Europe’s Suzann Pettersen apologises for her behaviour at Solheim Cup

Commentating for Sky Sports 4, 12-time Solheim Cup player Dame Laura Davies said she was “d isgusted” by Pettersen’s behaviour.

Call it gamesmanship, poor sportsmanship, or even “ConcessionGate”, if you must.

But in the end, a four-point cushion wasn’t enough as US secured eight-and-a-half out of a possible 12 in the singles to complete the unlikeliest of victories.

Following discussions with match referee Dan Maselli, Europe were awarded the hole ” and Inkster was less than impressed given Hull and Pettersen had begun to leave the green after Lee’s initial putt to win the hole had slid by.

But her miss, combined with a 10-footer for par from Piller, ensured the pressure was mainly on Pettersen, who had dropped from all-square after 14 to two down with two to play after back-to-back birdies from a nerveless Angela Stanford. However, Hull said she had not been walking off the green but had gone over to consult with Pettersen to see whether they should concede or not.

Suzann Pettersen has defended her decision not to concede Alison Lee during Sunday’s Solheim Cup action when the rookie picked up her ball after incorrectly thinking her putt had been conceded.

“After this morning they were all fired up”, Inkster said of the incident.

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Despite the abundance of vitriol, not everyone painted Pettersen as this year’s villain. “We had a rules meeting early in the week where they clearly told us how important it is to make sure that someone has conceded the putt”.

Lee slid the putt wide, and things got a little bit tricky. I know what a vice-captain can do.

“It was [unfair] and it’s a shame but it might be exactly what the U.S. team needed to rally”.

The Harbor High alumna put serious thought into how she would handle her captaincy, all the way down to choosing her two captain’s picks.

The You can include.S squad was also behind 10-6 proceeding into the last singletons will go well with at the Golf Club St. LeonovervallenRot… “A mistake was made here”, said Duval. “We play by the rules”. Feeling hard done by, the U.S. found the extra inspiration to win 8 1/2 out of 12 singles points.

In the aftermath of the competition, Pettersen was unrepentant.

The Norwegian, who initially said on Sunday she did the right thing and would “totally” do it again, took to social media to say she “never felt more gutted and truly sad about what went down”.

“I was on to my players all week, you’ve got to play with heart, you’ve got to play with fire in your belly, never give up”.

“To the fans of golf who watched the competition on TV, I am sorry for the way I carried myself”. And losing that match and seeing all the girls surrounding me and giving me a lot of support and showing me that they had my back, it felt great.

After a dramatic, controversial and tearful final day, the U.S. defeated Europe on Sunday to win the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2009. “I don’t know whether my group should have been be started up any all the more, however they were genuine started up”.