Yes, AI, to me, means Artificial Intelligence (the set of actions and reactions programmed into a virtual character), and not the virtual golf puppet, alter ego or avatar itself.
I'd rather have access to a working game quickly, with just one default player, than having to wait half a year longer for a full set of vanity features and customization options. Perhaps the option to change the colors of the default shoes/trousers/belt/glove/cap would suffice for a start?
EA only invested in game face because they had a large collection of game franchises in which to use them - asking for this degree of customization from PP might be a bridge too far.
By the way, it would be quite 'gauche' not to include a left-handed avatar from the start (gauche = linguistic pun!), so just mirror that golfer model and add it as well. I'm playing right-handed, but TWO never did cater to left-handers and the lefties there used to be very cross and embittered about being treated as a neglectable minority. (A bit like Mac Users not getting their Mac-formatted apps because some genius did not find the one button in Unity that needs to be clicked to make sure of that.)