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Going to observe reside sports activities has been rising in worth as years have passed by, however sufficient is sufficient for Justin Thomas.
The 2017 PGA Championship winner isn’t comfortable about what followers must pay for drinks and meals at this yr’s version of the key.
When Thomas acquired wind of a report from Golfweek’s Steve DiMeglio, which mentioned it can value followers $18 for a beer and $16 for a salad at Southern Hills Nation Membership in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he felt he needed to say one thing.
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Thomas replied to the tweet with the report expressing his incredulity.
“$18(!!!!!!) for a beer… uhhhh what. Gotta deal with the followers higher than that!” the 29-year-old mentioned.
When one twitter person challenged Thomas as to the place he thought the massive winner’s prize pot got here from, Thomas mentioned humorously: “Television offers, ticket gross sales, company sponsors, and many others. from the appears to be like of it if the concession stands have been factored into our purse we might be taking part in for $15 million.”
In his pre-tournament press convention, Thomas was requested concerning the costs, and he as soon as once more expressed his shock and disappointment. He mentioned it was one thing that had been commented on within the altering room amongst his fellow gamers.
“I simply noticed it and I used to be blown away,” he mentioned. “It’s only a bummer. You need individuals to come back to the match. If I’m on the fence and I’m wanting on the concession stand, that’s not the best factor. However on the identical time, individuals aren’t like coming to a match, like: ‘Oh, I’m going to go purchase a Michelob Extremely,’ what I imply.”
“I used to be simply blown away as a result of I’ve by no means seen a beer $18 or $19 in my life,” he mentioned. “Guys have been speaking about it, so I needed to rise up for the followers. Felt prefer it was proper.”