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| Name: LORENA OCHOA |
| Birthdate: November 15, 1981 |
| Birthplace: Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Age: 22 Ht.: 5’6" |
| Home: Tucson, Ariz. |
| College: Arizona |
| Turned Professional: 2002 |
| LPGA Tour Wins: 1 - 2004 Franklin American Mortgage Championship |
| PLAYER NOTES: |
| PROFESSIONAL |
| 2003 HIGHLIGHTS:
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Had a stellar season that included eight top-10 finishes, giving her a decisive victory in the race for the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award. Best finish was second at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA; also tied for second at the Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill. Finished third at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, one of the LPGA’s four majors, and tied for third at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage and the Evian Masters. Missed only one cut in 24 events after making 16 consecutive cuts to start her rookie season. |
| 2003 STATS (Rank)
Rounds under par: 48/86 (9); Rds in the 60s: 28/86 (12); Birdies: 331 (7); Eagles: 10 (4); Greens in reg: 71.2% (5); Driving accuracy: 72.5% (48); Sand saves: 34.9% (98); Putts per GIR: 1.78 (14); Driving average: 257 (43) In 2002, turned professional; as a sponsor exemption, finished tied for fifth at the Welch’s/Circle K Championship and eighth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, one of the LPGA’s four majors; won the JWA/Michelob Light Futures Charity Golf Classic, the Ann Arbor Futures Classic and the Betty Puskar Futures Golf Classic on the Futures Tour; finished first on the Futures Tour money list to earn exempt status for the 2003 LPGA Tour. |
| AMATEUR:
Ochoa had a record-setting Amateur career that included 12 collegiate victories at the University of Arizona, eight of which came in 10 events in her sophomore year. . . In 2001, she tied for seventh at the LPGA Welch’s/Circle K Championship as an Amateur. . . Finished second in the 2001 NCAA Division I Women’s Championship after losing to fellow LPGA Tour rookie Candy Hannemann in a playoff. . . Was also NCAA Player of the Year and NCAA Freshman of the Year in 2001. Her eight consecutive wins in the 2001-02 season are an NCAA record. . . She was the NCAA Player of the Year and a First-Team All-American in 2002 after finishing tied for second in the NCAA Championship. She was a two-time winner in Japan as a junior, a five-time U.S. 8-12 Junior World Championship winner, won three tournaments in Colombia and is an eight-time national champion in her native Mexico. . . Competed in the 1999 and 2000 U.S. Women’s Amateur . Started playing golf at the age of 5....Credits her family, coach and friends as the individuals most influencing her career....Hobbies include reading and water skiing....Qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing first on the 2002 Futures Tour money |
