The biggest topic in golf this week has nothing to do with the game. Instead, golf fans-And many journalists are similar-expressed displeasure at next year’s surprise prices ryder cup In Bethpage Black.
If you want to see the Red, White and Blue take on Europe’s best players on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, you’ll have to pay $750 to attend. Tuesday and Wednesday practice rounds cost $255, per Ryder Cup FAQ webpageTickets for Thursday’s opening ceremony, which includes celebrities and junior Ryder Cup matches, cost $424 a pop.
“We see ourselves as a level competition comparable to the World Series or NBA Finals Game Seven,” said Ryder Cup Championship Director Brian Carnes. sirius xm radio wednesday,
“When we look at pricing, we are able to get data from all these different places. Our partner, Delaware North, operates the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics. They operate Lambeau Field. We are able to see what people pay. what people do. That really pushed it forward. Then, our position in this scenario is where do we see ourselves? This is the reality.”
The Ryder Cup takes place once every two years between the United States and Europe. That means it happens once every four years on American soil, and it also rotates to different locations across the country. No course has ever hosted the Ryder Cup twice, although Hazeltine National Golf Club will change that in 2029, the next time the United States will host the event. Hazeltine last hosted in 2016.
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The 2025 Ryder Cup will mark the second time that New York State will play host. thirty years ago, Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester Western New York welcomed American and European teams. The crowd returned and stunned the home team during the Sunday Singles, turning Oak Hill into ‘Choke Hill’ for the US
Still, prices have risen sharply since 1995 and have increased significantly since 2021, when Whistling Straits in Wisconsin hosted the Ryder Cup. The PGA of America sold tickets at less than half the price this year, about $350 per ticket.
Even better, if you’re a New York resident, you can play Bethpage Black for $75, one-tenth the price of admission to next year’s Ryder Cup. This is quite ironic, given that Bethpage Black is known as ‘The People’s Country Club’ for its affordability and public accessibility.
“I would be lying to you if I didn’t say that when people look at the price, their initial feeling is that the price is too high. They’re certainly on par with the level of events at this level,” Carnes said at the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association press conference in Bethpage Black two weeks ago.
“I’m just thinking about the Georgia-Alabama game (last month), and it was $1500 to sit on the 20-yard line. So it’s $750 to come to the Ryder Cup on Friday, and that ticket price includes our concession program. So this is something that we have done over the last three years. We have moved away from the traditional concession model to include all this in the ticket. So, again, it increases the price but offers a different level of experience.
All tickets to next year’s Ryder Cup include unlimited food and non-alcohol beverages.
“I think the Super Bowl does something similar,” Carnes said.
“It’s almost impossible to get tickets to the Super Bowl if you’re a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan and want to go. Chances are that you will either have to pay the corporate amount, or you won’t be able to go.
“But we are going to hold an event after ticket sales that will try to identify the true New Yorkers. This is a working program, but we have an allocation to make it accessible again. So it doesn’t seem like it’s all out there. “We want it to have New Yorkers’ fingerprints all over it.”
What that program will look like remains to be seen.
Still, given the high demand for the event – only 10 percent of lottery entrants will have access to tickets – the ‘True New Yorker’ event will likely be attended by an extremely limited number of fans.
In total, the PGA of America expects 50,000 fans to attend the courses each day.
“There are people who have the Ryder Cup on their bucket list the same way a Yankees World Series game is on someone’s bucket list,” Carnes said on Sirius XM.
“Demand for this event is at an all-time high. So, we wanted to make sure we priced it appropriately.”
Jack Milko is the golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. please check @_PlayingThrough For more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko Too.
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