After the major transport lapse at the Solheim Cup, it looks like the Presidents Cup has the same villain. However, this time, it was not due to poor planning. Or perhaps the venue chosen was not appropriate. The residents, merchants, and local mayors in Montreal are already frustrated with the traffic chaos and delays in reaching their destinations. But what is the cause of such a major disruption?

The 2024 Presidents Cup is being hosted at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, located in the suburb of Île-Bizard, which has only one bridge connecting the course to the Island of Montreal. The bridge has been under construction for several months, blocking roads and causing significant delays for anyone commuting through the area.

This time, it wasn’t just the spectators who suffered, but an entire team was affected. Dan Rapaport took to his official X account and shared a report. He wrote, “Traffic situation has been brutal all week at the Presidents Cup with construction on the Île-Bizard Bridge, which leads to Royal Montreal. Took the International team almost 90 minutes to get back to the hotel. Not ideal.”

The golf world has an opinion on almost everything, and these days most decisions are criticized. Once the news was broken by the reporter, many took the opportunity to scrutinize the organizers.

Presidents Cup turned into the Solheim Cup?

The morning foursomes at the Solheim Cup began with Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz teeing off against Charley Hull and Esther Henseleit at 7:05 a.m. ET. The Solheim Cup is one of the most anticipated events of the year, but even after the first tee, the stands were half-empty. This was due to the unplanned and disorganized shuttle buses arranged for the spectators.

One of the attendees revealed that they stood in line for over three hours and still couldn’t get on a bus. With the opening round of the Presidents Cup just hours away, one fan expressed concern that this might happen again. They wrote, “Presidents Cup to Solheim Cup…. Hold my beer”.

However, the criticism didn’t stop with just these events. The golf community also revisited the traffic chaos at Valhalla that Scottie Scheffler fell prey to. Ahead of the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship, the World No. 1 had a miscommunication with traffic rules and ended up in an accident. While no one was hurt, it could have been much worse.

He was also arrested for the same. Taking to this, a lot of the fans are hooked on not letting Scheffler drive when the US team heads for the golf club. They left comments like, “DO NOT LET SCOTTIE DRIVE” and “Make sure Scottie doesn’t get arrested and has a driver! Thanks!”

Back in March, a post from Public Works announced that a new Pont Jacques-Bizard was to be built to replace the existing one, which had reached its maximum lifespan. The new bridge, erected just a few meters from the old structure, was expected to handle 30,000 vehicles a day and improve traffic flow for everyone.

However, looks like instead of diminishing the problem, it has only increased it. Already six months have passed and the bridge is still under construction. Taking to this, one of them commented, “That’s been under construction since March when I was last in Montreal. When is it supposed to be complete?”

Yet, some found a silver lining. The International team made up of players from all over the globe except the U.S. and Europe, could use the 90-minute delay to bond before entering the game. It’s uncertain if this was sarcastic, given that the American team has dominated 12 of the past 14 editions, with the International team winning only once in 1998, and one tie. They wrote, “Team bonding time Dan all good!!” It is for you to interpret if this was a genuine suggestion or a rather witty comment.

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