Lexi Thompson of Team USA signs autographs during a practice round prior to the Solheim Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on September 10, 2024 in Gainesville, Virginia. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
I have decided over time, and I’ve been reading a lot about Lexi lately, that she’s a very complex person. I think as much as she has loved it, there have been many, many a thing that have been really hard on her. Being in the public eye, playing golf, and people expect a lot, and then you make a mistake and then some people never forget your mistake. I think as a result she tried to, this is just me talking, I think she’s always tried to kind of avoid those mistakes, tried to avoid talking about those mistakes.
And, as we know, she’s even been a little off-put by being asked questions about a mistake. I think, that was the wrong tact. I think, just face up to it.
You have to realize he’s made a fortune in dollars and everything has gone right for him, but you do have to admire Scottie Scheffler and his answer about his shank. But, of course, when you’ve got all the money in your pocket it’s a little easier to smile. I understand that. But I just think there’s not a whole lot of reason to laugh at yourself in this game. And I think had she laughed at herself when she made some of these mistakes a few times, it would’ve been easier on her.
I’m not talking about a missed putt that cost her a championship. But I’m talking about like the screwy thing that happened in Spain that she didn’t want to address. I just those things would’ve freed her up a little bit. That’s how I see her now, I see her very freed up. Because she knows that she does not have to do this tomorrow if she doesn’t want to. Lord knows with what she’s worked and given, she’s very deserving of that. But I don’t think we’ve seen the last of her playing.
