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Monday, July 7, 2008


Golf News.. Source   www.espn.com

IXTAPA, Mexico -- Top-ranked women's golfer Lorena Ochoa on Friday said she would consider following Annika Sorenstam and take on a male player.

Ochoa, who plays Sorenstam in a skins tournament Saturday, said it would be fun to play a match against a male player.

Former No. 1 Sorenstam, who has announced plans to retire after this LPGA season, was invited to play in the Bank of America Colonial tournament in 2003, making her the first woman to play in a U.S. PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias in 1945. Sorenstam also took on male opposition in several skins tournaments.

When a reporter asked Ochoa if she would play against a man, the Mexican said, "I am not going to say no."

"Perhaps we'll change direction," she added. "I am flexible. We are willing to look at something fun, and it could be fun to play a man."

Ochoa did not mention any potential events or competitors.

 


Monday, April 14, 2008


Ochoa in Hall of Fame after win

Mexico's Lorena Ochoa romped to victory by 11 shots in the Corona Championship
Ochoa is in the middle of a superb run of form

Source BBC Sports. -Mexico's Lorena Ochoa romped to victory by 11 shots in the Corona Championship to record her 21st title and secure her entry into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame.

Ochoa fired three rounds of 66 before a 67 on the final day to end on a 25-under 267 at the Tres Marias Residential Golf Club in Mexico.

The 26-year-old's victory clinched her third title in a row, and her fourth in five outings this year.

Song-Hee Kim was second with Karine Icher and Inbee Park joint third.

"It was an amazing week," said Ochoa. "I did enjoy myself a lot. I guess I can say I'm in the Hall of Fame now. It was really special to be in my home country."

The only disappointment for Ochoa was the final-round triple-bogey on the 11th which ended her chance of equalling or breaking the LPGA 72-hole scoring record of 27-under 261 set by Annika Sorenstam in 2001.

"I was trying to break the record by going more than seven-under," added Ochoa. "After the triple bogey things went down, but I did want to finish like a champ and when I birdied four of the last few holes, that really made my day."

Defending champion Silvia Cavalleri carded a 69 on Sunday to finish tied for 29th place.


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Thursday, January 17, 2008


FOOTJOY WELCOMES LORENA OCHOA

2007 LPGA Player of the Year Ochoa to wear FootJoy shoes.

Fairhaven, MA - FootJoy, the #1 Shoe in Golf and the #1 Shoe on every tour Worldwide, announced today the official signing of Lorena Ochoa, the 2007 RolexÒ Player of the Year.  Already a long time wearer of FootJoy shoes, Ochoa will officially represent the #1 Shoe in Golf when she kicks off her 2008 season. 

"We are thrilled to have Lorena as part of our team, representing the #1 Shoe in Golf" said Mike Foley, Director of Footwear Marketing for FootJoy.  "Lorena had a spectacular year in 2007 highlighted by her first major win at the Women's British Open.  Her competitiveness and drive to be #1 combined with her refreshing style and flair make Lorena a perfect brand ambassador for FootJoy.  We look forward to watching her defend her top ranking throughout 2008 and beyond."

In addition to winning her second consecutive Rolex Player of the Year award, Lorena captured the AP Female Athlete of the Year after compiling 8 wins in 2007 including her first major in the Women's British Open at St Andrews.  A bonafide star at only 26 years of age, Lorena shattered the single season earnings record by more than a million dollars earning $4,364,994, while rising to number 1 in the World Rankings.

"I am so excited to enter into this long-term agreement with FootJoy", exclaimed Lorena when reached in her hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. "I've been wearing FJ shoes since 2004 and truly love their style and performance.  I look forward to many more seasons wearing the best shoes in golf."

Tuesday, November 27, 2007



Hall of famous 20-somethings?

SOURCE:.. GOLFWEEK.COM
 

Unable to practice at the LPGA Tour event in Orlando, Ochoa and a friend stopped by the World Golf Hall of Fame for a visit that was unannounced and almost went unnoticed until a volunteer recognized her and alerted staff members.

