PGA of America director defends record-high Ryder Cup prices at Bethpage Black: 'Tier 1 event'

The Ryder Cup prices were announced recently, and play fans everyplace were instantly turned off.

Several weeks ago, the unpaid terms opened up astatine astir $400, overmuch higher than erstwhile squad events successful the state and adjacent the PGA Championship astatine Bethpage Black successful 2019.

Well, those who privation to be whitethorn privation to look into volunteering (it does get you entree to each rounds), due to the fact that an idiosyncratic time summons for adjacent year's tourney connected Long Island costs $750.

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The Ryder Cup trophy astatine Bethpage State Park Black Course connected June 6, 2016, successful Farmingdale, New York.  (Gary Kellner/PGA of America)

The prices person received plentifulness of backlash from salient members of the play media, including Barstool's "Fore Play" podcast and erstwhile subordinate Dan Rapaport.

But the Ryder Cup is for definite a premiere event, adjacent erstwhile his European squad was getting slaughtered astatine Whistling Straits successful 2021, Rory McIlroy called it "the best" lawsuit successful golf "bar none."

And that is the PGA of America's defence for the pricing.

"We presumption ourselves arsenic a Tier 1 lawsuit that's connected par with a World Series oregon with an NBA Finals Game 7, that was a portion of it," Bryan Karns, PGA of America Championship manager told PGA Tour Radio. "When we look astatine pricing, we are capable to pat into information from each these antithetic venues. Our partner, Delaware North, they run the Boston Bruins, the Boston Celtics, they run Lambeau Field. We are capable to spot what bash radical pay, truthful that truly drove this, too. And, again, our presumption successful this landscape, wherever bash we spot ourselves, I deliberation that's the reality.

The Ryder Cup trophy is seen astatine the Bethpage Black Course, big of the 2025 Ryder Cup, connected September 19, 2022, successful Farmingdale, New York.  (Gary Kellner/PGA of America via Getty Images)

"There are radical who person the Ryder Cup connected their bucket database successful the aforesaid mode that idiosyncratic would person a Yankees opening crippled World Series connected their bucket list. We yet felt similar that's wherever we are. We've got a batch of people. The request is astatine an all-time precocious for this event, and truthful we wanted to marque definite we priced it appropriately."

The terms is much than treble what it was for the 2021 tournament, wherever a day-pass was $350. New York residents tin adjacent play Bethpage Black for conscionable $80 (although you whitethorn person to campy retired overnight). Of course, those traveling to New York volition besides request to wage plentifulness other successful edifice fees.

The Ryder Cup trophy is seen astatine the Bethpage Black Course, big of the 2025 Ryder Cup, connected September 19, 2022, successful Farmingdale, New York.  (Gary Kellner/PGA of America via Getty Images)

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Europe has not won a Ryder Cup connected U.S. ungraded since the Miracle astatine Medinah successful 2012. In fact, that was the past clip the roadworthy squad won the tournament.

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