Thomas Bjorn faces the first tough decision of his Ryder Cup captaincy as he prepares to name his four wild cards for the impending contest with the United States.
And the Dane could have as many as 10 names in mind on Wednesday as he looks to finalise a Europe team which will seek to regain the trophy at Le Golf National in Paris from September 28-30.
Experienced campaigners Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia and Paul Casey all failed to qualify automatically, as did the likes of Thomas Pieters, Matt Fitzpatrick and Rafa Cabrera Bello, who made their debuts in the defeat at Hazeltine in 2016.
Also in the frame are Scotland's Russell Knox and the English pair of Matt Wallace and Eddie Pepperell, with Wallace pushing his claims by winning for the third time in 15 starts in front of Bjorn in the Made in Denmark event on Sunday.
Bjorn revealed he had one major decision to make.
"I'm pretty set on two or three names and then we've still got a bit of discussion to do and a bit of golf to watch from America over the next few days and then we'll see," Bjorn said.
"I'm pretty much there in my head in how I see this team being and how I want to try and mix and match everyone. But there's still one little doubt in my head."
The golf in America to which Bjorn made reference was the conclusion of the second FedEx Cup play-off event on Monday, where Cabrera Bello briefly held the lead in the final round before finishing tied seventh.
In the Spaniard's favour is the fact that he won two-and-a-half points from three matches at Hazeltine and has also recorded two top-five finishes in the French Open at Le Golf National.
Knox was second in that event this year and won in Ireland the following week, while Garcia's tie for eighth in the same event - after a third round of 64 - is his best finish since March.
Stenson has recorded six top 10s this season and missed just two cuts, although the former Open champion has been struggling with an elbow injury.
Casey and Poulter both ended long winning droughts on the PGA Tour this season and look strong favourites for a wild card, while Pieters has compiled three top 10s in his last five starts, including the US PGA.
Pieters won a record four points at Hazeltine and formed an unbeaten partnership with Rory McIlroy, who was one of the eight automatic qualifiers alongside Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Thorbjorn Olesen, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood and Alex Noren.
And with those last five players all Ryder Cup rookies, Bjorn could be forgiven for preferring experience over potential or current form when he makes his selection.
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