The US Open gets underway on Thursday, with Rory McIlroy bidding to win his second major of the year, but supporters’ attention has been drawn to the price of the menu in Pennsylvania
Golf fans have been left flabbergasted after the food and drink prices for the US Open were revealed. The third major of the year tees off on Thursday, with Rory McIlroy gunning for his second win of the year.
McIlroy finally completed the career Grand Slam by triumphing in the Masters at Augusta back in April. The Northern Irishman will face competition from American Bryson DeChambeau, who is looking to retain his US Open title.
A third man in the running is Scottie Scheffler, who won the PGA Championship in May and will tee off as the bookies’ favourite in Pennsylvania. Upwards of 200,000 people expected to attend the event at Oakmont Country Club.
And supporters have been left furious after the course’s food and drinks menu was released. A Philly cheesesteak is the heftiest meal on the menu – costing $13.95 (£10.33) – while crisps are $3.49 (£2.58).
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A single Corona will cost $11.95 (£8.85), while even a bottle of water is $4.95 (£3.66). An ‘All Beef Hotdog’ will set fans back $7.59 (£5.63), while an ‘Asiago Turkey Sandwich’ will cost $12.25 (£9.08).
The most expensive drink on the menu is also the ‘Official Cocktail of the US Open’ – a canned lemon wedge by Dewar’s. That will cost $13.95 (10.34), the saw as a Black Cherry Seltzer.
What really astonished fans though was the price of a banana, which will cost $1.95 (£1.44). One fumed: “$1.98 for a banana??? I’m taking my business elsewhere!”
Another said: “$1.95 for a banana is outrageous.” While a third added: “Menu prices seem disconnected from the average attendee’s budget.”
A fourth raged: “$7.50 for a hot dog is ridiculous especially when they ran out yesterday. During the Monday practice round. Good luck this weekend.”
It’s far cry from Augusta National and the Masters where patrons are still able to tuck into food and drink for very reasonable prices. Fans walking the famous course in Georgia were able to get a sandwich from as cheap as $1.50, while a beer was priced at just $6.
McIlroy was victorious at Augusta, but has admitted being concerned about his form after missing the cut at the Canadian Open. The world No.2 shot a dismal second-round 78 last Friday, with McIlroy admitting he is struggling to turn things around.
“Of course it concerns me. You don’t want to shoot high scores like the one I did today,” McIlroy said on the PGA website. “I felt like I came here with a new driver thinking that was going to be good and solve some of the problems off the tee, but it didn’t.
“Going to Oakmont next week, what you need to do more than anything else there is hit fairways. Still searching for the missing piece off the tee. When I get that part of the game clicking, then everything falls into place for me. Right now that isn’t.”