Xander Schauffele says all money awarded to American players at the 2025 Ryder Cup will be donated to charity.
The PGA of America recently announced that it would donate $500,000 (£395,000) to 12 American golfers and captain Keegan Bradley participating in the Bethpage Black Tournament in September, and $300,000 (£237,000) to charity. .
Players are free to do what they want with the remaining $200,000 (£158,000), called “salary”, but world number two Schauffele said he and his teammates will be keeping nothing for themselves.
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Tiger Woods said he has been pushing for the Ryder Cup for years to allocate more funds to the charities of players’ choice.
“I just see a lot of money going to charity and we’re going to take a lot of c**p,” said the reigning PGA and Open champion ahead of this week’s PGA Tour event The Sentry. sky sports.
“As we learned on the PGA Tour, we will give back to the community wherever we can, whether it be the fire department or the NYPD.”
Skipper Bradley previously revealed he would donate all his money to charity.
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Scottie Scheffler said he has no problem with players getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup.
‘I see it as an opportunity to donate more money.’
Sky Sports’ Jamie Weir reported that Patrick Cantlay’s decision not to wear a cap for the previous Ryder Cup in Italy in 2023 was due to frustration over not being paid, with Cantlay saying there was “not a shred of truth”.
When rumors first emerged that American athletes would receive financial compensation at the next tournament, European key figure Rory McIlroy said he would be willing to pay to participate in the event.
Schauffele added: “I see this as an opportunity to donate more money, which will go to charity.
“If you just look at the way the media talks about something and how things shake out in Italy, it would never be perceived that way.
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On Back Pages tonight, The Guardian’s Jonathan Liew says we can see both sides of the Ryder Cup pay debate.
“We’re used to going to these team events and happily giving away our share without getting paid. It’s a really nice thing for us to do.
“We make a lot of money all year round, so we are happy to donate money when we can.”
Schauffele: Pay debate will make Ryder Cup ‘interesting’
Schauffele also believes the wage debate will further inflame the situation ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup, which will take place in front of the infamous New York crowd.
“The way everything is shaking out, it’s good for this big competition and it’s probably better for the Ryder Cup,” he added.
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“What happens every time a feud breaks out? It stimulates everything around it. The Ryder Cup will be better because of this.”
Schauffele is the favorite to win The Sentry, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and world No. 3 Rory McIlroy, who was injured in an accident preparing Christmas dinner, also absent.
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