FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Americans have become an easy target for Europe at this Ryder Cup , and it has nothing to do with how they have been outplayed over the last 30 years.

It's about how much they're getting paid.

Never mind that no American player has indicated plans to stuff their pockets already full from a PGA Tour schedule that offers $20 million purses at 10 tournaments, the $25 million prize fund at The Players Championship and official money of $40 million at the Tour Championship.

Or that the PGA of America has been “paying” Ryder Cup players since 1999 — from the millions of dollars of revenue they generate — by providing $200,000 for them to direct to a charity of their choosing.

The change this year was $300,000 for a charity and a $200,000 stipend to use howeve

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