Suzann Pettersen is backtracking on her decision to penalize American golfer Alison Lee for incorrectly picking up her ball on the 17th hole of their fourball match that turned a potential victory, or at least a halved match, into a loss.
Lee came up just short on a birdie putt, and when she saw Pettersen walking away from the hole she believed the hole had been conceded. Pettersen said she was simply was going to consult with her partner about conceding the hole, and then demanded Lee be penalized. The penalty cost the Americans the hole, and the match. She initially defended her decision, but has made an enormous U-turn a day later.
The Americans wound up winning the prestigious Solheim Cup anyway behind some strong play from Lee, who was reduced to tears by her penalty. Lee said the dust-up over halving the hole motivated her to play well going forward.
''Definitely after everything that happened, it definitely fired us all up to go and pretty much kill it, kill it this afternoon,'' Lee said.
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