Ryder Cup: Extra tickets on sale

Golfers who missed out on Ryder Cup tickets in the initial ballot will have a second chance to be part of the action at Gleneagles this year, as returns from Ryder Cup stakeholders with ‘Right to Buy’ briefs are re-allocated to the public.

In short, this means around 5,000 more tickets for each match day will be available to buy through a second sales process.

Ryder Cup Europe imposed a strict deadline on event stakeholders to take up their allocation of ‘Right to Buy’ tickets in order to have enough time to make returns available to members of the public.

That deadline has now passed, and the tickets will be sold to all previously registered applicants who uploaded a photograph in the sales process last year, but who were unsuccessful in securing match day tickets.

The tickets will be sold on a ‘first come, first served’ basis through an online sales process at www.rydercup.com, the official website. The process will be open from 3pm on Wednesday, March 26. No new applicants will be accepted.

People will be able to buy up to four tickets at once, although each ticket can only go to someone with an existing Ryder Cup registration number. This means you must have the details of everyone’s registration number before you try to buy.

“These are not corporate hospitality tickets or sponsor allocations… all sponsor allocations have been used” – Richard Hills, Europe’s Ryder Cup Director

Different ticket ‘types’ will be on sale, from single match day tickets to multi-day season tickets and full season tickets. However, the terms of sale prevent applicants from buying more than one ticket type.

Richard Hills, Europe’s Ryder Cup Director, said: “We’re delighted to be able to release further tickets to the general public. Those who were unsuccessful in last year’s sales process now have a final opportunity to snap up a Ryder Cup match day ticket.

“Being a member of the Ryder Cup family of stakeholders comes with many benefits, one of which is an allocation of ‘Right to Buy’ tickets. It’s perfectly normal for some to be returned. However, we understand that people need to plan for the event and we did not want to miss the opportunity to release more tickets to the public.

“These are not corporate hospitality tickets or sponsor allocations: the response for corporate hospitality has been excellent, and all sponsor allocations have been used.”

The 2014 Ryder Cup between Paul McGinley’s Europe and a USA side led by Tom Watson takes place at Gleneagles from September 26-28.

Ryder Cup: Be part of the action

Don’t miss your last chance to buy the remaining tickets for the 2014 Ryder Cup match at Gleneagles. Log-on to www.rydercup.com for more details.

Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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