Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Uncategorized
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsGolfLPGA News: LPGA commissioner owns up to Solheim Cup transportation fiasco

LPGA News: LPGA commissioner owns up to Solheim Cup transportation fiasco

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan took responsibility Saturday for the transportation fiasco that kept fans from arriving at the Solheim Cup in a timely manner on the opening day of the event.

Fans who paid $30 to park in the event-designated lot reported waiting two hours or longer for shuttle buses they expected to take them to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va. As a result of the delay, many fans missed much of the morning foursomes session.

“I don’t want to get into exactly who, the details of the responsibility,” the commissioner said when asked who was in charge of transportation planning. “At the end of the day, I’m the leader of the organization and I have to own it. We have a tournament team that runs all of this, but I’m sitting up here in front of you as the leader of the LPGA, and I need to own that.”

Marcoux Samaan did not specify how many buses were in use Friday morning and then later in the day.

“The exact numbers, I can’t tell you at every hour what we had, but let’s just suffice it to say there were not enough,” she said.

In addition to not having enough buses, Marcoux Samaan said they didn’t have enough staff in place to load the buses and communicate with fans, and that the staging area wasn’t sufficient or efficient.

Fans arriving Saturday morning found plenty of buses to shuttle them.

“I think the fans when they got here, they had a great time,” Marcoux Samaan said. “Yes, it was disappointing. We’re not happy with what happened. I don’t think it’s going to be long-term damage to us. We have to make sure our fans know how much we care about them and how much we whiffed.”

Golfweek reported that fans who were impacted received an email with an apology and two complimentary weekend tickets. Many fans requested a refund for both the parking and the entry fee. Golfweek said event tickets, that did not include parking, were $110.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

NFL News: Vikings RB Aaron Jones (hip) out for rest of game vs. Jets

Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones sustained a right...

MLB News: After breaking playoff winless streak, Dodgers look to take 2-0 lead on Padres

LOS ANGELES -- Longing for their regular-season success to...

NHL News: Bruins G Jeremy Swayman signs 8-year, $66M contract

Restricted free-agent goaltender Jeremy Swayman signed an eight-year, $66...