Ryder Cup 2027 - Ticket Pricing

[Radbourne2010]

How does everyone feel about the price of Ryder Cup 2027 tickets? Have a look at the article by Elliott Heath in the link https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/ry...-4DEA-98B5-435C0FEB8BA6&utm_source=SmartBrief

 

[Bazz]

Can't remember for certain but I think I paid half that for the France Ryder Cup, and then we got ripped off on food at the course too. They'll sell out whatever the price so they can charge what they like unfortunately.

 

[Burnsey]

Golf gains popularity each year, so those who have never been will accept it and they will sell out.

Like saying, "Oh the price of a loaf' sadly.

 

[IanM]

At that price I'll give it a miss.

I paid about £90 pd at Celtic Manor in 2010 from memory.

 

[Hobbit]

Crazy!

Once upon a time I could take the family to a footie match. Looks like golf is going the same way, or gone the same way…

 

[Red devil]

I paid €1950 for two weekly tickets for Rome in 2023.
Would I pay twice that for Ireland? No chance.

 

[timd77]

Pretty disgusting.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Can't remember for certain but I think I paid half that for the France Ryder Cup, and then we got ripped off on food at the course too. They'll sell out whatever the price so they can charge what they like unfortunately.

From Memory I think we paid about £118 for tickets to the France RC. The food was bloody expensive and pretty crap as well from what I remember

Re: next years in Ireland. There’s no value in a day ticket, they’ve priced it in a way that a weeks ticket Tues-Sun is more sensible. Either way they’ll Sell out and have record crowds because people will pay it. For me though the France RC will be one and done, as these new prices just don’t equate VFM £500 for one days golf or the £700 I’ve paid for a week in Rome for 2 us!

 

[Hobbit]

Though unrelated, several years ago it was cheaper for us to fly from the U.K. to Portugal, stay in Vilamoura, go to the Portuguese Masters than it was to go to the Open. At the time we were paying €11 each for the PM, having paid £65 each for the Open. Travel Lodge up near Edinburgh ‘v’ a 4* hotel on the Marina.

 

[The Squirrel]

Pretty disgusting.

If they sell out at these prices then what's disgusting about charging the value people are prepared to pay for your product? Nobody is being forced to buy anything.

Without the profits from the Ryder Cup (most of which are funelled into it), the DPWorld Tour would financially collapse. Seems pretty important to make a profit then; they're really not in a financial position where they can decide to sell tickets for £100 when they could have sold them for £500...

 

[Beezerk]

Got the email earlier, have to say I was pretty miffed when I saw the price. Could I afford it, yes, do I want to spend that much on a day ticket, no.

 

[Imurg]

I've done a RC - even if it was the 1st day at Celtic Manor - so I've never had the intention to go this time.
As a result, from a purely personal perspective, I don't care what they're charging
There will be enough people prepared to pay whatever is required

 

[Captainron]

International top level live sport is a privilege nowadays.

This is a crazy price hike though.

Cost of this will likely keep many actual golf fans away. The old “prawn sandwich brigade” will be the folk who are able to attend.

Might mean quieter Ryder Cups

 

[anotherdouble]

International top level live sport is a privilege nowadays.

This is a crazy price hike though.

Cost of this will likely keep many actual golf fans away. The old “prawn sandwich brigade” will be the folk who are able to attend.

Might mean quieter Ryder Cups

I don’t think so mate. Every 4 years in Europe, people save up and treat it like they would do a big once in a life time holiday

 

[Mel Smooth]

Here's my prediction - The island of Ireland tickets will sell out tomorrow within 12 hours of them going on sale. The ballot will be massively overly subscribed.

If you want to experience the golf and the atmosphere, don't bother with the tickets and spend the weekend in a bar in Dublin supping Guinness while watching it all unfold on television.

If you want to spend the weekend looking at the back of someone's head then fill your boots and get your name down for the tickets.

 

[D-S]

Just to look at this from another angle, I wonder why they are suddenly doubling or trebling the day ticket price for this RC 4 years after Rome - this is way, way above inflation over the last 4 years. We are hardly in an economic boom with people certainly not having significantly more disposable income than 4 years ago.

If the logic is, well punters will pay it anyway, let's just go for the highest possible price that the market will bear, then surely they must have massively undersold it in Rome and therefore theoretically have not made the amount of money from previous Ryder Cups and therefore financially disadvantaged the DPWT.

Or have we just become suckers since 2023?

 

[JonnyGutteridge]

At those prices, the place will be absolutely swarming with Americans.

 

[Hobbit]

I wonder if the venue has any say in ticket pricing. I’m probably wrong but I vaguely remember something about Adare Manor having fallen into disrepair and they had to spend millions to return it to its former glory.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

It will be sold out within minutes

I wonder if the venue has any say in ticket pricing. I’m probably wrong but I vaguely remember something about Adare Manor having fallen into disrepair and they had to spend millions to return it to its former glory.

They have spent a lot of money on it
And it costs a small fortune to stay and play there

 

[The Squirrel]

Just to look at this from another angle, I wonder why they are suddenly doubling or trebling the day ticket price for this RC 4 years after Rome - this is way, way above inflation over the last 4 years. We are hardly in an economic boom with people certainly not having significantly more disposable income than 4 years ago.

If the logic is, well punters will pay it anyway, let's just go for the highest possible price that the market will bear, then surely they must have massively undersold it in Rome and therefore theoretically have not made the amount of money from previous Ryder Cups and therefore financially disadvantaged the DPWT.

Or have we just become suckers since 2023?

Italy would have been a lot more uncertain in terms of local ticket sales, particularly with golf not being a top tier sport there, no star Italian player, and being further away from the biggest ticket market (UK). They would have priced (over)cautiously to make sure it did sell.

In contrast, the island of Ireland has a strong history of good crowds at golf events at the Irish Open. We know willingness of UK crowds travelling over is not an issue at all (6Nations) and it has the biggest golfing star on the planet as yet another draw (yes I know Scotty is better in terms of results, but in terms of column inches…).