FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- United States Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley pushed back against the notion that the competition means more to Europe now that the U.S. team is set to be compensated for the event by the PGA of America, while the Europeans will not receive a personal financial reward.

"I don't really get that," Bradley said during Monday's news conference. "I think the goal here was that the charity dollars hadn't been raised in 25, 26 years, and that's what we started out doing."

Bradley said the PGA of America approached him with the idea of compensating players and asked him to help come up with the best approach. Last November, the PGA of America voted to give the 12 players and Bradley $300,000 to donate to a charity of their choice and a $200,000 stipend .

Bradley said h

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