Players will be paid to represent the United States at next year's Ryder Cup after a deal was reached with the PGA of America.

Each of the 12 players representing the hosts at Bethpage, New York will receive $500,000 (£400,000), with $300,000 (£240,000) donated to a charity or charities of choice.

The debate over whether players should be paid to compete at the event, which has never previously occurred in its 98-year history, intensified in the wake of the 2023 edition.

At that event in Rome, Patrick Cantlay refused to wear the Team USA cap in what was reported to be a protest at players' lack of payment.

Europe's Rory McIlroy waded into the debate last month, saying he "would pay for the privilege" of competing at the Ryder Cup.

"The two purest forms of competition in our game right now are the Ryder Cup and the Olympics, and it's partly because of that, the purity of no money being involved," he said.

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However, the PGA of America has now agreed to renumerate the USA's players, six of whom will qualify via a points system with the other six being wildcard choices from captain Keegan Bradley.

"The players and captains, past and present, are responsible for the Ryder Cup becoming the most special competition in golf and one of the most in-demand events on the international sports scene," the PGA of America said in a statement.

The 2025 Ryder Cup will take place between September 26 and 28, with the hosts looking to reclaim the trophy after a five-point defeat in Italy last time out.

The last two editions to take place in the United States have been won by the hosts, since Europe triumphed by a single point in Illinois in 2012.