Let's also not forget that our players, for the very first time, are being paid $500,000 to play in this Ryder Cup. And yeah, they were told that it is a "suggestion" that they donate $300K of it to their favorite charities, but they're under no obligation to do so and even if they did they'll still pocket $200K for a few days of work.
Whereas the Europeans are not being paid a single euro and in fact, some of them have said they themselves would pay out of their pockets to play in it.
This difference by itself, might explain a lot about the passionate butt-whipping we're getting.
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