"Demanding to be paid to play in the Ryder Cup – I have absolutely no idea what they're thinking. Seve [Ballesteros] would turn in his grave if he heard they were doing it – that's how poor I think what the Americans are doing is. These golfers are getting so much money now and, for me, playing in a Ryder Cup is more than enough." ‌The 12-time Solheim Cup veteran was also questioned about why team competitions in golf hold such significance and why Europeans perhaps cherish them more than their American rivals. "The norm of 72 holes is very demanding and I think the team format just takes the pressure off.