Lorena Ochoa wins 2007 Women's British Open

St. Andrews, Scotland (Sports Network) - This time there would be no meltdown, no miraculous shot from another player, no doubt about it.
Lorena Ochoa has her first major championship.
The Mexican star closed with a one-over 74 in the final round Sunday to win the Women's British Open by four shots, ending her 0-fer in the major championships with a weekend of steady golf on the Scottish coast while all the pressure of dubious past performances in the majors rested on her slight frame.
She seemed to handle it with ease, protecting her first-round 67 with three scores of 74 or better to finally gain that last bit of validation for her now-unassailable No. 1 ranking...Full Story

Ochoa clinging to lead at St. Andrews

St. Andrews, Scotland (Sports Network) - Lorena Ochoa will carry a lead into the weekend of a major championship for the second time this season, still looking for that last bit of validation for her No. 1 world ranking.
The Mexican star managed just an even-par 73 in the second round of the Women's British Open on Friday, but it was good enough to keep her head above a pool of challengers that included Annika Sorenstam, who has was three shots back at St. Andrews using a yardage book given to her by Tiger Woods.
Relying solely on her own measurements, Ochoa was at six-under 140 following a steady, if not unremarkable, round that included two birdies and two bogeys.
Her last bogey came at the par-four 18th, narrowing her lead over Wendy Ward and Catriona Matthew to just a shot...Full Story

Ochoa rolls at Match Play

New Rochelle, NY (Sports Network) - Women's World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa rolled to a 6 & 5 win over Ashleigh Simon in Thursday's opening round of the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship at Wykagyl Country Club.Ochoa, who beat Paula Creamer to take third in this event last year, already has racked up three wins in the 2007 season.As Ochoa advanced, several big names went down. Second-seeded Karrie Webb watched as 63rd-seeded Charlotte Mayorkas birdied the 18th for a 1-up win...Full Story

LPGA Tour: Ochoa defeats teenager in U.S. Women's Open tuneup

Pittsford, NY (Sports Network) - World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa parred the second playoff hole Sunday to defeat rookie teenager In-Kyung Kim and win the Wegmans LPGA.
This was Ochoa's second win at this event, third this season and 12th on the LPGA Tour.
It came at a good time for Ochoa. Despite being the No. 1 player on the money list and the Rolex Rankings, she has yet to capture a major championship. Now, Ochoa will head into next week's U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles with some momentum.
"I like my chances," acknowledged Ochoa, who pocketed $270,000 for Sunday's win. "I've been playing good. I'm going to try and be very patient and enjoy my week."
She could not have liked her chances on the second playoff hole, No. 10 at Locust Hill Country Club. Kim was first off the tee and hit her drive right, but Ochoa's drive landed farther right of Kim's ball.
Neither player reached the green with her second shot, but Kim's pitch ran 15 feet past the stick. Ochoa cozied her third within three feet, not quite guaranteeing a par, but certainly applying pressure on her teenage opponent.
Kim's putt moved right and she left herself with a longer putt for par than Ochoa. She made the putt, but Ochoa stepped up and converted hers to collect her first playoff win in five tries on tour.
"It was my first playoff win, so I'm really happy," said Ochoa.
She only managed a one-over-par 73 on Sunday, while Kim was steady with an even-par 72. The pair finished regulation tied at eight-under-par 280, which was one clear of Mi Hyun Kim, who bogeyed the last for a three-under 69.
Cristie Kerr posted a one-under 71 and finished in fourth at minus-six.