US golfers set for Cup payday
The Citizen|December 18, 2024
Los Angeles - US golfers will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time after the PGA of America unveiled a program on Monday that will give each team member a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 to distribute to charity.
US golfers set for Cup payday

The program will take effect with the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York.

The PGA of America said in a statement that its board of directors had voted on the move, which increases the $200,000 that has been given to each player to distribute to the charities of his choice since the 1999 edition of the biennial match play showdown with Europe was held at Brookline.

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