Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team may be paid next year for playing at Bethpage Black.According to a report in The Telegraph, the PGA of America has a proposal that would pay each of the 12 U.S. players $400,

Talks of Americans getting paid for the Ryder Cup have been brewing for decades. In 1999 at Brookline, Massachusetts (one of the most famous Ryder Cup weekends in the event’s history), golfers including Tiger Woods voiced their opinions on players not being paid despite the event raking in several million dollars.

America’s Ryder Cup players look set to be paid for the first time in a break from a near 100-year tradition with Team USA in line to receive almost £4 million collectively for next year’s showdown in New York.

As Golfweek reported last month, players on the United States Ryder Cup team are set to be paid for next year’s biennial bash at Bethpage Black in New York. The Telegraph in London reported Wednesday the Americans will be paid roughly $400,