There are five hundred thousand reasons why Team USA players could come under scrutiny from the New York crowd during this year's Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.

That is the sum each of Team USA is allocated from the PGA of America for competing in the biennial contest, with $300,000 (£222,000) donated to a charity of the golfer's choice and the remaining $200,000 (£148,000) given to the player to use how they wish.

The PGA of America insisted 'no players asked to be compensated' when announcing the change last December, which marked a significant increase to the previous offering - in place since 1999 - of $200k of charitable donations per American player.

This year's contest - live from September 26-28 on Sky Sports - will be the first Ryder Cup since the additional fee has been implem

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