Players on next year’s United States Ryder Cup team will be paid to compete after a package was agreed by the PGA of America. It will be the first time in the 98-year history of the matches that either side has been paid to play. The 12 players will each receive $500,000 with $300,000 donated to a charity or charities chosen by each member of the team.
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Tiger Woods believes American players should all be paid millions to play in the Ryder Cup, providing those funds are donated to charity. The PGA of America is close to agreeing a landmark scenario in which the US Ryder Cup team will be paid about $400,000 each to take on Europe in September 2025. Europe’s Ryder Cup contingent continues to maintain they should not take a cut of event revenue.
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Tyrrell Hatton will make his LIV Golf debut in Mexico this week after becoming the latest high-profile golfer to join the Saudi Arabia-backed tour. The 32 year old Englishman is the current world number 16 and was part of Europe’s 2023 Ryder Cup-winning team in Rome and joins Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team.
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Rory McIlroy fought back tears of joy instead of disappointment after contributing a career-best performance to help Europe regain the Ryder Cup on a 16.5-11.5 score. McIlroy’s singles victory over Sam Burns ensured he won four matches in the biennial contest for the first time as Luke Donald’s side inflicted a seventh straight away defeat on the United States.
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Europe need just four points from the final day’s 12 singles matches to complete their revenge mission in Rome and regain the Ryder Cup. Luke Donald’s side began the day five ahead and extended their advantage after edging the Saturday foursomes session, only for Team USA to claim three points in the fourballs and cut the gap to 10.5-5.5 at Marco Simone GC.
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