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Irish Examiner
16-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
The Open Diary: Golf's Civil War certainly more civil these days
Scheffler sticking with home comforts Scottie Scheffler is out here for Scottie Scheffler. Don't take that the wrong way. The world No.1 isn't strutting around like some peacock, it's just that his focus remains singular, on himself and on his family. The American declared on Tuesday that he would quit golf if it was having a negative effect on his family, and his explanation as to why he doesn't play more golf outside of the States reinforced the view. 'I think the greatest competition we have right now in the game of golf is the PGA Tour and playing in the States. I'm playing where the best competition is. Week in and week out, I believe that's the PGA Tour. For me to play against the best players in the world, that's where all of them are. 'Would it be nice to play an international schedule? Yeah, I'd love to be able to travel the world and play golf. There's a time and a place for that, and right now, with the way my life is, it's not really the time or the place.' Rory McIlroy gave a different take when asked the same question on Monday. The Northern Irishman is due to compete in the first ever DP Tour event in India in October and he expressed a desire to return to Australia for the first time in over a decade. Different folks, different strokes. Price hike proves costly on the PR front for Portrush business Big event, bigger price hikes: it's a strategy as old as the hills that make up the dunes around here, but one Portrush business was forced into a very public climb-down after taking it a step too far for this week's Open. Ramore Restaurants in the town came in for a wave of criticism after their updated costs for the big week. The price of a chicken and bacon burger, for instance, surged from £7.95 to £17.95. That burger has now been reduced by a fiver – still five quid more expensive than before – with the restaurant group explaining that it has 'taken steps to revise and adjust pricing across all of our restaurant menus'. The Ramore Restaurants group includes the Harbour Bar, Ramore Wine Bar, Basalt and Neptune and Prawn. A spokesperson explained that the increases had reflected the 'significant investment' made in preparation for the week. Dozens of extra staff have been taken on for The Open. "Everyone can make mistakes," a statement read, "however nobody deserves slander and hatred." LIV and let live No sign this week of the toxicity that the whole LIV breakaway injected into golf's ecosystem and the majors. There are 19 players here from the upstart tour and what stands out about that is that it isn't standing out in any way. It just is. The LIV lot have last month submitted a fresh application to be recognised for Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points having had its original bid turned down in October of 2023 and, well, the Civil War, is certainly more civil these days. As it stands, LIV players earn ranking points only for performances at the majors and at Asian Tour and DP World Tour events. Bryson DeChambeau, a leading LIV light, was asked what tweaks to this latest application might help them in getting the green light. 'That's a great question and one I don't know. I don't know fully. I would say that there are definitely grounds upon which we can change some things. 'Definitely relegation for sure, more pathways into LIV. I think a global tour, more association to a global tour would be great for a feeder system into LIV. Those things, I think, could help quite a bit.'
Daily Record
15-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Portrush restaurant group in Open pricing review after furious backlash at eye-watering cost hike
Prices around the town for the 153rd Championship spark some outcry Furious customers have sparked a backlash against a Portrush restaurant group ahead of The Open. The staging of the 153rd Championship in the Northern Irish town will see 278,000 pack the course on the Antrim Coast. Visitors have come from across the globe for the tournament and, naturally, pricing has been adjusted around the town in some spots. In particular, the cost of grub at the Ramore Wine Bar brought a review of policy amid a social-media outcry from locals. One report has stated that the price of a chicken and bacon burger increased from £7.95 to £17.95 while a bowl of chilli chicken pasta that cost £14.95 earlier this month rose to £27.95. A statement from Ramore Restaurants released by BBC NI said: 'We've listened to the feedback and, as of today, have taken steps to revise and adjust pricing across all of our restaurant menus going forward.' The Ramore Restaurants group includes the famous Harbour Bar, Ramore Wine Bar, Basalt and Neptune and Prawn. It said the price increases 'reflects the significant investment we've made to ensure a safe, enjoyable, and high-quality experience for both locals and visitors'. A spokesperson said it had brought in more than 30 agency staff to support its employees, more than 30 security personnel and more than 20 entertainers over the course of the tournament. The group added: 'All of our restaurants are open every day during this exceptionally busy period and we're committed to delivering the best possible hospitality to everyone who visits.' The group said it had reduced prices across its menus for the current championship week and plans to further adjust and reduce them again once The Open concludes. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here. Listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.
