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Those prices are crazy. I have a feeling that people entering the "lottery" for tickets are going to have much better odds than normal to get tickets. I'm not sure if they overshot demand at that price or not. Probably not, but it could be close.

They tried to charge $225-$260 (fees incl) for GA at the President's Cup In Montreal (obviously a much lower prestige event)-- and they clearly overshot demand, and ultimately prices on the secondary market ended up being about 25%-50% of that amount. I ended up paying $160 for 2 days total on StubHub, including parking. Even though it was not sold out, it was still packed. I wonder how many people they would have squeezed in

What is annoying is the lack of grandstands the PGA tour now has for events that are available for general admission... while they create a whole bunch of seats for luxury suites. I remember going to events in the 2000-2010 and many grandstands were available with easy seating for General Admission fans. But it gets less and less that is open to the minions.

At the Pres Cup it was only 1, 3, 16, 17, 18. At $750 I hope they build a few more grandstands for GA fans.
 
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They were having a discussion on the golf show on XM about the presidents cup and talking about attendance. They said that Canada has realized that the only place they can have a tournament and get attendance is around Toronto. They lose money on anything else up there.

I dont know that that the secondary pricing means much . because I suspect like down here people buy the multi day pass at the cheaper rates and then sell off tickets to make up the money . did they offer all session for the Presidents cup?

Not selling all day sessions is clearly trying to remove the resale value
 
jncuse said:
Those prices are crazy. I have a feeling that people entering the "lottery" for tickets are going to have much better odds than normal to get tickets. I'm not sure if they overshot demand at that price or not. Probably not, but it could be close.

They tried to charge $225-$260 (fees incl) for GA at the President's Cup In Montreal (obviously a much lower prestige event)-- and they clearly overshot demand, and ultimately prices on the secondary market ended up being about 25%-50% of that amount. I ended up paying $160 for 2 days total on StubHub, including parking. Even though it was not sold out, it was still packed. I wonder how many people they would have squeezed in

What is annoying is the lack of grandstands the PGA tour now has for events that are available for general admission... while they create a whole bunch of seats for luxury suites. I remember going to events in the 2000-2010 and many grandstands were available with easy seating for General Admission fans. But it gets less and less that is open to the minions.

At the Pres Cup it was only 1, 3, 16, 17, 18. At $750 I hope they build a few more grandstands for GA fans.
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Yes, a lot of people in the lottery won't pay $750, but there will still be enough people who will to justify the price. It's NYC, anything goes. If you are willing to pay $750, you won't get shut out. Curious if ticket brokers will buy the tickets to resell at $1000.
 
upperdeck said:
They were having a discussion on the golf show on XM about the presidents cup and talking about attendance. They said that Canada has realized that the only place they can have a tournament and get attendance is around Toronto. They lose money on anything else up there.

I dont know that that the secondary pricing means much . because I suspect like down here people buy the multi day pass at the cheaper rates and then sell off tickets to make up the money . did they offer all session for the Presidents cup?

Not selling all day sessions is clearly trying to remove the resale value
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There were no all session passes for the President's Cup — at least for general admission. It was all sold on a per day basis.
 
cliftonparksufan said:
Yes, a lot of people in the lottery won't pay $750, but there will still be enough people who will to justify the price. It's NYC, anything goes. If you are willing to pay $750, you won't get shut out. Curious if ticket brokers will buy the tickets to resell at $1000.
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I think they will cut it close to a sellout (and I think that's there objective) and the lottery is basically meaningless at this point.

If you are trying to max-out revenue the goal is to set the pricing that will cut it close on the sell-out - just getting there if it does. That has become the reality today. $750 at 90% capacity will do a whole lot better than $350-$400 at 100% capacity. And even if only 80%-90% of the fans were there the place would still be packed and rockin with the same Home Course Advantage.

I don't know how many % of seats were not sold for the President's Cup, but I couldn't imagine how packed the course would have been say if 20% more were there. It was hard to even get views at some holes if you tried following groups.
 
For maybe the first time ever, I think the Euros have the better side.
 
I'm giving the Euros a very slight advantage in talent, but the home course crowd will be a more important factor.

