Collin Morikawa has dismissed the concept america’ Ryder Cup gamers receiving cost may imply they’ve much less need than Europe’s group.
All 12 of the American group – plus captain Keegan Bradley – are being given $500,000 (£370,000), with $300,000 (£220,000) of that going to a charity of their alternative.
It’s the first time within the biennial event’s 98-year historical past that gamers have obtained a stipend.
The Europeans aren’t paid to play.
Requested how a lot he thinks every American deserves, Morikawa stated: “There is not any quantity. It could possibly be zero. It could possibly be one greenback. There is not a proper or a unsuitable quantity.
“Look, I feel on the finish of the day, all 12 of us right here enjoying after we tee it up on Friday, and earlier than this all began, we simply need to win the Ryder Cup.
“We need to win it for ourselves. We need to win it for our nation.”
The cost for the People has introduced quite a lot of damaging consideration, with critics believing it doesn’t match with the ethos of the Ryder Cup.
Detractors additionally argue the gamers – who earn multi-millions on the excursions – don’t want the additional revenue.
Former European Ryder Cup participant Darren Clarke has beforehand stated the concept of being paid to play within the event “doesn’t sit effectively with me”, whereas former European captain Paul McGinley has described the transfer as “a large mistake”.
American participant Xander Schauffele accused the media of making an attempt to make the problem “a damaging factor”.
