The theme this year is whether that lack of continuity, either with equipment or with those looking after his affairs, is negatively influencing his on-course performance.
Wie's on-course performance will have to improve dramatically if she wants her sponsors to re-up.
"Rory is an extraordinary athlete who creates enormous excitement with his on-course performance while, at the same time, connecting with fans everywhere," said Cindy Davis, President of Nike Golf.
As Nike's Davis gushed on Monday: "Rory is an extraordinary athlete who creates enormous excitement with his on-course performance while, at the same time, connecting with fans everywhere".
Mr. Lange built a system, rolled out in 2009, that sent professors frequently updated alerts about how well each student was predicted to do, based on their course performance and online behavior.
Instructors of graduate courses should also provide feedback on students' course performance since the last annual progress review.
Mediation analyses revealed that the effect on overall course performance for first-year students was partially mediated by reduced exam worry and enhanced performance on the first exam.
For high schools, this work underscores the importance of focusing on improving students' course performance, which leads to improvements in GPA.
