A report states that US Ryder Cup players will receive $400,000 each for competing. Is it really that big of a deal?

Historically, players have never been paid to represent their respective teams whilst competing at the Ryder Cup, but this set to change for US players heading to Bethpage Black

U.S. Ryder Cup players are on course to be paid for the first time, as players are in line to receive almost $5M collectively for next year’s event in N.Y.

As Golfweek reported last month, players on the United States Ryder Cup team are set to be paid for next year’s biennial bash at Bethpage Black in New York. The Telegraph in London reported Wednesday the Americans will be paid roughly $400,

America’s Ryder Cup players look set to be paid for the first time in a break from a near 100-year tradition with Team USA in line to receive almost £4 million collectively for next year’s showdown in New York.

For the first time in the near 100-year history of the Ryder Cup, members of the U.S. team will be compensated for playing.