Mammon screams loudest as Ryder Cup runneth over

THE caddies are driving Cadillacs. Tiger’s in a tux and - could it be? - spike-haired Ian Poulter is, too.

Corporate millionaires watch golfing millionaires from chalets costing more to rent for six days than they normally would to buy.

Everywhere in the Ryder Cup, there’s money - piles of it; from the black-tie, pink-gown gala that cost a half-million dollars to Thursday’s opening ceremonies with A-list celebrities, the Ryder Cup screams expensive.

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