Ryder Cup accused of pricing fans out of Bethpage Black due to $750 day tickets

• Standard tickets for Rome last year cost just over 200
• Online backlash over price hike for New York edition

Golf fans seeking to attend the Ryder Cup next year through the event's random selection" process face being charged $750 for day tickets for the competition proper. The cost of attending Bethpage Black in New York, where Europe are seeking to defend the trophy won in Rome last year, is only likely to increase the sense the Ryder Cup is pricing out ordinary golf fans as it moves towards the corporate classes. The online backlash has proved fierce.

Those who have not already bought Bethpage tickets can register for free via the Ryder Cup's official site for the random allocation. Successful applicants for the event next September will be informed by early next month. Only single tickets for each day have been made available although those picked via the ballot may be able to buy up to four, if they can afford them.