KAPALUA, Hawaii — Individuals are getting paid to play within the Ryder Cup for the primary time, and Xander Schauffele mentioned Tuesday the plan is for them to not get a dime.
“I simply see it as a complete lot of cash going to charity and we’re going to take numerous crap,” Schauffele mentioned.
The PGA of America voted final month to provide the 12 gamers and captain Keegan Bradley $300,000 to donate to a charity of their alternative and a $200,000 stipend. Bradley instantly mentioned he would donate all of his to charity.
Bradley steered that was at all times the plan for his crew, however an announcement wasn’t to happen till the September 2025 matches drew nearer so he would have a greater thought who made the crew. The Day by day Telegraph reported in November that Individuals could be paid $400,000 with no point out of a cut up between charity and a stipend.
“Our timetable acquired screwed up when that report got here out. Our plan wasn’t to have this occur so fast,” Bradley mentioned. “We’re simply attempting to do the best factor. That is finally a PGA of America resolution. All we need to do is give extra again and make extra of an influence.”
The pay-for-play subject first arose in 1999 when David Duval, Tiger Woods and Mark O’Meara questioned why PGA Tour gamers had no enter on the income they produced for the PGA of America in a Ryder Cup that was quick rising into one in all golf’s largest income sources.
The PGA of America agreed to $200,000 per participant directed to charity, half of that to a PGA of America program and half to the participant’s alternative of a charity.
It turned a subject once more outdoors Rome in 2023 based mostly on an unsubstantiated report that Patrick Cantlay selected to not put on a hat to protest not being paid. Cantlay mentioned there was “not a shred of fact” and his teammates concurred.
“With regards to the Ryder Cup, I’m totally targeted on representing my nation and successful factors for my teammates,” Cantlay mentioned Tuesday. “Proper now, I’m targeted fully on attempting to make the crew.”
Schauffele, the PGA and Open champion, chuckled when requested what his response was when he heard of the PGA of America’s resolution to boost the charity to $300,000 and provide an extra $200,000 as a stipend.
“I’m taking a look at it as a chance to provide away more cash,” he mentioned. “It’s by no means going to be perceived that manner, simply with how the media talks about stuff and the way issues shook down in Italy. It’s going to go to charity. I spoke to Keegan and he had a plan earlier than, and that acquired blown up by the leak of the entire thing.
“Keegan had a plan to get all of the boys to do one thing very nice,” he mentioned. “And now everyone seems to be pointing fingers on how this factor has shaken down. Studying from the PGA Tour, we’re going to provide again to the neighborhood nevertheless we can assist, whether or not it’s the Hearth Division or NYPD otherwise you title it. Keegan is from the Northeast, and we’ll take his lead.”
The matches are Sept. 26-28 at Bethpage Black in New York, a public course with a fame of getting a number of the rowdiest followers.
European gamers like Rory McIlroy have jumped on the controversy, saying the Ryder Cup means a lot to them they’d gladly pay to play within the matches. Europe has received eight of the final 11 instances, although its final victory on U.S. soil was in 2012.
Schauffele mentioned it was solely going to make the Ryder Cup extra intense.
“The best way the entire thing is shaking down, it’s good for this huge rivalry. And it’s going to be higher for the Ryder Cup,” he mentioned. “At any time when there’s like a feud, what occurs? It juices all the pieces up round it. The Ryder Cup goes to do higher due to this factor.”
“We’re used to taking part in in these crew occasions and never getting paid and giving our portion away fortunately,” he mentioned. “It’s a very nice factor we will do. We make loads of cash all year long, so we’re glad to provide cash once we can.”
