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 almost a century with out receiving look charges, however that would change for the 2025 contest at Bethpage Black in New York.
A number of studies have advised United States’ gamers shall be paid as Keegan Bradley’s 12-strong group try and reclaim the cup at present 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 group 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 taking part in days we had the identical dialog again in 1999,” mentioned Woods, talking forward of the Hero World Problem within the Bahamas the place he’s event host.
“We didn’t need to receives a commission. We needed to provide extra money to charity (however) the media turned it spherical in opposition to us and mentioned we needed to receives a commission.
“The Ryder Cup makes a lot cash. Why can’t we allocate it to numerous charities?
“I hope they (USA gamers) get 5 million {dollars} every and donate all of it to totally different charities. I feel that’s nice. What’s flawed with that?
“It’s so arduous to get on to that group – there’s solely 12 guys. What’s flawed with having the ability to allocate extra funds?”
RORY’S ON RYDER CUP
4-time main champion Rory McIlroy mentioned final month he would “pay to play” for Europe within the Ryder Cup.
The Northern Irishman was one among a number of European gamers who mentioned they don’t want monetary rewards to compete in opposition to the Individuals.
Requested what that claims concerning the Europeans’ angle in the direction of the Ryder Cup, Woods mentioned: “That’s positive, that’s their proper to say.
“If the Europeans need to pay to be within the Ryder Cup then that’s their choice, that’s their group.
“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 need to pay to be in it, so be it.”
Woods is a non-playing event 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 minimize solely as soon as.
WOODS INJURY LATEST
Woods mentioned: “Because the yr 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, preserve making progress with out setting it off.
“I don’t need to have any setbacks, simply need to preserve making progress and provides myself the very best probability going into subsequent yr as potential.
“I really feel like I’m getting stronger, I’m getting extra pliable, however I’ve received a protracted solution to go to have the ability to compete in opposition to 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 saying a shock “framework settlement” in June 2023.
Woods mentioned: “I feel 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 feel one thing will get completed. In what type or form, I don’t know but.”
