match Play was his first in five years on the PGA Tour. When he won last year's Madrid Masters, it was his first European Tour victory in six years.
And yet he found himself in position to take over the No. 1 ranking in the past two months due to a remarkable run of consistency. Since missing the cut in his first tournament of 2011 at Riviera on the PGA Tour -- after a long offseason break -- Donald has not been outside of the top 10 in any event.
Is it better to be there and fail than to not be there at all? Donald has certainly given himself chances, but he just could not convert enough of them to suit many -- including himself.
Among his nine top-10s have been three runner-up finishes and two victories. In his past 15 official events worldwide, Donald has been top 10 in 14.
Donald could have gone to No. 1 when he lost to Brandt Snedeker in a playoff at the Heritage last month on the PGA Tour. He could have gone to No. 1 last week when he lost to Ian Poulter in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
It turned into another match play situation Sunday in the playoff at Wentworth, home of the European Tour's flagship event outside of London.
Westwood, who won twice earlier this year in Asia to take back the No. 1 ranking from Martin Kaymer, had rallied to take the lead. Then Donald birdied the 16th hole to forge a tie, with both players failing to birdie either of the par-5 finishing holes.
Donald then birdied the 18th in the playoff after Westwood spun his approach into the water. Surely it was more gratifying to win with a birdie and to go to No. 1 with a victory.
"It means a lot," Donald, 33, said. "It means the hard work is paying off. I'm doing the right things. I had a good strong belief I could get there. And it's happened. Onwards and upwards."
And to think, Donald needed an at-large selection from captain Colin Montgomerie to make the European Ryder Cup team on which he starred.
It has been quite the run to the top since then.
Now, certainly, it will be noted that Donald joins Westwood as the only players to hold the No. 1 ranking without winning a major championship. David Duval and Fred Couples also got there before winning major titles.
The good news for Donald is he's playing great, and the U.S. Open is right around the corner. And you can bet a win at Congressional would mean much more than the No. 1 debate.
Bob Harig covers golf for ESPN.com. He can be reached at BobHarig@gmail.com.