Anyone else remember how scared Seon Hwa Lee was when she won her first LPGA tournament? Not scared on the golf course, or because of the shots she had to hit - but scared to death by the post-round interview. Thinking back, it still fills me with sympathy.

Lee, at that time, clearly had just started trying to learn English. Having the on-course commentator stick the microphone in her face after the trophy presentation terrified her. But she had a trick up her sleeve. My interpretation of the situation was this: She expected to be asked the question, "How does it feel to win your first tournament"? (Because most of the time, the question the TV types ask is, "How does it feel?") And so Seon Hwa had thought up an answer to that question.

Then the reporter asked her a completely different question. Seon Hwa gave her planned answer anyway - probably because those were the only words she could get out in English in that situation, and probably also in part because she didn't understand what she'd been asked.

So her answer had nothing to do with the question, and was barely discernible anyway, but at least she made the attempt. But then something truly terrible happened: the reporter asked a follow-up. Poor Seon Hwa. She froze with a deer-in-the-headlights look on her face. It was tough to watch.

Seon Hwa Lee won again today, and this is first time I've seen her interviewed live since that first win. And she did a much, much better job. She's obviously been working hard at English, she didn't seem nervous or scared; rather, she seemed excited and happy and even charming.

I was watching the CBS streaming feed on LPGA.com, and Val Skinner asked the first question. Then ... the dreaded follow-up. It wasn't even a question, it was more a statement, something along the lines of, "Seon Hwa, congratulations and you're going to make a great champion for P&G." And she stuck the microphone back in Seon Hwa's face.

I tensed up. Would Seon Hwa freeze again? Would she be able to handle this silly "follow-up"? Lee appeared flummoxed. She leaned in toward Skinner, cocked her head a little, with a quizzical look on her face. As if she were thinking, "Val, what the hell???"

Then, from off to the side, someone said to Seon Hwa, "Say 'thank you'." And Lee said, "Thanks." And smiled.

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