Ochoa is #1 In My Books
Hello. There are a lot of headlines in golf today. Tim Herron's first win in 7 years. Annika Sorenstam missing a cut, then having a triple bogey meltdown yesterday. Karrie Webb winning twice, including a major, after 3 years of no victories. Michelle Wie set to play 36 holes on June 5th that could make history.
There's one though that seems to be getting lost in the shuffle.
Lorena Ochoa is arguably the best woman golfer in the world right now. In my books she is.
Ochoa has finished either 1st or 2nd in her last 6 tournaments. That's amazing! She's leading the money list, the only one besides Webb to win twice on the LPGA this year. Ochoa and Webb are over $300,000 ahead of Christie Kerr, which on the LPGA is a couple of wins, so a huge gap. Ochoa is just over $600,000 ahead of Annika, how is at #7. She's way ahead of Paula Creamer, the other player besides Sorenstam who was supposed to be #1.
Ochoa now has 5 wins, but could've easily had 7, the two others being majors. At last year's US Women's Open, she was tied for the lead, and well ahead of the leaders, when she stood on the difficult 18th hole. Unfortunately she hit arguably the worst drive of her career. If she would've parred that hole, she probably would've won the tourney, as she would've posted a number the leaders would've been hard pressed to match.
The other near miss was this year's Kraft Nabisco. Ochoa had a difficult day, and found herself needing eagle to force a playoff. She hit a great 2nd shot to the island green, then rolled in an 8 footer to tie Webb. A poor third shot on the 18th in the playoff resulted in a par that was bested by Webb's birdie.
What I like about Ochoa is her demeanor. I saw her being interviewed after her US Women's Open collapse. She was the ultimate professional. Many players would've told the press to get lost, or taken some time to recover before facing TV. She was a champion on that day that made one bad swing. I could see her maturity. She is the real deal.
With all the talk about Webb and Sorenstam playing like the Hall of Famers they are, and with Wie, Natalie Gulbis, Creamer and Morgan Pressel about to realize their potential, Lorena Ochoa has become the player to beat. Mexico should be proud of their first golf superstar. We could be seeing the start of a new #1 player in the world's rein.
Regards,
Steve
There's one though that seems to be getting lost in the shuffle.
Lorena Ochoa is arguably the best woman golfer in the world right now. In my books she is.
Ochoa has finished either 1st or 2nd in her last 6 tournaments. That's amazing! She's leading the money list, the only one besides Webb to win twice on the LPGA this year. Ochoa and Webb are over $300,000 ahead of Christie Kerr, which on the LPGA is a couple of wins, so a huge gap. Ochoa is just over $600,000 ahead of Annika, how is at #7. She's way ahead of Paula Creamer, the other player besides Sorenstam who was supposed to be #1.
Ochoa now has 5 wins, but could've easily had 7, the two others being majors. At last year's US Women's Open, she was tied for the lead, and well ahead of the leaders, when she stood on the difficult 18th hole. Unfortunately she hit arguably the worst drive of her career. If she would've parred that hole, she probably would've won the tourney, as she would've posted a number the leaders would've been hard pressed to match.
The other near miss was this year's Kraft Nabisco. Ochoa had a difficult day, and found herself needing eagle to force a playoff. She hit a great 2nd shot to the island green, then rolled in an 8 footer to tie Webb. A poor third shot on the 18th in the playoff resulted in a par that was bested by Webb's birdie.
What I like about Ochoa is her demeanor. I saw her being interviewed after her US Women's Open collapse. She was the ultimate professional. Many players would've told the press to get lost, or taken some time to recover before facing TV. She was a champion on that day that made one bad swing. I could see her maturity. She is the real deal.
With all the talk about Webb and Sorenstam playing like the Hall of Famers they are, and with Wie, Natalie Gulbis, Creamer and Morgan Pressel about to realize their potential, Lorena Ochoa has become the player to beat. Mexico should be proud of their first golf superstar. We could be seeing the start of a new #1 player in the world's rein.
Regards,
Steve
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