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Lorena Ochoa (born in Guadalajara on 15 November
1981) is a Mexico|Mexican golfer who plays on the
U.S. based LPGA Tour. She was only the second
Mexican to become a member of the world's leading
women's golf tour, but she quickly became one of
the LPGA's top players. Golf has a very limited
presence in Mexico, but Ochoa's success has raised
its profile in that country. 

Ochoa grew up next door to Guadalajara Country
Club and took up golf at the age of five. She won
her first state event at the age of six and her
first national event at seven. All told as a
junior she captured 22 state events in Guadalajara
and 44 national events in Mexico. She also won
five consecutive titles at the Junior World Golf
Championships. In 2000 she enrolled at the
University of Arizona in the United States. She
was the dominant player in women's collegiate golf
for two years, winning the NCAA Player of the Year
Awards for 2001 and 2002. In her sophomore year
she won a record eight consecutive collegiate
events.

Ochoa left university after her sophomore year to
turn professional. She won three of her ten events
on the 2002 Futures Tour, and topped the money
list to earn membership of the LPGA Tour for the
following season. She was the LPGA Rookie of the
Year in 2003, and finished ninth on the money
list. In 2004 she won her first two LPGA Tour
titles and came third on the money list. She
continued her strong form in the first half of
2005.

Ochoa's best finish in an LPGA major is third at
the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship. In 2004 she
placed in the top ten in three of the four majors.


In November 2001, Ochoa was presented with
Mexico's National Sports Award by Mexican
President Vicente Fox. She was the youngest
recipient of her country's highest sporting
accolade, and the first golfer to receive it.

==LPGA Tour wins==
*2004 Franklin American Mortgage Championship
benefitting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital,
Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King 
*2005 Wegmans Rochester LPGA

==External links==
*http://www.lorenaochoa.com/ Official website - in
English and Spanish
*http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=519
Profile on the LPGA Tour's official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/O/Lorena_Ochoa/
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