Ryder Cup 2025: What’s the deal with players being paid for the Ryder Cup? A Q&A

The days leading up to the Ryder Cup are notoriously slow on the media side, so it’s little surprise one of the biggest talking points this week has been money – specifically, whether players should be paid to compete. Here’s a breakdown of why it’s become a hot issue in 2025, explained in Q&A style.

‘Patty Ice’ trying to keep cool amid playoff and Ryder Cup pressure

It hasn’t been a typical season for Patrick Cantlay. But if you ask him about it, and you ask him about his goals in the immediate future, be it the FedEx Cup Playoffs or ensuring he is a member of the US team for the third time in next month’s Ryder Cup, he responds with his typical nonplussed stoicism.

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Grant Thornton Invitational - 2025
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
T1Lauren Coughlin-28F3
T1Andrew Novak-28F3
T2Michael Brennan-25F3
T2Chris Gotterup-25F3
T2Charley Hull-25F3
T2Nelly Korda-25F3
T2Jennifer Kupcho-25F3
T2Denny McCarthy-25F3
T5Corey Conners-23F3
T5Brooke M. Henderson-23F3
T5Michael Kim-23F3
T5Rose Zhang-23F3
T7Luke Clanton-22F3
T7Tom Hoge-22F3
T7Lottie Woad-22F3
T7Angel Yin-22F3
T9Jake Knapp-21F3
T9Patty Tavatanakit-21F3
T10Wyndham Clark-20F3
T10Billy Horschel-20F3
T10Andrea Lee-20F3
T10Lexi Thompson-20F3
T12Neal Shipley-18F3
T12Maja Stark-18F3
T13Bud Cauley-17F3
T13Jason Day-17F3
T13Tony Finau-17F3
T13Megan Khang-17F3
T13Lydia Ko-17F3
T13Jessica Korda-17F3
T13Keith Mitchell-17F3
T13Lilia Vu-17F3
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