Nicole Castrale has been celebrating a stunning American victory after a week of highs and lows at the 14th Solheim Cup in Germany.
Juli Inkster's team reclaimed the trophy for the first time since 2009, the last team that Castrale played on, but the final day was sadly overshadowed by the row that erupted during the final fourballs match that had carried over from Saturday.
Alison Lee was penalised for picking her ball up on the 17th green after mistakenly believing her short putt had been conceded, and Suzann Pettersen was widely criticised for enforcing the rules as she and Charley Hull picked up an unlikely point for Europe.
"The whole incident was wrong in my opinion, and it was hard to watch," said Castrale, who has spent the week commentating for Sky Sports. "That being said, nobody really did anything wrong, but there was a lack of sportsmanship about it.
"Alison Lee had a putt of 18 inches, Charley Hull was walking off the green and walked past Alison, and that's usually what you do when you concede a putt."
"The whole situation was just very unfortunate. Sportsmanship in the Solheim Cup has been an issue in the past, and both captains had talked about it for months leading into this event. They wanted to get the focus back on the competition."
"The incident clearly had a negative effect on the European team and it was hard to see Charley in tears after she had such a fantastic week of golf and was pretty flawless up to that point. But it affected the Americans more positively and they were really fired up for the singles.
"Some people have compared the incident to the one involving Annika Sorenstam in 2000, when she had to replay her chip shot because she played out of turn. But this was totally different - if Suzann really wanted to see Alison make that putt, why didn't she just ask her to put her ball back down and putt out?
"There wasn't a whole lot of class on Suzann's part, but I'm sure she will stick to her guns and insist what she did was right. The European captains and vice-captains are also partly to blame in my opinion, they should have stepped in and tried to calm the situation."
Castrale feels the incident took the gloss off a memorable American victory, winning eight and an half points out of 12 in the singles to snatch overall victory by a single point.
"What is unfortunate is that we're all talking about what happened on 17 instead of the fantastic golf that the Europeans played for the first two days. They simply outplayed the Americans. Their ball-striking, their putting - everything was better.
"We should also be talking about the incredible comeback from the Americans in the singles. The Europeans couldn't win the four points they needed to retain the Solheim Cup, and that's almost unheard of. The Americans are usually dominant in the singles, but this one was an absolute pounding.
"If you're a golf fan, we should be talking about all the birdies these two teams made, especially in the singles. This was women's golf at its best, and all the girls played like the world-class athletes that they are."
Nicole's stars of the week:
"I think Lexi Thompson played fantastic, and I also feel that Gerina Piller came up big. But when it came to the singles, the whole American team stood up and they all wanted to win for captain Inkster. It was two years in the making,
"Alison Lee was so impressive in the singles. The irony of winning on the 17th must have felt special to her. She's had a tough week, getting over a bout of food poisoning and it really wasn't going in the direction she was hoping for.
"But she ended up getting her first point at a crucial time and I'll bet she'll be on the team again in two years.
"And a mention for Angela Stanford, who was probably quite irritated by what went on in the morning and used it as motivation to win her singles against Pettersen. She had that look in her eyes, and what a great way to snap a run of nine defeats in the Solheim Cup."