Two-time major champion Xander Schauffele has revealed he won't be accepting his pay to compete at the Ryder Cup.

That's after Rory McIlroy questioned Team USA's decision to start paying those competing in the biennial competition. The PGA of America recently announced its decision to break from tradition and pay its competitors, even though golfers aren't traditionally remunerated for taking part in the tournament.

Team USA captain Keegan Bradley promptly insisted he wouldn't be accepting any money, which would instead go to charity. And Schauffele appears to have adopted the same stance after addressing the issue nine months out.

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"I just see it as a whole lot of money going to charity and we're going to take a lot of c***," he told reporters. Some of Team USA's 11 other players may be happy to accept the $500,000 (£395,000) or so on offer, but the San Diego native won't be among them.

It's understood $300,000 (£237,000) of all Team USA players' payment will be donated; half to a PGA of America programme and the other half to a charity of the player's choice. The remaining $200,000 (£158,000) has been described as a stipend, though players can do with their money what they wish.

The United States will take their turn to host the competition this September at Bethpage in New York. Europe will travel across the pond this autumn as reigning champions, but they haven't managed to win a Ryder Cup on American soil since 2012.

Payments for US players weren't yet confirmed when McIlroy made his initial judgement on the matter in November. However, he pulled no punches in painting a picture of exactly how he felt on the subject, suggesting he would pay to play in the competition, not the other way around.

"I personally would pay for the privilege to play on the Ryder Cup," McIlroy told BBC Sport in November. He then went on to name the Ryder Cup and the Olympics as the two "purest" golf events currently played, largely due to the fact there's no financial reward.

"I don't think any of the 24 players on either team needs that $400,000," he added. "Every two years, there are 104 weeks and 103 weeks you can play golf and get paid."

Patrick Cantlay reportedly snubbed wearing his Team USA hat at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome in protest at not being paid. However, he later said there was "not a shred of truth" to those claims.

Schauffele said the controversy over pay was only going to spice up the competition even more, adding: "Whenever there's like a feud, what happens? It juices everything up around it. The Ryder Cup is going to do better because of this thing.

"We're used to playing in these team events and not getting paid and giving our portion away happily. It's a really nice thing we can do. We make plenty of money throughout the year, so we're happy to give money when we can."

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