Ryder Cup tickets: Are fans being priced out?

Football without fans is nothing. Well, the Ryder Cup without fans wouldn’t be anywhere near as good.

Money makes the world go round and as we all know, golf is no different. The ticket prices for the 2025 Ryder Cup in Bethpage Black were released and it is fair to say that fans who are wishing to travel to New York will struggle to get bang for their buck.

Fan protests over ticket prices in football is commonplace, and, if you are a German football connoisseur, you are an advocate of the ‘twenty is plenty’ movement.

When it comes to next year’s Ryder Cup, twenty will get you diddly.

The general worry of golf fans across the globe is that they will be priced out of Bethpage Black, ironically known as “The People’s Country Club.”

Entry for one of the Ryder Cup’s three days of competition next September starts at $750 per person, with practice days tagged at $255.

It does come with an unlimited food and non alcoholic drink vouchers.

Non alcoholic drink vouchers, the 2025 Ryder Cup is the bastion for anti craic.

Not that getting pissed up at a golf event should be advocated but it does add an extra edge to things when fans get riled up and become heavily involved in proceedings, particularly in America where the hostile environment has become infamous

One of the main concerns is not ‘who will drink the $18-25 beer’ but who can actually afford it.

Fears have arisen that next year’s Ryder Cup could be one of the quieter affairs as the rich settle in to enjoy a relaxing weekend outside the ropes.

There is no doubt that a friendlier, more boring atmosphere in Bethpage Black would suit Luke Donald’s Europeans and be a massive own goal from an American point of view.

Last year’s US Open at LA Country Club was a bit of a snooze fest with the local membership limiting the allocation of general admission tickets to fans. While there were topography issues related also, next year is all about cost.

Prices are high especially when compared to last year’s edition in Marco Simone, Rome.