Don’t rip off Ryder Cup golf tourists, O’Donoghue warns

TOURISM Minister John O’Donoghue has warned golf clubs not to charge excessive green fees to visitors.

With the country expecting a bonanza after the Ryder Cup here next year, he urged the clubs to give value for money. However, there have already been claims of rip-off green fees in some top Irish clubs, some of which charge up to €250 for a round of golf.

Mr O’Donoghue, speaking at the opening of a refurbished, €1.4m clubhouse at Dooks Golf Club, on the Ring of Kerry, said there was no room for complacency regarding golf tourism.