Too many golf fans and not enough shuttle buses from parking areas to the Solheim Cup caused thousands of people to miss Friday’s start with an apologetic LPGA vowing improvement.
There were hundreds of empty spots in the 2,000-seat grandstand at the first tee when morning foursomes matches began at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and thousands in line waiting for a bus ride to the course.
“We recognize and deeply apologize to all fans affected by the challenges with shuttling from parking to the golf course,” the LPGA said in a statement.
“We’ve made significant changes to our transportation system to mitigate these issues moving forward and we’re working on ways to express our regret to those impacted.”
Early morning brought social media complaints of hour-long bus waits and half-mile lines, raising concern over what the final two days might bring.
World number one Nelly Korda of the United …