USA Ryder Cup Golfers Will Be Given $200K Stipend, $300K to Donate to Charity

Team USA's golfers in the 2025 Ryder Cup will be paid for the first time.

In a Monday announcement from the PGA of America (via Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press), players will receive a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 for them to distribute to the charity of their choice.

Since 1999, members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team previously received $200,000 to be donated to charities as well as college golf programs for their participation in each event.

As part of Monday's announcement, the PGA of America noted that no players asked to be compensated for competing.

In fact, U.S. captain Keegan Bradley revealed that he'd be giving the entire $500,000 to charity, per Ferguson.

Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the World Golf Ranking, didn't see an issue with golfers receiving payments for their participation but was also more than willing to compete in the event without it.

"As far as I'm concerned, I think all of us on the American side are more than willing to play in the Ryder Cup for free," Scheffler said, via NBC Sports' Rex Hoggard. "We've been playing in the Ryder Cup for free for a long time. If they want to pay us to play in the tournament, that's great."

"I don't think there's any problem with guys getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup," he added.

Tiger Woods previously advocated for the players to receive more money in the event at the 2024 Hero World Challenge, with all of the payment heading to charity.

"And what's wrong with each player, 12 players getting a million dollars and the ability to divvy out to amazing charities that they're involved in that they can help out?" Woods said, per Gabby Herzig of The Athletic.

For now, U.S. players will earn a $200,000 stipend in addition to the $300,000 for charities as they attempt to defeat a European team that has won 10 out of the last 14 Ryder Cups, including the 2023 competition.

The biennial event will be held in Sept. 2025 at Bethpage Black.