NEW YORK (UNITED STATES), December 16 (dpa/EP) –
American players will be paid to compete in next year’s Ryder Cup, in their attempt to regain the trophy in Bethpage (United States), the Professional Golfers Association of the United States (PGA) confirmed this Monday.
The PGA has announced that each of the 12 players on Keegan Bradley’s team will receive $500,000 – more than 475,000 euros -, of which $300,000 – more than 285,000 euros – will be donated to one or more charities chosen by each player. The remaining $200,000 – more than 190,000 euros – have been called ‘stipend’.
The PGA approved the package despite saying “no players asked to be compensated.” “The players and captains, past and present, are responsible for making the Ryder Cup the most special competition in golf and one of the most in-demand events on the international sporting scene,” the PGA said in a statement.
“While no players asked to be compensated, the PGA of America board of directors has voted to increase the allocation to members of the US Ryder Cup team from $200,000 to charity – a figure that has not changed since 1999 – to $500,000. dollars, of which 300,000 will go to the organization or charities of the players’ choice. The rest is a stipend,” he added.
“Golf has long been a vehicle for good and it is exciting to imagine the impact members of the 2025 US Ryder Cup team will provide to charitable causes and communities across the country, including the many initiatives they support. the growth of the game,” he concluded.
When reports about the new compensation package first emerged last month, Rory McIlroy was one of several European players who said after the first round of the DP World Tour Championship that they did not need a financial incentive to play in the Ryder Cup .
“I personally would pay for the privilege of playing in the Ryder Cup. I’ve come a long way in this, especially with the Olympic Games, but the two purest forms of competition in our game right now are the Ryder Cup and the Olympic Games, partly because of the purity of not having money involved,” McIlroy told reporters in Dubai.