Tiger Woods hopes American golfers get 5 million {dollars} every to play within the Ryder Cup subsequent September and provides the cash to charity.
Gamers have competed within the Ryder Cup for practically a century with out receiving look charges, however that might change for the 2025 contest at Bethpage Black in New York.
A number of stories have recommended United States’ gamers shall be paid as Keegan Bradley’s 12-strong crew try to reclaim the cup at the moment in European arms, with every member receiving round $400,000 (£315,000) to tee it up within the biennial occasion.
Woods was a part of the American crew on the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline when look charges had been mentioned, and the 48-year-old says his stance on the matter has not modified.
“Going again to my enjoying days we had the identical dialog again in 1999,” stated Woods, talking forward of the Hero World Problem within the Bahamas the place he’s match host.
“We didn’t wish to receives a commission. We needed to present extra money to charity (however) the media turned it spherical towards us and stated we needed to receives a commission.
“The Ryder Cup makes a lot cash. Why can’t we allocate it to varied charities?
“I hope they (USA gamers) get 5 million {dollars} every and donate all of it to completely different charities. I believe that’s nice. What’s unsuitable with that?
“It’s so laborious to get on to that crew – there’s solely 12 guys. What’s unsuitable with having the ability to allocate extra funds?”
RORY’S ON RYDER CUP
4-time main champion Rory McIlroy stated final month he would “pay to play” for Europe within the Ryder Cup.
The Northern Irishman was certainly one of a number of European gamers who stated they don’t want monetary rewards to compete towards the Individuals.
Requested what that claims concerning the Europeans’ perspective in direction of the Ryder Cup, Woods stated: “That’s effective, that’s their proper to say.
“If the Europeans wish to pay to be within the Ryder Cup then that’s their choice, that’s their crew.
“I do know as soon as on European soil it subsidises most of their tour, so it’s a huge occasion for the European tour. In the event that they wish to pay to be in it, so be it.”
Woods is a non-playing match host on the Albany Resort on the island of New Windfall this week after present process again surgical procedure in September.
The 15-time main champion performed 5 tournaments in 2024 – the final being the Open at Royal Troon when his 14-over rating of 156 was near being lifeless final – and made the lower solely as soon as.
WOODS INJURY LATEST
Woods stated: “Because the 12 months went on, it simply saved progressively getting worse to the purpose the place it simply wasn’t getting higher both from therapies or laying round resting and even activations. Nothing felt good and the MRI confirmed that.
“I’m simply progressively attempting to check it, hold making progress with out setting it off.
“I don’t wish to have any setbacks, simply wish to hold making progress and provides myself the very best likelihood going into subsequent 12 months as doable.
“I really feel like I’m getting stronger, I’m getting extra pliable, however I’ve bought a protracted method to go to have the ability to compete towards these guys.”
Woods, a PGA Tour coverage board member, was requested about protracted negotiations between the Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF), which bankrolls LIV Golf.
The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF have been trying to barter a deal since asserting a shock “framework settlement” in June 2023.
Woods stated: “I believe all of us who’ve been part of this course of would have thought it might have occurred faster than this.
“However we want we’d have had one thing extra concrete and additional alongside than we’re proper now.
“I believe one thing will get accomplished. In what type or form, I don’t know but.”
