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.

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15 things you might not know about Xander Schauffele

We often hear snippets about Schauffele – like Jordan Spieth calling him the funniest player in the Ryder Cup locker room – but it’s likely fans don’t know the full backstory on one of golf’s biggest stars. Here are 15 of the most important things to know about the 2024 PGA champion.

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Biltmore Championship Asheville - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
-Lee Hodges--1
-Nick Hardy--1
-Mark Hubbard--1
-Ryan Brehm--1
-Troy Merritt--1
-Justin Lower--1
-Emiliano Grillo--1
-Chad Ramey--1
-John Parry--1
-Nick Dunlap--1
-Henrik Norlander--1
-Zach Bauchou--1
-Chandler Phillips--1
-Will Gordon--1
-Hank Lebioda--1
-Ben Kohles--1
-Johnny Keefer--1
-Danny Walker--1
-William Mouw--1
-Stephan Jaeger--1
-Chris Kirk--1
-Nico Echavarria--1
-Corey Conners--1
-Ryo Hisatsune--1
-Karl Vilips--1
-Cam Davis--1
-Taylor Pendrith--1
-Nick Taylor--1
-Billy Horschel--1
-Blades Brown--1
-Andrew Novak--1
-Davis Riley--1
-Lucas Glover--1
-Andrew Putnam--1
-Michael Kim--1
-Dylan Wu--1
-Tyler Duncan--1
-Brendon Todd--1
-Rasmus Højgaard--1
-Taylor Moore--1
-Mackenzie Hughes--1
-Adam Hadwin--1
-Matthieu Pavon--1
-Max Greyserman--1
-Kristoffer Ventura--1
-Rafael Campos--1
-Ben Martin--1
-A.J. Ewart--1
-Trace Crowe--1
-Keita Nakajima--1
-Chandler Blanchet--1
-Isaiah Salinda--1
-Christo Lamprecht--1
-Keller Harper--1
-Jimmy Stanger--1
-Kensei Hirata--1
-Carson Bertagnole--1
-Alejandro Tosti--1
-Luke Clanton--1
-Spencer Oxendine--1
-Adrien Dumont de Chassart--1
-Jeffrey Kang--1
-Austin Duncan--1
-Jeremy Paul--1
-Marcelo Rozo--1
-Tyler Jones--1
-Seamus Power--1
-Pi Coody--1
-David Skinns--1
-Adam Svensson--1
-Joel Dahmen--1
-Beau Hossler--1
-Camilo Villegas--1
-Christiaan Bezuidenhout--1
-David Lipsky--1
-Brice Garnett--1
-Eric Cole--1
-Zac Blair--1
-Austin Eckroat--1
-Jonathan Byrd--1
-Jackson Suber--1
-Luke List--1
-Kevin Streelman--1
-Max McGreevy--1
-Jackson Koivun--1
-Jacob Bridgeman--1
-Webb Simpson--1
-Steven Fisk--1
-Adam Schenk--1
-Kevin Yu--1
-J.T. Poston--1
-Tony Finau--1
-Ben James--1
-Ricky Castillo--1
-Davis Thompson--1
-Aaron Wise--1
-Peter Malnati--1
-Rico Hoey--1
-Ben Silverman--1
-Erik van Rooyen--1
-Denny McCarthy--1
-Kevin Roy--1
-Patton Kizzire--1
-Tom Hoge--1
-Takumi Kanaya--1
-Kevin Kisner--1
-Fabián Gómez--1
-Mac Meissner--1
-Cameron Champ--1
-Lanto Griffin--1
-Doug Ghim--1
-Vince Whaley--1
-Harry Higgs--1
-Austin Smotherman--1
-Hayden Springer--1
-Zecheng Dou--1
-Davis Chatfield--1
-Neal Shipley--1
-John VanDerLaan--1
-Phillip Yribarren--1
-Jesper Svensson--1
-Gordon Sargent--1
-Pontus Nyholm--1
-Michael Thompson--1
-Patrick Fishburn--1
-Tyler Watts--1
-Paul Peterson--1
-David Ford--1
-Morgan Deneen--1
-Haotong Li--1
-Marco Penge--1
-Brendan Valdes--1
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