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Darren Smith
Ryder Cup
Scottie Scheffler, U.S. stars donating Ryder Cup pay to charity - ESPN
U.S. captain Keegan Bradley said Monday that the PGA of America approached him last year with the idea of compensating players and asked him to help come up with the best approach. In November, the PGA of America voted to give the 12 players and Bradley $300,000 to donate to a charity of their choice and a $200,000 stipend to spend as they wished.
While Bradley said he didn't understand the criticism of players being paid, Europe captain Luke Donald has said multiple times that European players rejected the idea of being paid for participating in the event.
US players to give Ryder Cup money away after criticism - BBC
Their European counterparts do not receive any money. When asked if a fast start by Europe this week could result in home fans' resentment over the extra payments, captain Luke Donald replied: "That could happen."
Bradley, who said he would be giving all his money to charity, defended the extra payment to players when he spoke to the media on Monday.
"The charity dollars hadn't changed since 1999 and they asked me to shepherd their way into making it into 2025," he said.
"We wanted to bring the Ryder Cup into today's age and we felt like this was the best way to do it."