Such is the humble nature of this 26-year-old dynamo from Mexico.

Odds are she will be back in five years for her induction.

The question is whether Ochoa still will be the best in women's golf. And there is sure to be renewed skepticism about the depth of the LPGA Tour, its points system for the Hall of Fame and why so many players can qualify at such a young age.

Ochoa won her eighth tournament of the year Sunday at the ADT Championship with what might have been the best shot of the year, a 6-iron out of thick rough over the water to 30 inches that clinched a two-shot victory and the $1 million prize.

She is No. 1 in the women's world ranking by a comparable margin to what Tiger Woods has over the men.


Then, it's a matter of waiting until she puts in 10 years. Her induction would be in 2012 at age 31.

Her victory at Trump International came six days after Se Ri Pak became the youngest player inducted into the Hall of Fame at age 30. The most recent active LPGA player to be inducted was Karrie Webb in 2005. She was two months away from turning 31.

PGA Tour players must wait until they are 40 before becoming eligible for the ballot, and even that seems young.

Annika Sorenstam was so good that after she was inducted at 33, she earned the equivalent of 28 points the next three years by winning 21 times, four majors, two Player of the Year awards and a Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average.


"If you look at someone like Mickey Wright, these women were on the same track," said Judy Dickinson, the LPGA's liaison to the World Golf Hall of Fame and a member of its advisory committee. "It's pretty consistent with the players in the Hall of Fame."


And it could very well be that these are four special players.

But the time it has taken – and will take – these players to qualify raises questions about the true depth of talent on the LPGA Tour.

The late 1970s and 1980s featured no fewer than nine players now in the Hall of Fame, and six of them qualified under the old criteria.

Rivalries these days are short-lived or not well-attended.

The Sorenstam-Webb tango lasted as long as Webb was on top of her game, a three-year stretch in which it took her only eight majors between the first and fourth legs of the career Grand Slam. After that, Sorenstam was rarely challenged.

It appears to be the same for Ochoa. She won eight times this year. Suzann Pettersen won five tournaments. The only other player with multiple victories was Paula Creamer, who went nine months between her two wins this season. She now has four for her career.

That's not to say no one is on the horizon.

Remember, Ochoa only had three victories when Webb was inducted in 2005. Maybe when Ochoa is inducted in 2012, Creamer will be closing in on 27 points, then waiting to be inducted at age 28.


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Monday, November 19, 2007


Ochoa claims lucrative ADT crown
Lorena Ochoa
Ochoa had much to take away from the final event of the year

FINAL LEADERBOARD:

-4 L Ochoa (Mex)
-2 N Gulbis (US)
level P Creamer (US)
+2 C Kerr (US)
+6 M Kim (SKor)
+8 S Lee (SKor)
+9 C Kim (US)
+12 K Webb (Aus)

World number one Lorena Ochoa survived a late scare to seal a two-shot victory at the ADT Championship in Florida.

The 26-year-old suffered a double bogey at the 17th but birdied the last for a 68 in the 18-hole shoot-out at the season-ending event at West Palm Beach.

Ochoa, became the first LPGA player to earn more than $4 million [£1.94m] in a season following the $1m success.

Natalie Gulbis birdied two of the last six holes for a two-under-par 70 and second place, with Paul Creamer third.

Britain's Catriona Matthew failed to make the third round cut, while Laura Davies bowed out at the 36-hole stage.

Ochoa began in explosive fashion and birdies at four of the first six holes gave her a five-shot advantage at the turn.

After three putts at the par-three 17th, at which point Gulbis had reduced her lead to a single shot, she collected her sixth birdie of the day after sending an approach to within three feet at the last.

Creamer birdied the 11th but drove in the water at the last en route to a 72, while another American, Cristie Kerr, picked up three shots in the the closing five holes to claim fourth.

Former world number one Karrie Webb suffered a quadruple bogey at the par-three seventh in a round of 84 and finished last of the eight competitors.

British Open champion Ochoa was in jubilant mood after securing her eighth title victory of the year.

"One of my goals was to win more titles than last year [six] and to win a first major. I've done both," she said.




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