It appears high-priced Ryder Cup tickets are here to stay

It appears high priced Ryder Cup tickets are here to stay. On Wednesday Ryder Cup Europe announced details for when fans can purchase tickets for the 2027 match at Adare Manor in Ireland, beginning with an exclusive window for those in Ireland beginning Friday. Starting costs for a general admission daily ticket for Friday through Sunday are €499 per daily ticket ($675 in American currency), with tickets for “The Green”—a space next to the fan village with lounges and food offerings—are listed at €899 per daily ticket.

This is a noticeable jump from the last European Ryder Cup in 2023 outside of Rome. General admission tickets into Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Italy were between €50 ($52.97) and €60 ($63.56) for the practice days, €250 ($264.83) for Friday and Saturday tickets and €260 ($275.42) for Sunday. In an interview with the BBC, Richard Atkinson, the European Tour Group’s chief officer, acknowledged the possible reception to the ticket hike. "That was four years ago and a lot has happened in the world since then,” Atkinson said. “We are lower than Bethpage. We've tried to make this as accessible as possible to a wide demographic of people."Our prices are proportionate to a global sporting event. This event has grown in stature and profile, it's one of the biggest sporting events in the world.”

The 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black was marred by public uproar regarding accusations of price gauging. Entry for one of the event’s three days of competition started at $750 per person, with practice days tagged at $255. That was the pitch, at least. Not long after, however, fans discovered there also were $200-plus fees attached, with resale prices well north of four figures. The optics were especially amplified given the backdrop of Bethpage Black, one of the premier public venues in American golf, made worse by fan behavior during the event.

Practice round tickets for 2027 will be listed at €89, while tickets for fans under the age of 16 can be purchased from €20 on the Tuesday and Wednesday and €30 on Thursday. Following the exclusive Irish window, fans from around the world will then be able to apply for general admission daily tickets as part of the global ticket ballot which opens June 3. Prices for match day tickets and practice day tickets will be the same.

Europe has won the past two Ryder Cups, and captain Luke Donald is returning for the third consecutive match. The American team is expected to announce its captain shortly after Tiger Woods took himself out of consideration following his recent DUI arrest.