BBC News
14-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
The Open 2025: Portrush restaurant, Ramore, to review golf tournament price hike
A restaurant group in the County Antrim town hosting The Open golf tournament has said it is reviewing recent price increases following a social media Restaurants in Portrush has come under fire after prices went up as the town prepares to host the tournament this the Ramore Wine Bar, the price of a chicken and bacon burger increased from £7.95 to £17.95 while a bowl of chilli chicken pasta that cost £14.95 earlier this month, rose to £27.95."We've listened to the feedback and, as of today, have taken steps to revise and adjust pricing across all of our restaurant menus going forward," Ramore Restaurants said in a statement to BBC News NI. More than 275,000 spectators are expected to descend on Portrush over the coming days, making it the largest sporting event held in Northern Ramore is not the only business in Portrush to introduce price rises but it has been the focus of online criticism in recent days, with some sharing last year's menu for comparison. What else has Ramore said? The Ramore Restaurants group includes the Harbour Bar, Ramore Wine Bar, Basalt and Neptune and hike in prices, Ramore Restaurants said, "reflects the significant investment we've made to ensure a safe, enjoyable, and high-quality experience for both locals and visitors".It said it had brought in more than 30 agency staff to support its employees, more than 30 security personnel and more than 20 entertainers over the course of the tournament. "All of our restaurants are open every day during this exceptionally busy period, and we're committed to delivering the best possible hospitality to everyone who visits," the group added: "That said, we've listened to the feedback and, as of today, have taken steps to revise and adjust pricing across all of our restaurant menus going forward." More demand, higher prices In a market economy prices are a mechanism for allocating scarce goods - in this case a meal at a a time of very high demand on the north coast how should restaurants ration their limited supply of tables?The economical rational answer is to increase prices: this makes a meal unaffordable for some customers while those who are willing and able to pay the higher price will get their price mechanism will be familiar to anyone who has been on a beach holiday: there is more demand for a seat in a beachfront bar therefore prices are higher compared to those places a few streets inland. Mixed reaction The recent price hikes, which also saw a fillet steak rise to £42.95 and chicken goujons go up from £9.95 to £19.95, were met with a mixed reaction in Portrush on Darragh from Sion Mills told BBC News NI he did not think the increase was justifiable."Not for the local people who are always coming here. Putting the prices up is definitely not right," he said. Similarly, Ann Grimley from Armagh said rising prices would mean eating out for a lot of families would be challenging."I wouldn't pay, especially if you have children with you it is a lot of money. But some of the restaurants are reasonable enough… you have to shop around," she said. Prices 'going up' in Portrush Simon Patterson and son Sam were also enjoying a day out in Portrush on said he has noticed prices going up in the town over recent times."But at the same time I think you expect it whenever there is a lot of revenue coming in for the town," he said."Anyone who comes here maybe expects things to be a wee bit more expensive this week," he added. Price rises 'should not be unexpected' Glen Simpson, from Ballymoney, works in The Open, and the huge crowds expected, is a "great thing for the town," he told the rises, he added, should not be wholly unexpected."You have to put those staff on the floor, you are going to have to cover those costs," he said."It is what it is. I just think you are living in that time when prices are high, if you were to go on holiday anywhere you would see the same." The championship was last played in Portrush in say The Open championship generates more than 5,000 hours of global television coverage, with the competition beamed into 500 million is estimated that the championship will boost the Northern Ireland economy by more than £200m.
