An American player almost lost his spot on the team

American Xander Schauffele He is on the verge of losing his place in the Rome Ryder Cup. Bright bright. The Olympic gold in Tokyo, which automatically earned its place in the Zach Johnson’s Team USAmay lose his place due to a contract dispute, his father revealed Stefan Schauffele, in ‘The Times’ from London.

The American wanted to make three changes to the agreement on participation and player benefits, but was threatened by PGA of America to sign before the September deadline or he will be removed from the team, Stefan Schauffele told the British newspaper.

“The PGA of America is not even willing to talk to us about the three amendments,” Stefan Schauffele told The Times. “The schedule was very late, before the team went to Rome to train, because they changed the deadline and said, ‘If you don’t sign it by then, you’re not in the team,’ but they never gave us the information. contact your legal counsel.

The player’s father added that “on Saturday morning of the Labor Day weekend (September 2), the head of the PGA of America finally found out, because he wasn’t blocking it, and he contacted our attorney. the general counsel of the PGA of America, and then it took them a few hours to figure it out and everything went well. Then I got a message that Xander was back on the team. You can say that. That’s it “I find the extent of the mess is embarrassing.”

Xander Schauffele and the Americans lost to the European team 16.5-11.5 this Sunday in Marco Simone Golf & Country Club just outside of Rome. Europe has won eight of the last 11 Ryder Cups, as the American team failed to end a victory drought that began in 1993.

The PGA of America declined to comment to The Times and did not respond to other media outlets.

Ryder was ‘disturbed’ by a report on ‘Sky Sports’ reporting a fracture in the American team led by Patrick Cantlaywho allegedly thought that players should be paid for playing the Ryder Cup, as was the case in Presidents Cupwhere they are paid $200,000 that goes to the charity of their choice.

Cantlay has repeatedly denied the allegation, saying the story was false and that he wasn’t wearing the team’s cap because it didn’t fit him, not in protest. He said the Ryder Cup is about representing the country, not getting paid to compete.

However, spectators mocked him by waving their hats and caps, and Team USA teammates showed a playful side by placing their caps on him after the match victory.

Cantlay and Schauffele reportedly wanted to change the player’s agreement so that Netflix would not have access to the team room during the filming of the second season of the “Full Swing” series, where the players are not paid. US captain Zach Johnson later said the team voted unanimously to keep the cameras out to preserve the “sanctity and sanctity” of the team room.

Stefan Schauffele emphasized that there is more to discuss with everyone: American players, PGA of America, European PGA and players from the old continent to see how the money generated by the Ryder Cup is distributed. On the other hand, the organization of the biennial event between Europe and the US “is very reserved and non-communicative,” he highlighted.

“They are using the intellectual rights of the players to make money and the American people are not getting paid,” Stefan Schauffele told ‘The Times’. “And more importantly, it wouldn’t be an issue if all the proceeds, the net proceeds, from the Ryder Cup were donated to common charitable causes.”