It is quite the contrast. As reports surface that the PGA of America is mulling plans to compensate the 12 members of the next American Ryder Cup side as much as $400,000 for their participation at Bethpage Black next September in the biennial match with Europe,

Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team may be paid next year for playing at Bethpage Black. According to a report in The Guardian, the PGA of America has a proposal

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.