Conor McKeon: Europeans take the moral high ground as Americans reach for the cold, hard cash
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Conor McKeon: Europeans take the moral high ground as Americans reach for the cold, hard cash
"So this is awkward. Like some groggy hangover, the issue of the American players' remuneration hovers malignantly over the Ryder Cup. Don't knock it. In a week of endless guff, this is gold."
"On Monday, Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald did the first official press conference of the tournament in a room designed to fit roughly half the people accredited to be there."
A controversy about American players' remuneration cast a persistent, negative shadow over the Ryder Cup, likened to a groggy hangover. The remuneration issue remained a dominant, attention-grabbing element throughout the week. On Monday, Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald conducted the tournament's first official press conference in a room intended for roughly half of the accredited attendees, creating visible overcrowding. The cramped media environment and the pay dispute together heightened scrutiny and produced a tense, awkward atmosphere during what would normally be routine pre-tournament media activity.
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