Lorena Ochoa retiring

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MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa announced her retirement on Tuesday after three years as the world's top-ranked women's golfer.

The 28-year-old Ochoa confirmed her decision in a short statement, saying she will hold a press conference on Friday to explain her decision.

"Lorena Ochoa confirms her retirement from the LPGA, as news reports in some media have said today," her statement said.

"The reasons and more details on the matter will be given by Lorena personally in a press conference on Friday in Mexico City. Lorena will share this news of a new stage in her life with her sponsors, family members and friends."

The newspaper Reforma said on Tuesday that Ochoa was retiring to concentrate on her family and charities.

Ochoa was married in December to Andres Conesa, the CEO of Aeromexico airline. He has three children from a previous marriage.

She was set to play next week in the Tres Marias Championship in Morelia, west of Mexico City. It was not clear if she will play there or if this month's Kraft Nabisco Championship in California, where she finished fourth in the year's first major, was her finale.

Ochoa was following the path of former No. 1, Annika Sorenstam, who was married last year just weeks after ending her career. She gave birth to a baby girl in September. Ochoa has also talked openly about wanting to have children of her own.

Last year she began traveling more, playing less, and had more off-course obligations, which include her charity foundation.

"Personally, it's more important the things that I do outside the golf course," Ochoa said last year before a tournament she hosts in her hometown of Guadalajara. "And that's been my main focus right now."

Sorenstam was a commanding player, and Ochoa was expected to take over the mantle. Sorenstam's departure probably increased the pressure on Ochoa, who won two majors among her 27 victories on the LPGA Tour but didn't quite pull the crowds the way Sorenstam did.

The retirement was a blow to the LPGA, which was struggling in a tough economy and has seen its number of tournaments decline in recent years.
 
This is pretty stupid. This is like Tiger Woods saying he won't play golf anymore.


Yeah right, when you get bored, you would come out again.
 
This is pretty stupid. This is like Tiger Woods saying he won't play golf anymore.


Yeah right, when you get bored, you would come out again.

Stupid seems a little harsh to me.

The difference between her and Tiger is that he's still chasing something, and with all that's going on with him, the golf course is his only refuge. She's been the top woman in the world for a while, and there are other things that she wants to do that matter to her more than golf. She's also financially set. This would free her up to have her family, and do all the other things that she wouldn't have time for otherwise as a pro. I'm kind of surprised, although not shocked. Good for her.

That said, if that were me, they'd have to drag me off the course kicking and screaming.
 
This is pretty stupid.

I disagree. I have a lot of respect for someone to walk away like this. People like Garth Brooks, Annika Sorenstam, and Lorena don't owe us anything. I have a crazy passion for golf but I have even a crazier passion for my family. My kids are everything to me.
 
Its a sad indictment of modern day tournament golf that you can just afford to quit at a young age, at that age Hogan was stealing oranges to survive.
 
Its a sad indictment of modern day tournament golf that you can just afford to quit at a young age, at that age Hogan was stealing oranges to survive.

That's because at her age, Hogan hadn't won squat.

I see nothing sad about working hard, exploiting your talents, and making yourself financially secure at a relatively young age. Byron Nelson used golf to get something he wanted more in life than just trying to win tournaments. Seems Lorena might be doing the same thing. Good for her if she wants to do something else.
 

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Here's to hoping one of the hot girls gets to number one. As for Ochoa she never seemed to relish the spotlight at all.
 
The LPGA has become so boring. No Annika robocop marches to victory, No Ochoa.. Just a bunch of no name Koreans, and wie-dummy. Maybe Paula Creamer will comeback from her injury and kick some fanny?
 
Here's to hoping one of the hot girls gets to number one.

Maybe in a few years:

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westy

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Swung it really good. A little unorthodox, but power to weight ratio is way up there, and i love the speed she creates.
Has some strange looks on video, but hey, 2D is junk.
 

Jim Kobylinski

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i'd argue her swing was very orthodox, it's just the definition of orthodox has changed for no good reason. Plenty of hall of famers with cross the line backswings like hers. Also had some of the best balance i've ever seen.
 
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