Tiger Woods supports Ryder Cup stars getting paid, but with a catch

Tiger Woods wants U.S. Ryder Cup team members to get paid to play in the biennial competition.

But he wants those earnings to go to a charity of their choice.

“It’s never really been about getting paid,” Woods explained Tuesday.

“It’s how can we allocate funds to help our sport or help things that we believe in back home because it’s so hard to get onto that team; there’s only 12 guys. What’s wrong with being able to allocate more funds?”

The question arose because a Telegraph report from November indicated that the 12 U.S. players at Bethpage Black would receive $400,000 for participating next year. U.S. players do

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