FARMINGDALE, New York ¨C Team USA captain Keegan Bradley defended a plan to pay U.S. players at the Ryder Cup on Monday, arguing that the break from tradition at Bethpage Black in New York would bring the competition into ¡°today¡¯s age.¡±
U.S. players will each get $500,000 ¡ª with $300,000 of that going to charity and the remaining $200,000 serving as a stipend ¡ª the PGA of America announced last year, an increase from the $200,000 that had been designated only for charity since 1999.
European Ryder Cup Team members do not get paid, and Europe¡¯s captain Luke Donald told members of the British media this week that the U.S. players risk having the home crowd turn on them over the issue of pay.
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