Tommy Fleetwood reveals whether European players have ever asked about Ryder Cup payment amid USA decision

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Several high-profile names from across the golfing world have reacted to the news that USA Ryder Cup players will be paid for the first time in the competition’s 97-year history.

Groundbreaking reports suggest Team USA will receive $5.08m, which will then be split equally among the 12-man roster.

The Europeans, however, have no plans to pay their players, and this decision has been supported. Rory McIlroy insists he would pay to play the Ryder Cup, and Irishman Shane Lowry shares a similar view.

It’s understood European players would use $5m to support the DP World Tour rather than add a cut to their fortunes.

DP World Tour star Tommy Fleetwood is the latest to weigh in on the debate. The Englishman insists he’s never heard a European player suggest the team should be paid.

Tommy Fleetwood reacts to Ryder Cup payment

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Speaking to The Telegraph, Fleetwood claimed that he doesn’t worry about being paid at the Ryder Cup.

“It’s not something I would worry about,” Tommy Fleetwood said. “Pay me nothing or pay me £10 million to play in the Ryder Cup – I’m still going to play. In fact, I would probably pay to play in it. I don’t think it will make any difference to the dynamic [if the US are paid and the Europeans are not] to the match at all.”

The Englishman added: “I’ve never heard anybody say in the European team room or anywhere else that we should be paid. Never. It’s just not something we’ve ever thought about.”

Extra motivation for Europe at Bethpage Black

Luke Donald’s Europe has been handed some extra motivation heading into next year’s Ryder Cup.

American players will now have to endure added scrutiny over the next ten months for the sake of $400,000.

For Donald, the message is pretty simple: ‘They’re paying for money; we’re playing for passion’. The Europeans are best when they have something to rally behind, and the payment news could be a catalyst for what would be their first win on US Soil in 12 years.

The Miracle at Medinah used Seve Ballesteros as inspiration; now, Donald has the perfect tool to motivate his players on Long Island next September.