The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States.

It is a three-day match play event between teams of twelve players with a similar format to the Ryder Cup.

Qualifying points for Team Europe were awarded weekly to the top-10 finishers at official LET events.

The USA team of Kerr and Thompson led the third match throughout, extending the lead to 4-up by the sixth hole.

After resuming Melissa Reid and Lexi Thompson both had birdies on the 18th to ensure that the third match was halved.

[2] In the anchor match Gerina Piller and Brittany Lang fought from a one-hole deficit back to secure a half a point.

Gal and Matthew always had a lead in the third match but it became a very tight affair and Stanford and Lincicome brought them to the 18th hole with Europe 1-up.

The European team captain Carin Koch and vice captain Annika Sörenstam tried to convince Pettersen to change her mind and concede the putt, but as it was a fact that Lee had picked up her ball without the putt being given to her, it wasn't a possibility within the rules of golf, to agree on another outcome of the hole and change the sequence of events afterwards.

Pettersen, criticized as unsportsmanlike by USA captain Inkster and European golfer Laura Davies, among others, initially refused to back down from her decision.

[10] The following day, Pettersen posted an apology for her actions on Instagram, saying "I've never felt more gutted and truly sad about what went down Sunday on the 17th at the Solheim Cup.

Going into singles, the United States trailed 10–6 and needed 81⁄2 more points to win back the Cup.

The Americans did just that, with Creamer winning the final match to give the USA a one-point victory.