Simon Jordan sums up Ryder Cup ticket prices and has message to Team USA's players

Simon Jordan defended the PGA of America's price hike on tickets for the 2025 event as 'supply and demand', while slamming reported calls from American players to be paid to represent their country at the event.

fans were left astounded on Monday after it was revealed that the PGA of America plans to charge a whopping £553 ($750) for tickets to the Ryder Cup each day from Friday to Sunday. The price has taken a huge jump, after the charged £210 for general ground passes

The pricing has caused huge debate on social media, with some fearing it could hamper the raucous New York crowd that is predicted to pledge their support behind the Americans and against their European rivals.

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Discussing the topic on TalkSport on Tuesday, Jordan believes the price rise has come due to tournament organisers knowing fans will pay. "[Supply and demand] is the end of the discussion in all sports," the former chairman explained.

"We had it the other day with . What ends up being the case is that it is right to flag it, right to draw attention to it, right for the media to look at it and keep these people in focus, but I suspect these people know what they are doing.

“Whether we like it or not is a different matter. The only way this will be stopped is if there is a resistance to it. Not just the media, but people not being prepared to pay it... Unfortunately what you have got is a limited amount of supply exceeded by demand and that is what drives prices up.”

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The price increase also reopened the debate surrounding players not being paid to compete for their respected teams on the Ryder Cup stage. The pay row dominated in Rome last Autumn, with Patrick Cantlay reportedly not wearing a cap out of protest of not being paid to compete for his nation, according to

The report suggested that Cantlay's stance something later played down by former captain Zach Johnson. Cantlay himself was then repeatedly quizzed on whether he felt he should be paid to play, but the PGA Tour star refused to confirm his stance.

TalkSport host Jordan hit out at the Americans wanting to take earnings for representing their country on the biggest stage in golf. " We should call that what it is Rupert [Bell, TalkSport golf correspondent], we should call that greed," he said of the Americans wanting to be paid. "They are playing for their country. They make a big stock out of how valuable their country is, flag waving left right and centre, yet when it comes to representing their country they have to be paid for four days work.”