World number one Scottie Scheffler says he will use the money he is paid to play at this week’s Ryder Cup “to do some good in our local community”.

All 12 of the American players, plus captain Keegan Bradley, are being given $500,000 (£370,000), with $300,000 (£220,000) of that already put aside as a charitable donation.

It is up to each player to decide what to do with the extra cash.

Since 1999, US Ryder Cup players had been given $200,000 to donate to charity, while European players do not receive any money.

Bradley, who said he would be giving all his money to charity, defended the extra payment to players when he said on Monday: “The charity dollars hadn’t changed since 1999 and they asked me to shepherd their way into making it into 2025.

“We wanted to bring the Ryder Cup into today’s age and we felt like this was the best way to do it.

“The players are going to do a lot of good with this money.”