GAINESVILLE, Va. – “Eye of the Tiger” blared to stadium ranges as Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz emerged from a tunnel and onto the primary tee for the primary match of the 19th Solheim Cup.
Followers on each the U.S. and European sides enthusiastically cheered — simply not as many as anticipated.
Bussing issues at Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership left 1000’s of followers attempting to get onto the course in await hours at a Jiffy Lube Stay car parking zone. The opening-hole grandstands, which officers stated might accommodate 2,000 followers, had a number of hundred empty seats when Germany’s Esther Henseleit struck the primary shot of the matches.
Henseleit and England’s Charley Hull had been within the first of 4 opening foursomes matches Friday, going through Korda and Corpuz.
“We gotta fill this factor up somewhat bit extra,” U.S. captain Stacy Lewis instructed Golf Channel’s Amy Rogers on the primary tee.
LPGA officers despatched out an announcement on X (previously Twitter) at 9:21 a.m.
“We acknowledge and deeply apologize to all followers affected by the challenges with shuttling from parking to the golf course. We’ve made important modifications to our transportation system to mitigate these points shifting ahead, and we’re engaged on methods to specific our remorse to these impacted,” the assertion learn.
Transportation — together with busses and shuttle service to and from the course — has been a difficulty for each media and followers all through the week. Hundreds of attendees stood in line exterior of the fan zone Thursday night whereas ready for busses following the opening ceremony.
Followers took to social media Friday morning to indicate their conditions and categorical their frustrations.
