Schauffele’s participation was only confirmed late on due to the disputeSchauffele’s father has said that only weeks ago his son almost lost his place for not signing an agreement granting the streaming service access to the team room in making a documentaryXander Schauffele’s spot on the United States Ryder Cup team was in doubt because of a contractual dispute that was not resolved until a few weeks before the match in Rome, according to the player’s father. Stefan Schauffele accused the PGA of America of using “strong-arming tactics” over a participation contract that falls into the wider dispute on the issue of whether golfers should be paid for playing in the Ryder Cup. SponsoredSchauffele, the world No 6, who qualified automatically for the US team, played two of his four matches alongside close friend Patrick Cantlay at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Cantlay was repeatedly forced to deny a report that he was at the centre of a locker-room rift revolving around whether the PGA

Source: The Times October 02, 2023 21:24 UTC