A report from Sky Sports states that there is a fracture in the US Ryder Cup camp driven by a desire from certain players to be paid.
Currently, Ryder Cup players do not get paid for playing in the biennial match, with organizers donating money to charity on behalf of the players.
Cantlay notably isn’t wearing a cap for Team USA this week, which Sky Sports’ Jamie Weir says is “demonstrating his frustration” at not being paid.
Weir also reports that he and close friend Xander Schauffele are sitting in a separate area of the locker room and were the main people who didn’t want Netflix to film in the US team room for the upcoming Full Swing season 2.
The pair also didn’t go on the US scouting trip to Marco Simone earlier in the month due to it clashing with Cantlay’s bachelor party.
The Californian is also said to have refused to attend the gala dinner on Wednesday evening in Rome city center.
He wore a cap at last year’s Presidents Cup, for which players ARE paid.Cantlay also refused to attend the gala dinner earlier in the week and, along with close friend Xander Schauffele, is sitting is a separate area of the team dressing room.September 30, 2023
“Understand from several sources that the US team room is fractured, a split led predominantly by Patrick Cantlay,” Jamie Weir wrote on social media.
“Cantlay believes players should be paid to participate in the Ryder Cup, and is demonstrating his frustration at not being paid by refusing to wear a team cap.
“He wore a cap at last year’s Presidents Cup, for which players ARE paid. Cantlay also refused to attend the gala dinner earlier in the week and, along with close friend Xander Schauffele, is sitting is a separate area of the team dressing room.”
Cantlay wore a cap during the 2022 Presidents Cup, where players reportedly get paid
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Barstool Sports journalist Dan Rapaport says the reports were “unfounded” and that Cantlay and Schauffele are in the same locker room as the rest of Team USA.
Regarding Cantlay—source close to him says reports of any sort of “fracture” are unfounded. U.S. team are united. Getting butt kicked, but united. Cantlay and Schauffele are in same locker…
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