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• At Open, Some Stars Struggle on Deceptively Soft Greens

  Soggy greens resulted in multiple low scores in the first round of the United States Women’s Open. Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:08 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ochoa, Lorena, U.S. Women's Open

• Notebook: There’s Lots of Rough at Women’s Open, but the Greens Get Most of the Attention

  As was the case with the men’s Open, the women’s will play longer than any previous women’s Open course. Yet the greens, rather than the length and the rough, will likely pose the biggest challenge. Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Ladies Professional Golf Assn, United States Open (Golf), Kerr, Cristie, Ochoa, Lorena, Wie, Michelle

• Keeping Faith, Ochoa Takes Magical Tour

  Lorena Ochoa, the top-ranked female player in the world, could be the hybrid that rescues golf in the absence of the men’s No. 1 Tiger Woods. Posted Saturday, June 21, 2008 12:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Woods, Tiger, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena

• Rookie Makes Her First Victory a Major

  Yani Tseng, a 19-year-old rookie from Taiwan, made a five-foot birdie on the fourth playoff hole to win the L.P.G.A. Championship on Sunday. Posted Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena

• Full of Laughs, Ochoa Makes Serious Charge Into Lead

  Lorena Ochoa was a joy to watch Friday, stringing together seven birdies in a round of 65 to reach the halfway point at 10-under-par 134. Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 11:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena

• Ochoa Stars on Screen as Well as Green, in Documentary Charting Her Rapid Rise

  Less than a year after its climactic ending was filmed at the 2007 Women’s British Open, a documentary on Lorena Ochoa already has the feel of a period piece. Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Documentary Films and Programs, Ochoa, Lorena, Motion Pictures

• Ochoa Holds Off the Field to Win Her Third Straight Sybase Classic

  Lorena Ochoa played out the drama Sunday to the last shot. And just when it seemed her game might have deserted her, she did what she had to do to win by a stroke. Posted Sunday, May 18, 2008 8:43 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena, Sybase Incorporated|SY|NYSE

• Sybase Classic: For Ochoa, No Shortage of Birdies or Confidence

  On Saturday, Lorena Ochoa posted a five-under-par 67, the best round of the day, giving her a two-stroke lead over Sophie Gustafson of Sweden. Posted Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena

• Opportunities Await as Sorenstam Exits

  There is agreement among golf professionals that the mantle will pass to 26-year-old Lorena Ochoa after the retirement of the dominant player in the L.P.G.A. Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena, Sorenstam, Annika

• Creamer Wins; Ochoa’s Streak Ends Without Fight

  Paula Creamer beat Juli Inkster on the second extra hole Sunday in the SemGroup Championship. Meanwhile, Lorena Ochoa came up short for a record-tying fifth consecutive victory. Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena, Creamer, Paula, Inkster, Juli

• Ginn Open: Ochoa Wins 4th Straight Event; Now She and Field Get a Break

  Lorena Ochoa won her fourth consecutive L.P.G.A. tournament Sunday, shooting a final-round 69 in the Ginn Open to defeat Yani Tseng of Taiwan by three strokes. Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 12:32 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena

• Ginn Open: After Winning Four in a Row, Ochoa Plans to Take a Rest

  Lorena Ochoa won her fourth consecutive L.P.G.A. tournament Sunday, shooting a final-round 69 in the Ginn Open to defeat Yani Tseng of Taiwan by three strokes. Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena

• Ginn Open: Ochoa Wins for Fourth Straight Week

  Lorena Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Ginn Open on Sunday and beat rookie Yani Tseng by three strokes for her fifth victory in six starts this year. Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 4:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ochoa, Lorena

• Dominant Run Gives Ochoa Even More Reason to Smile

  Lorena Ochoa has won 18 times, banking more than $8 million since 2006 and has collected corporate sponsorships the way some pros collect golf clubs. Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:14 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena

• Ochoa’s View from the Top

  Lorena Ochoa has won 18 times, banking more than $8 million since 2006 and has collected corporate sponsorships the way some pros collect golf clubs. Posted Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Golf, Ladies Professional Golf Assn, Ochoa, Lorena