Friday November 9, 2007
Ochoa seeks her eighth title of the year
MOBILE (Alabama): World number one Lorena Ochoa of Mexico bids for her eighth title of the year when she tries to defend her crown at the US$1mil LPGA Tournament of Champions.
Ochoa has clinched the season-ending top ranking and LPGA money list crowns and could boost her tour record US$3.33mil winnings by US$150,000 by repeating as champion at the 6,253-yard Magnolia Grove course.
The Mexican star is bidding for her third title defence of the season after the Sybase Classic and last month's Samsung World Championship.
“There's a little more pressure, a lot of people are watching in a good way,” Ochoa said. “It has been two times this year defending my title. Hopefully I can do it Sunday.”
Ochoa set the tournament record last year with a 21-under 267 total to defeat Americans Juli Inkster and Paula Creamer by 10 strokes.
The event is the penultimate stop on the LPGA season tour that concludes with next week's Tour Championship at West Palm Beach, Florida. The winner of that playoff-style event takes home US$1mil.
“I want to get a couple more wins,” Ochoa said. – AFP
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