Monday 21 September 2015 18:06, UK
Who was to blame for the fourball row? What went wrong for Europe? We look at the main talking points from the USA's dramatic 14.5-13.5 Solheim Cup victory.
Stormy Solheim
Despite the USA producing the greatest comeback in Solheim history to deny Europe a third consecutive victory, the tournament is almost certainly going to be remembered for the 'gimme never given' during the fourballs.
While Suzann Pettersen has since apologised and may have technically been within her rights to call up Alison Lee for picking up the ball, the heated discussions that followed brought the integrity of the sport in to question heading in to the Sunday singles.
Fortunately, the point Europe won as a result didn't have a direct impact on the outcome, as the incident would have been brought even further in to the spotlight had the hosts gone on to claim a narrow win.
Solheim Cup was trending on social media through large chunks of Sunday as a result of the events at the 17th, but it's just a shame women's golf was being highlighted for the wrong reasons.
Small margins
Nobody can have any complaints about the USA's heroic comeback at St Leon Rot GC, but there were a number of small but what turned out to be key moments that could have produced a very different outcome.
Carlota Ciganda looked on course to give Europe the perfect start to the Sunday singles against star name Lexi Thompson, only to card a three-putt bogey at the last to halve the match.
Had she sunk the three-and-a-half foot par putt for victory, the hosts would have moved 12-6 ahead and would've been just two points away from retaining the title.
The Spaniard wasn't the only player to miss out on a chance to reclaim momentum, with Hedwall missing a 12-foot putt to halve what turned out to be the USA's second win in the Saturday fourballs.
Slow-heim Cup
Although the tournament produced the usual drama and entertainment you'd expect from one of the biggest events in women's sport, the pace of play was at times nothing short of painful.
The conclusion to the Friday fourballs took 70 minutes to complete just three holes on Saturday morning, while slow play throughout the second day forced an earlier than scheduled start to Sunday's action.
While it could be argued that the heavy rain earlier in the week had made the course play longer than its 6,541metres, that's still no excuse for a fourball to take in excess of six and a half hours to complete a round.
It's a problem that has already been highlighted on numerous occasions during men's and senior majors this year, but it seems like nothing is being done to resolve the growing issue in the game.
The future's bright
There may have only been one rookie on show in Germany this week, but the quality of golf on display from the sport's younger names was clear for all to see.
19-year-old Charley Hull was the star of the European side with four points and has a huge number of Solheim Cup's ahead of her, while several of the hosts' squad, including the impressive Melissa Reid, are still in their twenties.
Alison Lee's eventful Solheim debut included a bout of food poisoning and the controversy in the fourballs, but the 20-year-old showed class and experience well beyond her years to fightback and overcome Gwladys Nocera in the Sunday singles.
With all but two of Juli Inkster's team aged 30 or under, the core of this year's winning side will be a key part of any future American success in years to come.
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