Rory McIlroy says he would "pay to play" for Europe in the Ryder Cup in the wake of reports that American golfers will each receive $400,000 (£350,000) to compete in next year's contest.

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,

Sir Nick Faldo has entered the debate of whether the American side should go ahead with paying their players and so break nearly 100 years of Ryder Cup tradition by saying that the “only motivation” he needed was winning for his team-mates and Europe.

Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States' 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale,

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

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.