US Ryder Cup golfers to be paid $200,000 stipend

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. The PGA of America said no players had asked to be compensated, but the issue of pay for play in the prestigious event has...