Monday, April 21, 2008
Lorena Ochoa, Queen Of The Green

The grand slam is dead, long live the grand slam. Lorena Ochoa has a real shout at holding all four LPGA recognised majors. If she can maintain her form for another couple of months until the LPGA Championship in June not many would bet against her. The Mexican already has the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first major of the year, on her mantelpiece and her weekend’s work show she’s in her pomp.

The world number one became the first LPGA Tour player in 45 years to win four tournaments in consecutive weeks at the Ginn Open in Orlando.

She trailed early in the final round, but went ahead for good with three consecutive birdies from the eighth finishing the day a three-under 69 to beat rookie Yani Tseng by three strokes.
"She's proven that she's our top player," said rival Paula Creamer. "She's set that mark pretty high."

Mickey Wright won four successive tournaments in 1962 and 1963.

Kathy Whitworth (1969) and Annika Sorenstam (2001) also won four consecutive events, but both took a week off during their runs.


"Just stick it down there with the rest."

Ochoa will give her colleagues a chance to take the spotlight next week when she sits out the Stanford Invitation Pro-Am in Florida.

Sorenstam (2004-05) and Nancy Lopez (1978) hold the tour record with five straight victories in events entered, but neither of those came in consecutive weeks. Lorena will try to make it five straight in two weeks in Tulsa, Oklahoma.



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