“And this is why I root for the Europeans.”

“I don’t always agree with Rory, but he’s spot on with this take,” one fan said.

“Not one European player wants to get paid because we love the game, yet all the Yanks want money. They’re all millionaires already, why do you need an extra 400k. Like he said, Ryder Cup is about more than money,” another added.

“If they get paid, I won’t watch. I always pull for Europe anyway,” one chimed in.

“He’s come a long way from young Rory,” another acknowledged.

“First time Rory makes sense in a long time,” one said.

“This is what’s wrong with the US guys,” another added.

“It is one of the probably top five biggest sporting events in the world. So I get the argument that the talent should be or could be getting paid. But the Ryder Cup is so much more than that, especially to the Europeans and to this tour.”

“The common consensus among us is that $5m would be better off spent elsewhere on the DP World Tour to support other events or even to support The Challenge Tour.”