MEDINAH, Ill. — Presidents Cup stipends paid to players and captains are set to cross the $25 million mark this week.

The Presidents Cup, which begins Thursday at Medinah Country Club just outside Chicago, is a biennial team golf event pitting U.S. players against those from international countries outside of Europe.

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This week’s competition is the third Presidents Cup that the PGA Tour, which operates the event, is paying participating players, captains, and assistant captains $250,000 each. There was no change to this year’s payments from the previous two editions, a PGA Tour spokesperson confirmed to Front Office Sports .

Those…

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