After several minutes of intense evaluation, this is how I see it (order presumably based on official rankings):

Scottie Scheffler Rory McIlroy USA
J.J. Spaun Robert MacIntyre USA
Xander Schauffele Tommy Fleetwood Euro
Russell Henley Justin Rose Tie
Harris English Rasmus Hojgaard Tie
Bryson DeChambeau Tyrrell Hatton USA
Justin Thomas Shane Lowry Euro
Collin Morikawa Jon Rahm Euro
Ben Griffin Sepp Straka Tie
Cameron Young Viktor Hovland Tie
Patrick Cantlay Ludvig Aberg Euro
Sam Burns Matt Fitzpatrick Tie

I can't get this to format properly.

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Bobby Mac is going to be fun at this event. May not win a point but he walks a fine line on heated
 
Oakland said:
I'm giving the Euros a very slight advantage in talent, but the home course crowd will be a more important factor.

After several minutes of intense evaluation, this is how I see it (order presumably based on official rankings):

Scottie Scheffler Rory McIlroy USA
J.J. Spaun Robert MacIntyre USA
Xander Schauffele Tommy Fleetwood Euro
Russell Henley Justin Rose Tie
Harris English Rasmus Hojgaard Tie
Bryson DeChambeau Tyrrell Hatton USA
Justin Thomas Shane Lowry Euro
Collin Morikawa Jon Rahm Euro
Ben Griffin Sepp Straka Tie
Cameron Young Viktor Hovland Tie
Patrick Cantlay Ludvig Aberg Euro
Sam Burns Matt Fitzpatrick Tie

I can't get this to format properly.

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I would send out Cantley first on Sunday so he can slow play his opponet to death. I would not send Xander out much due to lack of playing. For the US to win Henley, English and Griffin need to continue to play great golf.
 
All of these guys are studs/winners/strong players, so I think any person/pairing could win any match up.

The ones I think are more likely to under perform are: Morikawa, Sepp, Thomas, and Schauffele.

First Round:
  • Tyrrell Hatton
    Jon Rahm
  • Justin Thomas
    Bryson DeChambeau
Great match up, but I think Hatton is more solid than Thomas.
  • Matt Fitzpatrick
    Ludvig Åberg
  • Russell Henley
    Scottie Scheffler
Have to go with Scottie

Rory McIlroy
Tommy Fleetwood
  • Harris English
    Collin Morikawa
Big, big blow if Euro doesn't win a full point here.

Robert MacIntyre
Viktor Hovland

Patrick Cantlay
Xander Schauffele

Both Cantlay and Hovland are potentially big time players, but both have been hit and miss this year. Whichever plays best may determine which side wins. I'll give this a tie.

I have Euro leading 2.5 - 1.5 after the first round.
 
Rooting for USA but I also love money. Fanduel Europe to raise the cup profit boosted and this morning took Rory's team -160
 
I'd like to watch but some Canadian Cable Providers (not all) can't seem to figure out how simulcasts are supposed to work. Bunch of morons.
 
Oakland said:
All of these guys are studs/winners/strong players, so I think any person/pairing could win any match up.

The ones I think are more likely to under perform are: Morikawa, Sepp, Thomas, and Schauffele.

First Round:
  • Tyrrell Hatton
    Jon Rahm
  • Justin Thomas
    Bryson DeChambeau
Great match up, but I think Hatton is more solid than Thomas.
  • Matt Fitzpatrick
    Ludvig Åberg
  • Russell Henley
    Scottie Scheffler
Have to go with Scottie

Rory McIlroy
Tommy Fleetwood
  • Harris English
    Collin Morikawa
Big, big blow if Euro doesn't win a full point here.

Robert MacIntyre
Viktor Hovland

Patrick Cantlay
Xander Schauffele

Both Cantlay and Hovland are potentially big time players, but both have been hit and miss this year. Whichever plays best may determine which side wins. I'll give this a tie.

I have Euro leading 2.5 - 1.5 after the first round.
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Was traveling and missed the Friday afternoon games. Saturday morning I think it goes:

USA
Euro
Euro
USA
 
kirbivore said:
USA always starts slow. Gotta keep it manageable for Sunday singles.
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Unfortunately, it appears that Keegan Bradley's legacy as a Ryder Cup captain is not going to be very good. But, it's not all his fault. The Europeans are just much better players with these formats. Just look at their lifetime results.

And the thought process of the New York crowds having a huge impact are minimized by the experience of the Europeans and the fact that the Euros have been taking the crowd out of play.
 

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