In Mexico their favorite sport is soccer and many don’t know what golf is. Lorena Ochoa is giving gold big exposure in a world that has only known of one sport for decades. She is an icon in Mexico and a world renowned golfer in the rest of the world. Mexico now has 3 LPGA events going on and they even have the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. The only other living player whose name is the title of the tournament is Arnold Palmer.

Lorena Ochoa was golfing at age five and by age six she had won a state championship and at age seven she had one her first national championship. She went to college in Arizona and never was outside of the top 10 in NCAA tournaments. She has been a professional for 6 years and she is leaps and bounds beyond her competition.

Ochoa is the one to watch over the next couple of years. She will be raising the bar every chance she gets.

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