More Details Emerge About ‘Splintered’ Ryder Cup Locker Room

Ever since Team USA’s resounding defeat at the Ryder Cup earlier this month, there has been talk that the team wasn’t as unified as the winning European squad.

Those reports were mostly that—reports. 

But Lucas Glover, who made a late push to be a part of the team with back-to-back PGA Tour wins in August, said he heard there was division straight from those who were in the locker room. 

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He talked about the drama on the U.S. side w/Taylor Zarzour.

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“It broke my heart the week after to hear about how splintered the room was and things about money and different things,” Glover told SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio this week.

“That’s not at all what the Ryder Cup stands for. And I’m not just going on what I’ve read and been told, I’ve talked to some people who were there in the fight, and it breaks my heart to hear that because that’s not what it’s about, that’s not what it stands for and it’s not why I want to play on that team.”

During the tournament, there was talk that some players were upset about not being paid. Stefan Schauffele, father of Xander, said that his son almost had his invitation to the event pulled over a variety of issues. He also claimed that Patrick Cantlay didn’t wear a U.S. team hat because he wasn’t being paid. 

That claim was refuted by Cantlay and several other players, but based on Glover’s comments, it seems there’s at least some truth behind the reports. 

Glover, who has not made a Ryder Cup team, thinks that his presence as a long-time PGA Tour player would help the team dynamic. 

“It’s easy to say three weeks after, two weeks after, and unfortunately they lost, but yeah I would have liked to have been there,” Glover said. “I think I could have brought some different things to the table.”

“It’s about the only thing I haven’t done and I still want to”

Lucas Glover spoke with Taylor Zarzour about missing the Ryder Cup and how badly he wants to play in one.

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As is the case with every losing team in the Ryder Cup, big changes have been talked about for Team USA, including courting Tiger Woods as a potential captain for 2025 at Bethpage Black. 

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