No compensation was paid by the European Tour to Miguel-Angel Miguel, according to Ken Schofield yesterday. The tour's executive director made this clear during a joint press conference at Valderrama when it was claimed that the only payoff to the player came from his sponsors.

Before the lunchtime confirmation of an agreement reached on Tuesday, Martin, attired in the outfit of the day, had taken part in an official European team photo session. "Make sure Miguel is in the pictures," was the instruction by skipper Seve Ballesteros to David Cannon of Allsport.

So, a 13-man home team was photographed. But when Martin moved away, the actual 12-member line-up which will be in action this weekend, was then photographed. Later he left Valderrama for his home in Madrid.

Schofield said in his statement: "Both parties recognise that Miguel Angel earned the right, subject to fitness and competitiveness, to be selected and to participate in the 1997 Ryder Cup, as he finished 10th in the Johnnie Walker points table."

For his part, Martin thanked the players and officials, including the president of the Spanish PGA, who happens to be Manuel Ballesteros, for their support. On his decision to leave, he said: "I don't feel much like staying here for the Ryder Cup. I just don't feel the way I would if the circumstances were different."

It then emerged that Oki, a Japanese computer company which sponsors Martin and also the £450,000 Oki Pro-Am in Madrid next month, had done a deal with the player. "They told me that they would pay my whole contract as if I was playing in the Ryder Cup," he said. "I thank them for that."

Martin, who claimed that he was now fit, though not fit enough to play in the Ryder Cup, concluded: "Seve and I shook hands and gave each other a hug. What we said was private."