And, as they phone home, holiday-makers might even mutter a word of thanks for the European Commission's work to force down outrageous mobile-roaming fees.
It is a smoking gun confirming what many acute observers have long alleged: that protectionism has enabled Japanese auto makers to make super-large profits at home which they then invest in research and development as well as the most advanced production technologies.
Kuchar may be as good a bet as anyone to take home this year's trophy, because TPC Sawgrass favors shot-makers like him, not bombers like Dustin Johnson or Rory McIlroy, who has missed the cut in all three visits to Ponte Vedra.
Lately news-makers have been batting around the question of whether or not home ownership is good or bad for the housing market, the economy, and individuals.
It is now up to the regulators and policy makers in Washington to correct the broken mortgage system - before the damage to home owners, banks and the US economy becomes too great.