(Photo credit: Adam Cairns-Imagn Images)Patrick Cantlay stuck to his story when the topic of Ryder Cup headgear arose on Tuesday. Multiple outlets reported in 2023 that Cantlay chose not to wear his team-issued hat at the Ryder Cup in Rome as a form of protest for not being compensated to play. While members of Team Europe do not make a dime for Ryder Cup participation, American players and captains had been given a $200,000 donation to a charity of their choice since 1999. 'The PGA of America came to me, they wanted to bring the Ryder Cup into the present day,' U.S. captain Keegan Bradley explained Monday. Cantlay was later asked about the narrative that European players care more than Americans about the Ryder Cup because they play for free.