The lost passport has disrupted the British Open

Lexi Thompson admitted he could not apologize enough for misplacing his passport and disturbing the training of around 40 other players in front of the AIG British Open.

As a general practice in back-to-back competition in Europe, some players chose to send their club to the floor of the Evian Championship last week with a van driven by former cadet Seve Ballesteros Ian Wright.

However, Wright traveled about two hours Sunday night when he received a telephone call informing him that Thompson's passport was in his golf bag and he needed it to fly from Geneva.

Wright was asked to stop and wait for Caddy Thompson to take a taxi to find him and retrieve his passport, the next delay, which meant Wright lost the ferry to England, and then encountered traffic at the airport. rush hour and arrive at Woburn only Monday at 17:00.

At that time, the course was closed to allow land personnel to continue their preparations for the main major event later this year, which will be held on Thursday.

Ariya Jutanugarn was among those affected, the last time the event was held at Woburn in 2016.

Thompson, whose trip was delayed by canceled flights, said at a press conference before the tournament:

"I didn't realize that I would cause so many bags to be delayed for all players and I was very sorry about that, and in my situation, I panicked.

"Then (Wright) was quite close to my house, Benji, so my first reaction was to stop it and get my passport so I could go to the British Open Women.

"I'm really sorry, I mean, I would be angry if I was another player, but I finally got it and I can't apologize enough.

"I really tried to focus this week, play golf and enjoy the experience and be in the majors."

Georgia Hall England, which revealed Tuesday that its copy was stolen in his car, would retain the title won last year at Royal Lytham, while compatriot Charley Hull was trying to maximize his game at his home club when he was looking for a title. first principal.

"I would love to win a big event, especially at home, that would be amazing, but I would only appreciate it," Hull, 23, at the pre-tournament press conference.

"In the end, as long as I have fun outside of golf, I won't put too much pressure on golf because sometimes I feel like I'm really doing it.

"I really want to win, especially at home, but I won't say it all and it ends because I don't want to put too much pressure on myself."

Hull missed the trophy at Lytham last year and had the best results with 12 points at Royal Birkdale in 2014.

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