Monday, April 07, 2008

Ochoa Rolls Again II

Hello. Congrats to Lorena Ochoa for her 5-shot win at the Kraft Nabisco. It's Lorena's second major in a row, following last year's Women's British Open. And it's her 3rd win in 4 starts.
Lorena wasn't a lock in this one until the final round, when she shot 67. That tied the low round of the day. Still, it would've been tough to find anyone who would've bet against her going into Sunday.
A couple of familiar names finished in second - Annika Sorenstam and Suzann Pettersen. Needless to say, these will be the two who will give Ochoa her toughest competition. But can they do it? While I didn't see any shots, apparently Annika felt very ill Saturday, and had 4 bogies. Who knows if things would've been different?
As for Pettersen, she was too far back after Friday. A 65 on Saturday got her into the same area code, but she was never as big a threat as she will be in future tournaments.
These 3 hit the ball a mile, and are separating themselves from the Christie Kerrs and Paula Creamers of the LPGA. It's almost like it was 17 years ago, when a young John Daly came to the PGA Tour, and showed what an advantage length was.
Way to go Lorena!

Regards,
Steve

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