This is a couple days overdue but whatever. I still have opinions. There was some breaking news a couple days ago involving Michael Jordan. Yes, he still manages to get in the news. And for all things, a little round of golf. While I hope he golfs better than Charles Barkley, this is not about quality of performance at all. Instead, this is about what he was wearing. More surprisingly, Michael's clothing was not what I would consider improper.
Michael Jordan was playing at the La Gorce Golf Club in Miami, Florida when the incident took place. There isn't much of a story behind this one. The Jack Nicklaus designed course was being played by Jordan. He was wearing cargo shorts at the time, and had already golfed eleven holes. The country club realized his attire when he was on the 12th, sending someone out to kindly ask him to change. Jordan, seeing it as just cargo shorts, and being in the middle of a round, declined this offer. After playing he was told to not come back.
A weird story, I know, and it gets weirder after you get a couple details. Jordan's representative stated that he had been there previously and had wore cargo pants before at the course. This is a strict golf course as well, and has kicked people off for doing things such as not tucking in shirts.
My opinion is this: who cares? Now this may seem like an attack to the golf course, and while a respect their rules, they have THE Michael Jordan at THEIR golf course! MJ could be considered the most well known athlete of ALL-TIME. Having basketball's greatest player at your course is great publicity, and it isn't like he was naked or anything. To me this looks like a very dumb play by the golf course, and is a wasted opportunity for some good publicity. MJ will continue to golf, but never again at the La Gorce.
What do you think about this incident? Did the golf course do the right thing? Feel free to comment and tell me.
Connor
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