U.S. Open fans face public transit hassles

Golf enthusiasts reported smoother-than-expected travels getting to the busy third day of the U.S. Open in Bethesda, but some called the tournament’s transit setup unfriendly to public-transportation users. The U.S. Golf Association is offering free shuttles to Congressional Country Club from two parking lots in Gaithersburg and one near the Washington Dulles International Airport. But Metro riders have to pay — $8 for a day or $35 for the whole tournament — to take a shuttle from the Grosvenor-Strathmore station.

“I think it’s kind of crap,” said D.C. resident Thomas James. “They’re kind of discouraging public transit by making people pay for shuttles.”