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Looking Back at the 2010 Golf Storylines, On and Off the Course

If golf 2010 reminded us of anything it was that seasons are often remembered not as much by what was accomplished as they are by the moments that made people pay attention. There are news stories and then there are newsmakers. Although easily confused, the two are as different as a hook and a slice. News is the result of...

Surprisingly Tight Battle for Golf's No. 1 Ranking Heads to Shanghai

Golf's major championships are long gone, the Ryder Cup is over, Tiger Woods is no longer the world's No. 1 player and the offseason (all six weeks of it) is just around the corner. What an odd time for the season to never be more interesting. Funny how this is working. (Almost as funny as the above photo of Tiger, Phil...

Golf Notebook: Tiger Woods Continues Self-Reclamation Project

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- There are questions about Tiger Woods right now that not even Tiger Woods (like he would anyway) can answer: questions about his game, his life, his health (both mental and physical) and the stature he once held. So when the world's still-No. 1 ranked player semi-hosts this week's AT&T National at...

After Ochoa, What's the LPGA to Do?

At 28-years-old, Lorena Ochoa, far and away the world's best player in women's golf, is retiring from competition. This is Derek Jeter quitting baseball. It's Kobe walking away from the NBA. Rudolph leaving Santa's sleigh team. Think Pelosi resigning from congress. (OK, that one probably is not the best example.) No...

LPGA World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa Announces Retirement

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa retired on Tuesday, the second time in the last three years the biggest star on the U.S. LPGA Tour decided to step away. The 28-year-old Mexican announced her decision on her website and will discuss her plans on Friday. Ochoa, who has been No. 1 in the world for the last three years and...

Lorena Ochoa News From the Web

05/14/12 Sorenstam, Ochoa headed to CVS Classic Source: Projo.com - Providence RI LPGA stars will step into the spotlight more than ever at the 14th CVS Caremark Charity Classic.
05/01/12 Canadian Women's Open returning to Edmonton in 2013 Source: Canada.com - Canada EDMONTON Ã¢ After the success the LPGAÃ¢s CN Canadian WomenÃ¢s Open enjoyed when it was last held in Edmonton four years ago, a return engagement seemed just a matter of time.
04/24/12 W. Golf. Manon Gidali Honored at C.A.T.S. Banquet Source: ArizonaWildcats.com She shared the award with softball's Shelby Pendley.
04/18/12 Lorena Ochoa to receive EWGA Leadership Award tonight... Source: Tucson Citizen - Tucson AZ Former University of Arizona golfer Lorena Ochoa , the world's top-ranked women's golfer from April 2007 until her retirement in May 2010, will be presented the Executive Women's Golf Association Leadership Award tonight in Las Vegas.

Background on Lorena Ochoa

Lorena Ochoa Reyes (born 15 November 1981) is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010, and was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for over three years, from April 2007 to her retirement in May 2010. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, she is considered the best Mexican golfer of all time.

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