This year marks the first time that United States Ryder Cup team members are being compensated in the history of the event, but many of them have other plans for their earnings. 1 Scottie Scheffler revealed that he and several of his teammates are planning to donate their Ryder Cup stipend to charity. I think it's a really cool thing that the PGA of America has empowered us to do." "These players are going to do the right thing and do a lot of really good with this money." U.S. team member and two-time major champion Xander Schauffele, who also plans to donate his stipend, fired back that the criticisms have been overblown.