Lorena Ochoa

Best gender barrier-breaking event: Lorena Ochoa, the top player in women’s golf, won the 2007 Women’s British Open at St. Andrews, the first women’s event held at the Old Course, which is the home of the male-only R&A. It was Ochoa’s first major championship, making her the first player since Tony Lema in 1964 to [...] Related posts:Ten Golf Honors in last DecadeWhy the AP is right in honoring Tiger Woods as the athlete of the decadeTo...  

After two days of rain that caused Friday’s 2nd round to finish on Monday morning, the rain shortened LPGA Tour Championship was completed today. Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist won by two shots over Lorena Ochoa. Kristy McPherson finished in a tie for 3rd with Na Yeon Choi. The LPGA Tour Championship was the second win of the [...]  

Song-Hee Kim carded a seven-under 65 Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. Jiyai Shin, who tops the LPGA Tour money list and is also on top of the player of the year race, opened with a five-under ...  

RICHMOND, Texas — Michelle Wie withdrew from the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship because of a sprained left ankle Thursday, a few hours after Lorena Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 in breezy conditions to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin.  

RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin will settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year on the final, frantic day of the season. Kristy McPherson finished off a 5-under 67 in fading sunlight Sunday to move to 8 under and take the lead in the LPGA Tour Championship before the second round was suspended because of darkness.  

Lorena Ochoa birdied three of her last four holes on Thursday for a six-under 66 and the first-round lead of the season- ending LPGA Tour Championship. Michelle Wie, who finally earned her first LPGA Tour victory last week, shot an even-par 72 in ...  

Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin's duel for LPGA player of the year fittingly came down to the final hole of the season. Anna Nordqvist won the LPGA Tour Championship on Monday and Ochoa finished second to earn the top player title for the fourth consecutive year....  

RICHMOND, Texas — Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin fought to the last hole for the LPGA's top player award. By the slimmest of margins, Ochoa won — and for the fourth straight year, too. She finished two strokes behind tournament winner Anna...  

RICHMOND, Texas — Michelle Wie is gone, putting all the attention on Lorena Ochoa's player of the year fight with Jiyai Shin at the LPGA Tour Championship. Wie withdrew from the season-ending event yesterday because of a sprained left ankle, hours after Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin.  

Kristy McPherson leads the LPGA Tour Championship heading into Monday's third and final round. McPherson is 8 under par, one stroke ahead of Jiyai Shin, and two ahead of a trio of players that includes first-round leader Lorena Ochoa. Shin and O  

Lorena Ochoa fired a first-round 66 Thursday to hold a one-shot lead in the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship.Ochoa was one shot in front of Reilley Rankin, and nothing at the top was set to change when the four groups who failed to finish because of darkness returned to complete their rounds on Friday morning.Michelle Wie, fresh from her first professional triumph at the Ochoa-hosted LPGA event in Mexico last week, was hampered by a...  

RICHMOND, Texas — Michelle Wie is gone, putting all the attention on Lorena Ochoa’s player of the year fight with Jiyai Shin at the LPGA Tour Championship. Wie withdrew from the season-ending event Thursday because of a sprained left ankle, hours ...  

Lorena Ochoa of Mexico follows through on a tee shot on the 13th hole Thursday during the first round of the LPGA Tour Championship at the Houstonian Golf and Country Club in Richmond, Texas. Ochoa grabbed the first-round lead with a 6-under 66. ON ...  

Kristy McPherson seized the clubhouse lead as darkness halted the second round of the LPGA Tour Championship and left the Player of the Year duel between Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin in limbo.McPherson fired a 67 for an eight-under total of 136, while on the course South Korean Shin was seven-under for the tournament with two holes remaining when play was halted.Mexico's Ochoa was six-under with one hole to play.  

LPGA in rain delay (source: Fox Sports). Posted by admin in Golf Video Lessons. Leader Lorena Ochoa wasn't among those who even got in a partial round at the soggy LPGA Tour Championship in Texas. (source: Fox Sports) - RSS feeds and ...