Guinness receipt reveals the remarkable prices golf fans are paying for booze at The Open

Daily Mail​

6 days ago

Those looking for a cheap summer tipple would do well to avoid Royal Portrush.
That is because they are reportedly serving one of the most expensive pints in Northern Ireland at The Open, with a Guinness setting back punters even more than at Belfast International Airport.
With a prize pot of $17m (£12.7m), the winner receiving $3.1m (£2.3m) and even the 70th place finisher earning $38,900 (£29,000), top golf stars may be able to splash out for a round or two.
But fans already paying up to £130 for entry will be forced to part with another hefty chunk of their cash if they want a drink.
A round of four pints of Guinness will set back fans a hefty £31, working out at a grand total of £7.75 a drink.
And it is the same price for a pint of cider or Singha beer, which is up 25p from last year's championship.
A pint is around £3 more than what fans paid at the Masters in Augusta in April.
Golf fans were shocked at the bargain prices in Georgia where the cost of five beers was $30 (£22.93), which comes in at £4.59 per beer.
But the cost at Portrush is comparable to other British venues.
Wembley will charge boxing fans £7.85 for a pint when they descend on the stadium for the Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois bout, albeit its London location means punters will be more used to the high costs.
Meanwhile, at Ascot beer drinkers were forced to cough up almost £8 for a pint.
A pint of Peroni or Guinness set thirsty fans back £7.80, while Grolsch was on sale for a comparatively cut-priced £7.
While at Wimbledon, spectators had to part with £7.50 for a mere 300ml bottle of Stella Artois, the same price at last year, with the non-alcoholic version priced lower at £6.90.
However, pints of Stella cost £8.85 for the 2025 tournament, marking another increase having been £7.55 in 2023 and £8.50 last year.