The Presidents Cup only got testy after it was over, specifically the match between Anthony Kim and Robert Allenby .

According to Golfweek.com, Allenby said friends witnessed Kim getting back to his hotel room at 4 a.m. Sunday, some five hours before he played Allenby. Kim beat him soundly, 4 and 3.

Allenby then referred to Kim as the "loosest cannon in that team," and called him the "current John Daly."

Kim strongly denied he was out that late, saying he met up with friends for 20 minutes after the team dinner and went to his room.

"He may need to practice a little more," Kim said of Allenby.

The week wasn't without a few hiccups for Kim. U.S. captain Fred Couples said Kim was told to dress more appropriately at one function or go back to his room, and he went to his room. He was benched Saturday morning. And when following his U.S. team late Saturday, Kim wore earphones and his backpack.

STAR IN THE MAKING: Ryo Ishikawa was given invitations to play in the Masters Tournament and PGA Championship amid skepticism that he had not done enough to earn them. The Japanese teen answered with three victories this year, and an impressive debut in the Presidents Cup when he contributed three victories, a singles triumph over Kenny Perry .

He already is No. 41 in the world and likely will be in all four majors, along with the World Golf Championships next year.

As for when -- or if -- he comes to America?

Ishikawa plans to stay on the Japan Golf Tour for now, with eight more tournaments on his schedule. But it was an eye-opener for him, and he said he would look forward to competing with them again.

"I'll be looking forward to playing in America and in foreign lands," he said. "I think playing in other countries is going to help my golf game. And obviously in the end, I would like to play on the PGA Tour."

PRESIDENTIAL EXCUSES: After failing to win the Ryder Cup in 2006 in Ireland, Tiger Woods wondered if the Americans were victims of having to play team competitions every year, noting that since the Presidents Cup began, the Americans were 1-6 in the Ryder Cup.

Now that the Americans hold the Ryder Cup and have won the Presidents Cup three consecutive times, Ernie Els, of South Africa, believes the Americans are helped by getting to play a cup each year.

"I think the fact that they play this type of format every year has to help at least a little bit," Els wrote on his Web site Monday. "Maybe in (the) future we have to think about getting our guys together, either playing a friendly or something before we actually get to Presidents Cup week. But that's not easy with all of our schedules."

BUSY MAN: PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem has been more visible than ever at tournaments this year, meeting with sponsors and even playing (three rounds) at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Now, Finchem is about to embark on his longest trip in years.

He will be at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, where the PGA Tour has a vested interest because it is a World Golf Championship. That will be part of an 18-day trip to five cities in Asia, where he plans to meet with current and potential sponsors.

"I haven't been to Japan in three years, and we have a lot of existing customers," Finchem said. "We have a WGC in China. There are other things I need to do in China and Korea. I would say 80 percent of the trip is seeing existing customers and potential customers, partners, possible sponsors, possible official marketing partners."

The European Tour already has established itself in China, the most appealing new market in golf, and it announced an alliance with the Asian Tour in July. Finchem said expanding a U.S. tour presence is "not a primary focus of ours right now."