[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by villagernewbie

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.

Not to detract from your point, but only in the interest of accuracy. $300,000 is required to be donated to a Charity of the Player's choice. $200,000 is a "stipend" for the Players and they have no obligations attached to that money.