Forget the skeletons in the closet - Colin Montgomerie wasn't revealing the secrets held in his drawer either yesterday.
Europe's Ryder Cup captain has 12 names under lock and key back home in Dunning, Scotland, and he will only look at the list after next year's British Open to see how closely his original choices resemble the team who will bid to bring back the Ryder Cup to Europe in October.
'No one will know, unless I get it all right,' smiled long-time Hong Kong competitor Montgomerie after he carded a respectable three-under-par 67, his third sub-par round this week, to move to five-under 205.
It won't be enough to see him repeat his 2005 victory at the UBS Hong Kong Open. While happy to still be in the mix on the final day, Montgomerie said he wasn't over the moon with his performance.
'It has been safe golf, and nothing wonderful, but I will keep on trying and aiming to improve. That's always been my goal,' said the 46-year-old Scotsman, known worldwide as Monty.
Montgomerie has taken over the reins from Englishman and six-time major winner Nick Faldo - now Sir Nick - as the captain and leader of Europe who will be battling to win back the Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales next October against the Americans led by Corey Pavin.
In his latest Ryder Cup captain's blog, Montgomerie revealed that to make things interesting, he pencilled in 12 names on a sheet of paper on October 1 - the players he thinks will be with him next year in Wales.