FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – A member of Team USA rocked back on his heels and couldn’t, or wouldn’t, stifle an eye roll.

Day 2 of the biannual title bout between the United States and Europe had a familiar tone for the red, white and blue with players now enduring questions about stipend-gate – the predictable fallout that was born from the PGA of America’s attempt to better compensate players for playing the Ryder Cup.

For the Team USA member it was an agitated response to what many on this side of the Transatlantic divide believe to be a non-story. For those questioning the American team’s motivations it’s an apropos response to what at best was a miss-handled attempt to appease players.

Two things can be true.

The PGA of America’s decision last fall to increase the amount of money given to

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