Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Ochoa Still Going Strong

Hello. Congrats to Lorena Ochoa for winning the Safeway event. This now makes 3 tournaments in a row.
Can Ochoa be stopped at this point? Consider her two main rivals from last year, Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb, have not been able to mount a charge. Morgan Pressel, Suzann Petterson and Cristie Kerr, the other major winners of the season, also haven't shown their winning form lately.
I think Ochoa is capable of dominating from now on. In fact, she reminds me of Tom Watson. Watson had to slay some dragons (not winning a tournament, then not winning a major) to get his Hall of Fame career going. And once he did, he was unbeatable for 5 years.
Because Lorena got to #1 last year without ever having won a major or a playoff, there was a lot of motivation for her this year to erase both marks. Now that she has, the sky's the limit. She seems so level-headed and well-grounded that fame may not be able to affect her negatively.
The question is, will Lorena become as recognizable and marketable as Annika? In the short term, no. But hopefully by this time next year Lorena will get the attention she deserves.

Regards,
Steve

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