Xander Schauffele played in the Ryder Cup last week.
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On Saturday of Ryder Cup week, Sky Sports reported that Patrick Cantlay was at the center of a “fractured” U.S. team room, specifically Cantlay’s decision not to wear his team hat as a protest against players, which has been fraught with The dynamic competition was once again shaken. Didn’t get paid. The report also said Cantlay and close friend and long-time Ryder Cup partner Xander Schauffele had their own space in the locker room away from others.
Cantlay called the story false and Team USA largely joked about the idea of a rift in their room. Now, we’re learning more about the story.
According to Xander Schauffele’s father, Stefan, he and eraLondon-based Zander and Cantlay had contractual differences ahead of the Ryder Cup and requested changes to player participation and benefits agreements in three places.
Stefan told era It may have been this disagreement that led to reports of a breakdown in the team room.
Stefan told era Player participation and benefits agreements were sent to players in July. Part of the contract that Xander and Cantlay wanted to revise was granting team room rights to Netflix’s Full Swing series, but players were not compensated. Stephen It said Team USA captain Zach Johnson voted and the team unanimously decided to deny Netflix access due to “the sanctity of Team USA.”
“The PGA of America didn’t even want to talk to us about (the three amendments),” Stefan told us era. “Before the team came here (Rome) to train, it was very late in the schedule because they pushed back the deadline and they said, ‘If you don’t sign by then, you will leave the team,’ but they never Provide us with the contact information of their legal counsel. (September 2) Finally, the head of the PGA of America found out about this, and since he was not the one to stop it, asked our attorney to contact the PGA of America’s general counsel, and then It took a while. It took a couple of hours to figure it out and it worked out fine. Then I got a message that Xander was back on the team. You can quote. That’s the extent of it and I think it’s disgraceful.”
The PGA of America, which hosts the Ryder Cup, declined timeThere was no immediate response to GOLF.com’s request for comment.
Sky Sports’ coverage of Cantlay adds drama to the Ryder Cup, which has previously been primarily a European event. Fans taunted Cantlay by taking off their hats and chanting slogans, with some American players and ball boys later taking off their hats and waving playfully at Cantlay. (Cantlay said he doesn’t wear a team cap simply because it doesn’t fit; he didn’t wear one at Whistling Straits in 2021 either.)
Asked on Saturday if he thought players should be paid to play in the Ryder Cup, Cantlay said: “That’s not a question. “It’s just about Team USA and representing our country. “That’s what I’m going to say,” he said when asked for more answers. “
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Cantlay, who defeated Justin Rose in games 2 and 1 in a singles match on Sunday, told the media the whole thing was “a false media story by one person.” I took it and ran with it. This is completely false. This couldn’t be further from the truth. No news this week. U.S. markets are closed all week. It’s all lies. “
Stefan Schauffele also claimed era The PGA of America unfairly profits from players’ “intellectual property.” (The U.S. players are not paid, but they will each receive $200,000 to donate to a charity of their choice.)
“Now, American players are being asked to donate their time for free in the name of patriotism so that these organizations can benefit from the profits,” Stefan said. “The (U.S.) PGA uses the money, and the PGA Tour gets 20% for each member’s retirement. Supposedly these 12 players need to eat it and their intellectual property is being misused to benefit 200 other people. That’s wrong.”
The U.S. lost the Ryder Cup 16.5 to 11.5, extending its European losing streak to seven.
You can read the full report era here.
