Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team may be paid next year for playing at Bethpage Black.According to a report in The Telegraph, the PGA of America has a proposal that would pay each of the 12 U.S. players $400,

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

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 $400,000 per player, and that figure is likely to be ratified.

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.