NASSAU, Bahamas – For all of the followers who’re bored with listening to about purse sizes, participant fairness and potential offers with international funding funds, know that Scottie Scheffler shares your fatigue.
“I feel more often than not we simply discuss cash and the way the purses must be larger,” stated Scheffler, his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, when requested what he and Tiger Woods talked about Wednesday on the Hero World Problem. “At this time we actually grinded on the Ryder Cup and the way it’s simply such BS that we’ve by no means gotten paid. Tiger was actually annoyed, he looks like he hasn’t made sufficient cash in his profession.”
Following a report in The Telegraph final month, the fixation on participant compensation turned to the Ryder Cup and a possible plan that might pay U.S. gamers to take part within the matches.
In accordance with the report, the U.S. gamers can be paid $400,000 subsequent 12 months at Bethpage Black in New York, though it stays unclear if that cash can be given to charities or if it might be strictly participant compensation (gamers at present obtain $200,000 to designate to charity).
Predictably the report drew a robust response from the European aspect with Rory McIlroy telling BBC Sports activities, “I personally would pay for the privilege to play on the Ryder Cup.” Scheffler agreed.
“Each one among our gamers would pay to play within the Ryder Cup if that’s what was requested of us,” the world No. 1 stated. “I feel it’s just a little bit foolish for a event that makes tons of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to ask for the gamers to pay as properly, however I feel all of us would. I positively would.”
Justin Thomas sided with Scheffler, though, he appeared to maintain the door open for potential fee to U.S. gamers.
“It’s a bizarre, sensitive topic and also you’re form of damned in case you do, damned in case you don’t,” Thomas stated. “I’m not on the enterprise aspect of issues, however I see each side. On the finish of the day, I feel, together with the remainder of the US and Europe, we nonetheless love the Ryder Cup and we clearly are going to play regardless. I feel it might simply be one thing the place some individuals simply really feel that that’s what it’s and, , so be it. I hope to be there it doesn’t matter what.”