Presidents Cup captains and players are no longer required to make charitable donations with the money they receive for participating, according to a Golf weekly report.
Instead, the report indicates, the 24 players, captains and assistant captains from this year’s games at Royal Montreal and the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow each received a $250,000 stipend, which could be used for any purpose also could be used. This is a shift from the previous model, where players could donate their share of sales, previously $150,000, to charities of their choice.
“As part of the Tour’s overall compensation program, Presidents Cup benefits have been adjusted to reflect the changing landscape of charitable giving, giving players and captains the flexibility to support their respective foundations or personal charitable priorities,” the Tour said in a statement press release. statement to Golfweek.
As Golfweek further explains:
Before 2022, each player, captain and captain’s assistant received $150,000 to donate to one or more charities of their choice. Starting in 2022, players and captains will receive $250,000 to use as they see fit and do not have to disclose how or where they send the money. According to multiple members of Team USA, this decision was made to relieve the Tour of the burden of coordinating and reimbursing all travel expenses for the support teams (coaches, trainers, family, etc.) and to put the responsibility back on the player. make the arrangements from their stipend.
At last year’s Ryder Cup in Rome, each participant received $200,000 to donate to charity. That number is expected to rise, Golfweek says, and will meet or exceed the $250,000 mark, while also becoming a stipend for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black.
