A long-rumored change seems to be finally happening. 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.

Sir Nick Faldo has entered the debate of whether the American side should go ahead with paying their players and so break nearly 100 years of Ryder Cup tradition by saying that the “only motivation” he needed was winning for his team-mates and Europe.

Historically, players have never been paid to represent their respective teams whilst competing at the Ryder Cup, but this set to change for US players heading to Bethpage Black

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.

For the first time in the near 100-year history of the Ryder Cup, members of the U.S. team will be compensated for playing.

A report states that US Ryder Cup players will receive $400,000 each for competing. Is it really that big of a deal?

Members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team may be paid next year for playing at Bethpage Black. According to a report in The Guardian, the PGA of America has a proposal