Congressional Country Club may be a golfer’s dream, but it’s a commuting nightmare for the more than 45,000 daily visitors to the course this week for the U.S. Open Championship. On the first day of the highly anticipated tournament, the U.S. Golf Association’s transit plan of shuttling most visitors from remote lots in Maryland and Virginia was put to the test as the two-lane roads around Congressional and the distance from public transit tested golf fans’ patience.

The system, which shuttles fans at no charge from two lots in Gaithersburg and a third parking lot at Washington Dulles International Airport, barely received a passing grade from attendees who have been to other golf championships. A fourth shuttle costs riders $8 per day and runs from the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station, but has sold out its available seats.