Though Uihlein was fully prepared to talk to the European Tour’s press officer after he had lost, this normally most erudite of men – he would not be out of place alongside his father in the boardroom – struggled to say a thing. You could tell, from the faraway look in his eyes that his mind was swimming with those missed putts. He just about managed a "Hats off to David!" before muttering something about Howell having holed the more putts. That, though, was the extent of it.
A couple of hours later and he gave a slightly more detailed summation on Twitter: "Congratulations to ‘Howeller’, one of the classiest guys out there. Gutted I didn’t win but it was a great week at the home of golf."
At the time of writing, there was plenty of talk as to how the number of Americans going through the European Qualifying School system was largely down to "the Uihlein effect".
Heaven knows how many will survive to tee up at the start of the 2014 season but, even if they should come in force, they can be assured of a warm welcome.
Certainly, no one will equate them with those overseas players who drop in on the UK solely to play in The Open or to pick up a useful dollop of appearance money.
Uihlein and those like him see the European Tour as a great place to be.
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