At the PGA Championship, fans can get free burgers, free hot dogs, and free coffee. But if they want a beer, it will cost $15.

The PGA Championship returned this week to Aronimink Golf Club with a bigger, all-inclusive food and drink program for fans.

Now in its sixth year, the Championship+ program at the PGA Championship gives unlimited free food and non-alcoholic drinks to everyone inside the venue, including fans, volunteers, staff, and media. Around 200,000 people are expected to attend this week.

Fans on social media pushed back on the beer pricing, particularly comparing it with the Masters, where a beer costs $6.

Per Front Office Sports, Alcohol is not included in the free concessions program. Beer starts at $15. Wine glasses are $13.50. High Noon seltzers are $16.50. Classic cocktails run $17, and specialty cocktails, including a transfusion, cost up to $18.50.

If you want a double drink, you need to pay an extra $6.50. A souvenir cup costs an extra $5.50. One special drink, "The Champ," made with lemonade moonshine, sweet tea, and lemon, costs $17. Another drink, "The Mulligan," made with bourbon, black tea, and lemonade, costs $18.50.

The free menu includes many food and drink options. Breakfast has biscuits and donuts. For lunch, fans can get hot dogs, Italian sausages, burgers, chicken sandwiches, and salads.

Snacks like chips, pretzels, and cookies are also free. Water, soft drinks, tea, and coffee are available at no extra cost at three food areas, including a two-story food market near the first fairway.

This year, the food and drink areas are easier for fans to access. In past years, many fans had to deal with long lines and crowded waiting areas.

How the PGA Championship Championship+ Program Has Changed Since 2021

The program started in 2021 as an optional service. Fans had to pay extra for their tickets to use them. Later, the organizers added it to the regular ticket price.

Last year at Quail Hollow Club, the PGA Championship removed scanning for food and drinks. This made it actually easier for fans to grab what they wanted and move on. The Ryder Cup, also run by the PGA of America, used the same system in September.

This year's market layouts are designed to cut the congestion that hampered earlier buildouts.

Ticket prices ranged from $199 for the first round to $299 on the weekend. The food is free, actually, and the beer will cost you more than twice what it does at Augusta.

So, with food being free out there, would you still pay $15 for a beer at the PGA Championship? Let us know in the comments!

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Written by

Sneha Abraham

Edited by

Yask Kotak