Scheffler, teammates donating money to charity

Scottie Scheffler and a number of his US teammates weighed in on the Ryder Cup pay-for-play narrative on Tuesday at Bethpage Black, saying the money they receive for representing their country will be donated to charity.

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For the first time, each member of the US Ryder Cup team will receive a US$200,000 stipend in addition to $300,000 that goes to charity. That total is up from the $200,000 that was designated only for charity and had been in place since 1999.

The decision by the the PGA of America to pay US players a stipend led to some backlash, especially since the European team are not being rewarded financially and were not even interested in any type of monetary arrangement.

But Scheffler said he and his wife have a deep passion for the city of Dallas and the organisations they support there, which is what he plans to do with the stipend.