Two men with huge Ryder Cup experience have hit out at the “extortionate” price rises for 2027 tickets at Adare Manor, calling it a sad day for genuine European golf fans.
Plenty has been made of the €499 ($585) cost for Ryder Cup tickets on the three match days – Friday September 17 to Sunday September 19 – especially since three years ago in Rome the price was just €260.
Richard Atkinson, the European Tour Group’s chief Ryder Cup officer, insists that €499 is “absolutely” a fair price for a ticket to what is now one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
“It’s so disappointing to see such extortionately high prices for the 2027 Ryder Cup,” Fulcher wrote on Instagram.
“Been lucky enough to caddy in a few and it’s amazing how incredible our support is. Seems to be a trend in sport to bleed true fans dry … sad day.”
Ian Poulter was on the winning side in five of his seven Ryder Cups, compiling a 15-8-2 record and an unbeaten singles run of 6-0-1.
And the Englishman was quick to respond to Fulcher’s post in total agreement about it being a “sad day” for loyal golf fans.
“What do you expect Fooch when they managed to lose $5.4 million last time in Ryder Cup was in Europe,” Poulter replied. “Expenses went up 60% some how from the time before and yes you are right it’s a sad day for the golf fan who is loyal supporter.”
Atkinson, though, defended the prices, which amount to a 91% increase on the last European Ryder Cup in Rome 2023, and pointed out they’re still cheaper than the controversial $750 tickets for the 2025 Ryder Cup at New York’s Bethpage Black.
“We acknowledge it’s an increase from Rome,” Atkinson told BBC Sport NI.
“That was four years ago and a lot has happened in the world since then. We are lower than Bethpage. We’ve tried to make this as accessible as possible to a wide demographic of people. Our practice day tickets will be from 89 euros and juniors from 20 euros.”
And he insisted that the prices matched up with the size and scale of a modern Ryder Cup.
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