'I was just blown away because I've never seen a beer $18 or $19 in my life,' Justin Thomas said. The 2017 PGA Championship winner is not happy about what fans will have to pay for drinks and food at this year's edition of the major.
The 2017 PGA Championship winner is not happy about what fans will have to pay for drinks and food at this year's edition of the major. When Thomas got wind of a report from Golfweek's Steve DiMeglio, which said it will cost fans $18 for a beer and $16 for a salad at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he felt he had to say something.
Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Will Zalatoris plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round.Hide Caption 1 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the second tee during the second round.Hide Caption 2 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament A young spectator views players through binoculars during the second round.Hide Caption 3 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Tiger Woods plays his second shot on the first hole as a gallery of fans look on during the second round.Hide Caption 4 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Erik van Rooynen and Harry Higgs clean off the green on the twelfth hole during the second round.Hide Caption 5 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Xander Schauffele plays a shot from a bunker on the fifth hole during the second round.Hide Caption 6 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Aaron Wise reacts on the seventh hole after being hit by a ball played by Cameron Smith during the second round.Hide Caption 7 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Fans dressed in matching Hawaiian shirts and shorts watch the action during the second round.Hide Caption 8 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Collin Morikawa on the 18th tee during the second round.Hide Caption 9 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament A squirrel runs across the fairway on the 16th hole during the second round.Hide Caption 10 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Justin Thomas hits from the rough on the 16th hole during the second round.Hide Caption 11 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Patrick Cantlay putts on the 15th green during the second round.Hide Caption 12 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Spectators walk uphill to the first and 10th tee boxes in the second round.Hide Caption 13 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship.Hide Caption 14 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Adri Arnaus of Spain walks on the 10th hole during the first round.Hide Caption 15 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Tiger Woods reacts after his shot from the eighth tee during the first round.Hide Caption 16 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Hideki Matsuyama plays his shot from the 13th tee during the first round.Hide Caption 17 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Scottie Scheffler lines up a putt on the second green.Hide Caption 18 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Ryan Vermeer searches for his golf ball on the 16th hole during the first round.Hide Caption 19 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Adam Scott plays a shot on the eighth tee during the first round.Hide Caption 20 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Cameron Smith plays a shot from a bunker on the eighth hole during the first round.Hide Caption 21 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Fans watch on the 14th hole during the first round.Hide Caption 22 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Cameron Davis reacts after his tee shot on the third hole.Hide Caption 23 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods on the fourth green.Hide Caption 24 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Will Zalatoris plays his shot from the tenth tee.Hide Caption 25 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Rory McIlroy and caddie Harry Diamond walk over a bridge on the third hole during a practice round prior to the start of the 2022 PGA Championship.Hide Caption 26 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Fans watch as Tiger Woods prepares to play a shot on the sixth hole.Hide Caption 27 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Jordan Spieth signs autographs during a practice round ahead of the 2022 PGA Championship.Hide Caption 28 of 29 Photos: The 2022 PGA Championship golf tournament Maintenance ahead of a practice round before the start of the 2022 PGA Championship.Hide Caption 29 of 29Thomas replied to the tweet with the report expressing his incredulity. "$18 for a beer... uhhhh what. Gotta treat the fans better than that!" the 29-year-old said. Read MoreWhen one twitter user challenged Thomas as to where he thought the large winner's prize pot came from, Thomas said humorously:"Tv deals, ticket sales, corporate sponsors, etc. from the looks of it if the concession stands were factored into our purse we would be playing for $15 million."In his pre-tournament press conference, Thomas was asked about the prices, and he once again expressed his surprise and disappointment. He said it was something that had been commented on in the changing room among his fellow players. The concession stand beer case with Michelob Ultra is seen during a practice round prior to the start of the 2022 PGA Championship."I just saw it and I was blown away," he said."It's just a bummer. You want people to come to the tournament. If I'm on the fence and I'm looking at the concession stand, that's not the greatest thing. But at the same time, people aren't like coming to a tournament, like: 'Oh, I'm going to go buy a Michelob Ultra,' you know what I mean." "I was just blown away because I've never seen a beer $18 or $19 in my life," he said."Guys have been talking about it, so I had to stand up for the fans. Felt like it was right."
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