LORENA OCHOA

Birthdate: November 15, 1981

Birthplace: Guadalajara, Mexico

Age: 26 Ht.: 5'6"

Home: Guadalajara, Mexico

College: Arizona

Turned Professional: 2002

Joined LPGA Tour: 2003

LPGA Victories: 23 - 2004 Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King. 2005 Wegmans Rochester LPGA. 2006 LPGA Takefuji Classic, Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury, Wendy’s Championship for Children, Corona Morelia Championship, Samsung World Championship, The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland Worldwide. 2007 Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola, Sybase Classic Presented by ShopRite, Wegmans LPGA, RICOH Women’s British Open, CN Canadian Women’s Open, Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi, Samsung World Championship, ADT Championship., 2008 HSBC Women's Champions, Safeway International, Kraft Nabisco, Corona Championship, Ginn Open, Sybase Classic.

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

Won eight events en route to her second-straight Rolex Player of the Year, Vare Trophy and LPGA Official Money List honors.

In April, surpassed Annika Sorenstam as the top player on the Rolex Rankings.

Successfully defended two tournaments: the Sybase Classic, where she became the fastest in LPGA history to reach $7 million in career earnings, and the Samsung World Championship; carded all four rounds in the 60s at each event.

Won her first major championship in 24 attempts at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, which was the first women’s professional golf tournament to be held on the Old Course at St. Andrews; went on to win the next two events: the CN Canadian Women’s Open, where she carded a season-low 64 in the third round, and Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.

Recorded 21 top-10 finishes in 25 starts—a Tour-high 84 percent average—which included eight wins, five runner-up finishes and six additional top-six finishes.

Carded 64s in the second round of the Safeway International, which she won with all rounds in the 60s and went 53 consecutive holes without a bogey; and in the third round of the Corona Championship, where she finished tied for second and was recognized by the President of Mexico for being the top-ranked female professional golfer in the world.

Became the fastest in LPGA history to earn $8 million (4 years, 2 months, 7 days) and $9 million (4 years, 6 months, 17 days) in career earnings with ties for third at the Evian Masters and Navistar LPGA Classic, respectively.

Earned her first LPGA playoff victory at the Wegmans LPGA via a two-hole, sudden-death playoff with rookie In-Kyung Kim; lost a one-hole, sudden-death playoff to Nicole Castrale at the Ginn Tribute.

Became the first player in LPGA history to earn $3 million in a season at the Longs Drugs Challenge, where she posted a runner-up finish to Suzann Pettersen after a two-hole, sudden-death playoff.

Became the first to earn $4 million in a season and fastest to earn $10 million in a career with her victory at the $1 million-to-the-winner ADT Championship just days after her 26th birthday. She reached the $10 million milestone in 4 years, 8 months and 5 days, which eclipsed the previous mark held by Annika Sorenstam at 8 years, 5 months and 3 days.

After winning the ADT Championship, donated $100,000 to the flood victims of Tabasco, Mexico.

Led the Tour in birdies, rounds under par, rounds in the 60s, top-10 finishes, greens in regulation and putts per GIR. 2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 66/89 (1) Rds in the 60s: 44/89 (1) Birdies: 383 (1)

Eagles: 12 (3) Greens in Reg: 73.1% (1) Driving Accuracy: 68.2% (52)

Sand Saves: 47.1% (22) Putts per GIR: 1.76 (1) Driving Avg: 270.6 (3)

2006 Highlights

Won six tournaments en route to claiming her first Rolex Player of the Year award, Vare Trophy and ADT Official Money List title.

Carded a career-low 62 in the first round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she tied the LPGA record for lowest round in a major championship.

With $2,592,872 in season earnings became only the second player in LPGA history to surpass the $2 million mark in season earnings (Karrie Webb became the third later in the season).

Her scoring average of 69.24 was the fourth lowest average recorded in LPGA history.

Crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings with her win at the LPGA Takefuji Classic, the $5 million mark after finishing fifth at the Evian Masters, where she recorded the first double-eagle of her career and the 26th in the history of the Tour, and the $6 million mark with her runner-up finish at the ADT Championship; became the fastest player in LPGA history to reach these milestones.

Added six additional runner-up finishes and ended the season with 20 top-10 finishes, which tied Annika Sorenstam for the best percentage (80 percent) on Tour.

One of only two players (Natalie Gulbis) to finish in the top 20 in all four major championships.

Led the Tour in birdies, eagles, rounds in the 60s and greens in regulation.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 62/89 (4) Rds in the 60s: 46/89 (1) Birdies: 395 (1)

Eagles: 1 (15) Greens in Reg: 75.5% (1) Driving Accuracy: 73.3% (49)

Sand Saves: 43.3% (35) Putts per GIR: 1.75 (2) Driving Avg: 269 (7)

2005 Highlights

Birdied six of her last seven holes to win the Wegmans Rochester LPGA, her third career LPGA title; the win also pushed her over the $3 million mark in career earnings, making her the fastest player in LPGA history to reach that milestone.

Recorded four runner-up finishes: second at the Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola after a one-hole playoff with Annika Sorenstam; second at the LPGA Takefuji Classic; second at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt; and tied for second at the Evian Masters.

Tied for fifth at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola and tied for sixth at the U.S. Women’s Open conducted by the USGA.

Carded a career-low 63 in the second round of the LPGA Takefuji Classic.

2005 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 37/77 (12) Rds in the 60s: 23/77 (6) Birdies: 310 (5)

Eagles: 6 (10) Greens in Reg: 69.7% (27) Driving Accuracy: 67.3% (128)

Sand Saves: 31% (114) Putts per GIR: 1.75 (1) Driving Avg: 261.7 (6)

2004 Highlights

Had a breakthrough year with two wins, including the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, where she became a Rolex First-Time winner and first Mexican-born player to win on the LPGA Tour, and the Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King, where she posted her season-low score of 65 during the final round.

Recorded 18 top-10 finishes, including a tie for second at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, five third-place finishes and three additional top-five finishes.

Posted her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the first round of the CJ Nine Bridges Classic Presented by Sports Today.

Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez; crossed the $2 million mark at the Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King, becoming the fastest player in LPGA history to reach that milestone.

Set LPGA single-season records for most birdies (442), most rounds under par (75) and most rounds in the 60s (51).

2004 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 75/103 (2) Rds in the 60s: 51/103 (2) Birdies: 442 (1)

Eagles: 13 (2) Greens in Reg: 73.2% (3) Driving Accuracy: 71.9% (69)

Sand Saves: 46.7% (7) Putts per GIR: 1.76 (4) Driving Avg: 264.2 (10)2003

Highlights

2003 Highlights

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)

Rds 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 Avg: 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 Highlights

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 Welch's/Circle K Championship as an amateur. She finished second in the 2001 NCAA Championship after losing to fellow LPGA Tour rookie Candy Hannemann in a playoff. She was also NCAA Player of the Year and NCAA Freshman of the Year in 2001. Her eight consecutive wins in the 2001-02 season is 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.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 5…Credits her family, coach and friends as the individuals most influencing her career…Qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing first on the 2002 Futures Tour money