Overview

• The PGA of America is paying each U.S. player $500,000 for the first time, with $300,000 required for charity and $200,000 as a personal stipend.
• Team Europe continues to forgo direct payments, a stance underscored by captain Luke Donald’s reminder that the event is about pride rather than prize money.
• Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele have said they will donate their entire fee, while U.S. captain Keegan Bradley has defended the arrangement as supportive of charitable causes.
• Event organizers do not pay caddies; compensation depends on player agreements, and Colin Morikawa noted the new funds can help support backroom teams that rarely get recognition.
• The move follows decades of debate dating back to 1999, when Tiger Woods and David Duval pushed for compensation as revenues rose and the U.S. side received charity-only allocations.