So much for the golf season winding down with a whimper. Jason Day became the third new No. 1 on the men's side in as many weeks, and the Solheim Cup provided controversy, clutch shots and a truly remarkable comeback by Team USA.
And that's not even mentioning Tiger Woods' surprise surgery.
Our scribes weigh in on those topics and more in this week's edition of Monday Four-Ball.
1. Is Jason Day just on a late-summer heater, or is he really this good?
SportsCenter anchor Jonathan Coachman: I think we all saw this coming by how many close calls Day has had the last few years. But we heard it in his post-round comments on Sunday: His entire team realized what he had to do if he wanted to be the absolute best. And after he changed his mindset from, "I think I can," to, "I know I can," everything changed. I think he will only get better from here.
ESPN.com senior golf analyst Michael Collins: Day is this good. He dedicated everything in his world to getting where he is now. This is the fruit of that labor. We can (and should) expect him to continue playing at this level for a while. He doesn't strike me as the kind of guy to want to give up the No. 1 spot easily, especially knowing what it took to get here.
ESPN.com senior golf writer Bob Harig: Well, it's both. Clearly winning four times in his past six events means he's on an incredible roll, one that is likely to cool at some point. But he's also this good. His play in the major championships over the past several years has been an indication of his potential, and now he finally has the belief to go along with it.
ESPN.com senior golf writer Jason Sobel: I'm going to ride the fence here and say it's a little of both. He's now won four of his past six starts, but anyone expecting him to keep up a 66.7 winning percentage is obviously delusional. That said, unlike heaters by Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel during the last two FedEx Cup playoffs, this isn't just a cyclical uptick for Day. He's among the world's best players, and while he'll slump at some point, too, he's established just how talented he really is.
2. Will this Solheim Cup be remembered more for the U.S. comeback or the Suzann Pettersen controversy?
Coachman: Not close -- the Pettersen controversy. Even players from her own side were very critical of her. It was just a shady situation. I have never started walking to the next tee box and then turned around to a playing partner to say, "Oh, by the way, that putt wasn't good." It was just a bad look, and it will take her some time to get past this. There's nothing worse than a bad reputation in golf.
Collins: Suzann Pettersen will be credited with sparking the comeback by Team USA. Every so often, there's a big difference between following the letter of the law and using common sense to uphold the spirit of what is supposed to be an exhibition (not a competition). The U.S. team learned that in 2000, and now it's the European's turn.
Harig: The controversy, which undoubtedly helped spark the comeback. It was an unfortunate situation, one that Pettersen did not handle well -- even though it was within her rights to make Alison Lee putt. Unfortunately, the confusion that ensued and the fact that Lee felt the putt had been conceded led to an ugly scene. But it no doubt was the impetus for a U.S. comeback.
Sobel: The controversy was a hot topic for debate in the 24-hour news cycle, but the fact that it didn't even occur during the final session of play should hurt its staying power over the course of history. No, this one -- I hope, at least -- will be remembered more for a U.S. squad that appeared as defeated as most recent Ryder Cup teams, only to turn it all around by Sunday evening.
3. If you are Tiger Woods, what do you do now?
Coachman: It's so tough, because all great athletes go through rough spots. If he was a football or basketball player, he could just retire. But he is a golfer, and you just don't retire at 40. I would work my butt off to come back and try to show myself that I still have what it takes, no matter how hard it is. It's what life is all about.
Collins: Me as Tiger Woods: "I'm going to do what that fat guy from ESPN keeps trying to tell me. Take a year off and get completely healthy. Then I won't have to tell people I'm doing great [health-wise] when I'm not. I'm going to stop worrying about hitting it 310 yards and focus on doing what Jim Furyk has been doing. I'm pretty sure he hasn't had back surgery. Who's kidding who: Just like Cartman, I do what I want."
Harig: Keep repeating the word "patience.'' There is plenty of conjecture now that Woods returned too soon in 2014. He needs to forget about targeting any specific tournament, concentrate on his rehab and strength, and then get back to implementing the swing changes that were far from complete. It's going to be another long process, but he needs to take his time.
Sobel: Relax, hang with the kids, maybe catch up on everything in the Netflix queue. I mean, what else can he do, right? Too often, the public treats injured athletes with disdain, as if it's their fault they were injured in the first place. Now, if you want to make the case that lifting too many weights or returning from surgery too quickly last year caused Tiger to need a follow-up procedure, I can see it. But the guy obviously can't be happy about needing another surgery just when his game was showing some signs of life.
4. Halloween is coming. Give us a nightmare scenario at the Tour Championship for the FedEx Cup.
Coachman: If the players ranked 25-30 battle it out for the win. We want to see the top guys fight it out for the Tour Championship, which in turn would make it a heck of a battle for the FedEx Cup. No offense, but I don't want to see the lower guys in the mix. Unless it's Scott Piercy, who I picked this week. Ha.
Collins: Charley Hoffman wins in a playoff over Robert Streb. Jason Day and Jordan Spieth finish in a tie for 20th, meaning Henrik Stenson wins the FedEx Cup because he finished solo third. Stenson was never seen on TV because he was never considered a threat to win until the last two holes, when he holed out for eagle on the 17th and birdied the 18th. (Happy Halloween.)
Harig: Any situation that sees a player win the Fedex Cup title without winning the tournament. And it could easily happen. If no one ranked among the top five in points -- Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson or Bubba Watson -- wins at East Lake, it opens up numerous possibilities. Perhaps the worst would be Stenson capturing the title without winning the tournament. That would mean a FedEx Cup title without a victory all season. And that's awkward.
Sobel: It's the same thing as always: Player A wins the tournament, while Player B trudges home with a T-8 finish and a $10 million first-place bonus for winning the entire playoffs. The PGA Tour has gotten lucky -- very lucky -- over the past few years, with the entire package wrapped in a nice tidy bow, as the tournament winner also won the Cup. At some point, that's not going to be the case.