Tommy Martin: All I can say is thank God we didn’t qualify for the World Cup

Here we were thinking the whole point of having the Ryder Cup in Ireland was to fleece the Yanks but when the scorpion tail of the free-market stings us in return, we don’t like it so much

Daily tickets for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor were priced at €499. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Inflation, innit?

There we were on Tuesday, all shocked and appalled at the news that Ryder Cup tickets for next year’s shindig in Adare would cost €499. Nearly five hundred quid, for the privilege of seeing JJ Spaun in the flesh. What a nerve!