U.S. Open food and drink prices emerge as fans | Golf News

Golf fans heading to the U.S. Open this week at Oakmont can have to shell out hefty quantities for refreshments, with a bottle of water costing more than a bag of chips, according to an online price record. It’s some means off the Masters prices.

Top golfers like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Bryson DeChambeau are set to compete in the yr’s third main championship. Fans who’ve already spent a fairly penny on tickets will also have to dig deep into their pockets for food and drinks.

A bottle of water is priced at $4.95, which is steeper than a bag of chips going for $3.49. Corona appears to be the first beer accessible, setting fans back almost $11.95 per bottle.

Interestingly, that’s the identical price as a cheeseburger from the primary menu. A Philly cheesesteak comes with a price tag of $13.95, while an Italian sausage is $10.95. The most reasonably priced predominant menu merchandise is an all-beef scorching canine, priced at $7.59.

Vegetarian choices are also accessible, including a $12.25 asiago turkey sandwich, a $10.95 veggie wrap, and a $9.95 caesar salad. From the breakfast menu, a single banana will be bought for $1.95.

The greatest names in golf have already begun arriving at Oakmont. Masters champion McIlroy, however, is not too optimistic about his probabilities after lacking the cut at the Canadian Open, where he scored a dismal 9 over par.

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When questioned about his efficiency, McIlroy expressed his issues to the PGA Tour’s media shops, saying: “Of course it concerns me. You don’t want to shoot high scores like the one I did today. I felt like I came here with a new driver thinking that was going to be good and solve some of the problems off the tee, but it didn’t.

“Going to Oakmont next week, what you need to do more than the rest there may be hit fairways. [I’m] still looking for the lacking piece off the tee. When I get that half of the sport clicking, then all the pieces falls into place for me. Right now, that is not.”

“Even though the 2 days did not go the best way I wished them to, there’s still issues I can take from it and still issues I can study. I’m going to have to do a lot of observe, a lot of work over the weekend at home and strive to at least have a higher concept of where my recreation goes into next week.”