The 2023 Solheim Cup has lived up to the hype and then some, with an engrossing encounter between Europe and the U.S. evenly poised heading into Sunday’s decisive singles action.

The U.S. got off to a blistering start, racing to a 4-0 lead on Friday morning, but the hosts have slowly eaten away at the lead, and after a superb Saturday, it’s now all square at 8-8 heading into the final day.

Much of the discussion this week has been over Lexi Thompson. Despite winning 2 points from 3 for her country, Thompson went viral on Friday when a shanked chip on the final hole led to a defeat, but it was what happened next that got people talking.

On the par five 18th hole, the US side faced a tricky side-hill chip for their third shot. Unfortunately for Thompson, she proceeded to shank her effort, leading to a five, which handed the European duo a dramatic win after they had chipped in for birdie on the hole.

Oh no Lexi Thompson #SolheimCup2023 pic.twitter.com/PQedImdbJO

— Brendan (@McHugh) September 22, 2023

In the media center, Thompson was asked to comment about the shank and said “I don’t need to comment on that”. Moments later, she did, saying:

“It was a bad lie and I didn’t hit a good chip but it was pretty much impossible, so…”

But the awkward moment with the reporter went viral, with many taking shots at Lexi for her initial comment.

Confounding answer from Lexi and subsequent reaction from the US side. It was one of the pivotal moments of the entire day and somehow that’s off limits? pic.twitter.com/9std3LFlmN

— Tron Carter (@TronCarterNLU) September 23, 2023

Jessica Korda took to X on Saturday, and in a tweet that has got many people involved, she put the blame on golf media and explained her reasoning, saying:

“So sad seeing golf media , yet again, shred Lexi. It’s easy writing about other people’s mistakes. It’s Golf, bad shots happen- give the girl a break. She grows the game more than anyone on tour… And she’s a great player!!

And before someone can come after me for this – comment if you’ve played under this kind of pressure. A shot like that makes your heart sink into your stomach. Put yourself in those shoes. Live , in front of thousands. Lmk (Let me know) how you’d feel.”

And before someone can come after me for this – comment if you’ve played under this kind of pressure. A shot like that makes your heart sink into your stomach. Put yourself in those shoes. Live , in front of thousands. Lmk how you’d feel.

— Jessica Korda (@Thejessicakorda) September 23, 2023

As you can expect, the tweet garnered tons of different reactions.

How do you feel? Should Lexi have answered the question initially or should the reporter have refrained from approaching the shot in question so soon after it had occurred?

Article originally appeared on: Golfwrx.com