US players to use Ryder Cup payment 'to do good'

World number one Scottie Scheffler says he will use the money he is paid to play at this week's Ryder Cup "to do some good in our local community".

All 12 of the American players, plus captain Keegan Bradley, are being given $500,000 (£370,000), with $300,000 (£220,000) of that already put aside as a charitable donation.

It is up to each player to decide what to do with the extra cash.

Since 1999, US Ryder Cup players had been given $200,000 to donate to charity, while European players do not receive any money.

Bradley, who said he would be giving all his money to charity, defended the extra payment to players when he said on Monday: "The charity dollars hadn't changed since 1999 and they asked me to shepherd their way into making it into 2025.

"We wanted to bring the Ryder Cup into today's age and we felt like this was the best way to do it.

"The players are going to do a lot of good with this money."

Scheffler was the first of the US players to speak to the media on Tuesday and he told BBC Sport that while he had plans for the money he would not be sharing them.

"My wife and I like to do a lot of stuff in our local community and I've never been one to announce what we do," said the four-time major winner.

"I don't like to give charitable dollars for some kind of recognition. We have something planned for the money that we'll be receiving.

"I think it's a really cool thing that the PGA of America has empowered us to do.

"I have a deep passion for the city of Dallas, I have a deep passion for the organisations that we support at home, and I'm excited to be able to take this money and be able to do some good in our local community."