Farmingdale, NY – As it turns out, there will be affordable tickets to Ryder Cup on Sunday after all.
All Bethpage needed to lower prices from the controversial rates set by the PGA of America? A historical explosion.
After the European team brought a dagger through the hopes of the US team on a Bethpage Saturday, secondary ticket prices for the last 12 Sunday games in a single have dropped more than 60 percent below the face value – a stunning drop from tickets at $ 750, and ranked for more than $ 1,500.
Since 7pm with local time on Saturday evening, the price of receipt for the last Sunday round on the secondary ticket pages like Seatgeek and Stubhub was less than $ 300, 60 percent less than Original facial value pricing of $ 750.
Price deduction can mainly be attributed to the results table. Europeans hold a lead of 11.5 to 4.5 against Americans after four game sessions in Bethpage Black, and need only 2.5 points (or two wins and a half -long) out of 12 Sunday matches to hold Ryder Cup. Americans, meanwhile, have appeared mostly countless, leading in the match for only six of the 144 holes played on Saturday, and winning matches in just two of eight opportunities.
Ticket prices have been a hot topic about Bethpage Black this week after the PGA of America’s controversial decision on Ryder Cup ticket price with $ 750. At that time, the PGA of America, which owns Ryder Cup and PGA Championship, defended the decision by arguing that the Ryder Cup was a “first -level” event held in a large metropolitan area – two ingredients that they felt associated with sufficient ticket demand at that price point. Golf fans deceived the governing body for the decision, which they felt the price of players Bethpage, a $ 70 Municipal Golf Course in Times, was built to welcome.
When tickets finally went on sale, the governing body was largely right. One hundred thousand or more sold not too long after it became available, setting the stage for a high -priced (and high -interest) battle between the United States and Europe.
However, after the game started on Friday morning, those dynamics seemed to change. An early European bullet expelled in a complete explosion in the euro, silenced the crowds of Long Island and sending ticket prices falling for the remainder of the weekend. After the euro stole a third direct session on Saturday morning, prices for the last Sunday round fell from $ 800 to less than $ 500. After they also stole Saturday afternoon session, prices fell to about $ 300.
Of course, an explosion in both directions was always a risk of secondary ticket prices, which are subject to supply and demand laws, and which generally suffer when the races are not close. This was part of the danger with primary Ticket prices as well – the chance that fans can feel their investments in Ryder Cup, America’s PGA or Golf Tournament was not worth the cost.
