RORY MCILROY was one of Team Europe’s heroes at the Ryder Cup.
He scored three points to help his team to a historic win on American soil – just Team Europe‘s fifth ever.
Rory McIlroy won three points as Team Europe won the Ryder Cup[/caption]
And he did so while having to deal with abuse from the home crowd, with even his wife Erica Stoll on the receiving end of insults and missiles being thrown.
McIlroy has garnered plenty of respect with his display at Bethpage Black but it has sparked some bogus claims from social media accounts.
In the wake of Team Europe’s 15-13 victory it was claimed McIlroy donated his $10.9million bonus to a charity in Northern Ireland.
However Team Europe stars do not get paid for their participation in the Ryder Cup, and there are no bonuses.
The US team did each get paid a stipend of $200,000 on top of a $300,000 which is to be given to charity.
It is the first time players have ever been paid in the Ryder Cup.
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele have already pledged to donate the extra cash.
And Scheffler plans to follow suit.
The 29-year-old said: “My wife and I like to do a lot of stuff in our local community and I’ve never been one to announce what we do.
“I don’t like to give charitable dollars for some kind of recognition. We have something planned for the money that we’ll be receiving.
“I think it’s a really cool thing that the PGA of America has empowered us to do.
“I have a deep passion for the city of Dallas, I have a deep passion for the organisations that we support at home, and I’m excited to be able to take this money and be able to do some good in our local community.”
Cantlay was the pantomime villain in Rome two years ago when he refused to wear the US cap – earning him the nickname ‘No Hat Pat’.
Cantlay insisted the reason behind his lack of headgear was because no cap fitted – while there were also suggestions he didn’t want a tan line before his wedding.
But much of the talk was whether it was an act of rebellion because the USA players were not being paid to play in the Ryder Cup.
