The 2025 Ryder Cup is still more than nine months away, but talk of the competition has ramped in recent months — and that’s thanks to the potential payouts involved. With reports of the PGA of America potentially paying American players $400,000 for their services at Bethpage Black, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley has chimed in on the matter.
“To be honest with you, there’s not much to talk about [pay]; these leaks that came out were … leaks,” Bradley told Sports Illustrated. “I was shocked to see the leaks, as was the PGA of America. As was everybody involved. There’s been nothing that’s been finalized, done. This is all speculation at this point. I was definitely disappointed that someone leaked out that information. That was a shock, for sure.”
The PGA of America currently offers players $200,000, which is then donated to charities and junior golf organizations in their name.
Discussions about Ryder Cup compensation date back to 1999 when Tiger Woods made his second team. The 15-time major champion spoke on the current discourse ahead of the 2024 Hero World Challenge, the event he hosts annually in the Bahamas.
“The Ryder Cup itself makes so much money, why can’t we allocate it to various charities?” Woods said. “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? It’s their hometowns, where they’re from, all the different junior golf associations or endeavors that the members are involved in.