This isn’t the first and most certainly won’t be the last time an airline misplaces a set of golf clubs.
But that sentiment doesn’t help two Solheim Cup players, who have arrived at Gleneagles without their sticks and who have no idea when they may arrive.
Both Europe’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff and the United States’ Angel Yin flew to Edinburgh through Dublin over the weekend, but their clubs didn’t make the connection.
As Shadoff and Yin began to miss valuable practice time on Monday, players, caddies and even the European social media team turned to Twitter for help.
Still waiting to fill this awesome empty bag with clubs @AerLingus ☹️🤔 @SolheimCupEuro pic.twitter.com/SgHbPrnUBz
— Jodi Ewart Shadoff (@Jodi_Ewart) September 9, 2019
Somebody please get this woman her clubs!!! 👀#SolheimCup2019 https://t.co/jRcwyQqYdh
— Solheim Cup Team Europe (@SolheimCupEuro) September 9, 2019
Hey @AerLingus any update on my boss’s clubs @Jodi_Ewart that are sat on the tarmac in Dublin airport??? Any change of getting them to @2019solheimcup ASAP??
— Shane (@coddshane) September 9, 2019
While we’re at it can y’all try to find @angelyinlol clubs and bag as well?
— Matthew Galloway (@matthewgalloway) September 9, 2019
Don’t forget that Angel Yin is having the same issue with the same airline
— Matthew Galloway (@matthewgalloway) September 9, 2019
Shadoff’s husband, Adam, told GolfChannel.com on Monday that Jodi said she saw bags being loaded in Dublin and never saw her clubs go on.
On the bright side, Shadoff did text GolfWeek with renewed hope later in the day, “Apparently there are over 200 bags in Dublin that are meant for Edinburgh. They have sent a plane with just bags on that just landed, so hopefully they are on that.”
Whether Shadoff or Yin get their clubs, the Solheim Cup officially kicks off Friday morning in Scotland.
