Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock View Post
I know they are all incredibly wealthy , but why shouldn't they get paid ?
Apparently it is worth almost a billion pounds according to Paul Azinger in an interview earlier .
Where does that money go?
A quick Google...

"The Ryder Cup famously does not pay its players or hand out a winning purse to the victors. Instead, members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team each receive $200,000 to donate to a charity of their choice."

As soon as you start paying people the magic disappears.
I remember loving watching club rugby union when it was "amateur".

Whether one thinks the players should be paid or not, Cantlay's words, particularly the timing of them, were pretty ill-judged.