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Old 07-27-2008, 02:44 PM
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Re: Wie and poor decision-making

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She is far from immature, please provide a few examples of where she has been immature and people might believe you.
Please see - GeoffShackelford.com - "She actually plopped herself onto the grass and sat cross-legged in the middle of the fairway, fingering one of the dolls that dangled from her golf*bag."

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"She actually plopped herself onto the grass and sat cross-legged in the middle of the fairway, fingering one of the dolls that dangled from her golf bag."
This happened last year, but I think that it is very immature to ignore your pro-am partners. I'm not saying you have to cater to their every whim, but the report above described her as "barely interacted with her caddie or playing partners."

And sitting down in the middle of the fairway while some of your partners are playing in order to play with the dolls dangling off your golf bag? Not exactly the model of maturity.

Never mind that whole WD to avoid the consequences of the rule of 88 thing last year. No one knows for sure how much of it was contrived versus an actual injury, but the evidence doesn't look good for her. The hushed meetings between her parents, her agent, and an LPGA tour official, the fact that she showed no pain or discomfort throughout the round according to observers and her playing partners, the fact that the Rule of 88 was being discussed according to people who overheard her. And then the big one, her out practicing on the range the very next day with no brace or obvious discomfort. It sure looks like she was trying to skirt the rule. And if so, that's a very immature decision. The mature decision there is to finish your round and accept the consequences of whatever you card.

There is a significant amount of evidence that demonstrates she does have some immaturity. Obviously, what one person calls immature another may not, so each person's own judgment comes into play. I would personally call some of her behavior immature. And, I think that everyone everywhere has had some immature moments, Michelle included. Hers have just been more public than mine or yours.
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