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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "In just her sixth year as an LPGA Tour professional, Lorena Ochoa already has enough career victories to qualify for the World Golf Hall of Fame. She has been showered with the highest honors both her sport and her country -- Mexico -- can give. With her consistently strong performances, some might even say she has been more dominant the past few years than her PGA Tour counterpart at No. 1, Tiger Woods. Take a look at the biggest moments and wins in Ochoa's golf career.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "After enrolling at the University of Arizona in 2000, Lorena Ochoa embarked on a successful collegiate career. She won the 2001 NCAA Player of the Year Award and finished second at the NCAA National Championship. That year Ochoa also was recognized as first-team All-America and the Pac-10 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Lorena Ochoa played in her first LPGA major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, in 2001 while still an amateur. Finishing tied for 21st, she earned the award for low amateur at Mission Hills.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "For the second straight year, Ochoa was the runner-up in the NCAA Championship and won the NCAA Player of the Year Award. After winning eight of 10 tournaments, including seven straight victories in her first seven events, Ochoa set the record for single-season NCAA scoring average. 2002 was her last year at the University of Arizona, as she then turned professional.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Although Lorena Ochoa didn't record a victory during her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, she did come close. Twice she was the runner-up, finishing second at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA event and the Michelob Light Open. She also finished third in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "For her rookie year achievements, Lorena Ochoa was named the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year. Despite the fact she hadn't yet won an LPGA Tour event, she finished ninth on the money list.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "With a final score of 14-under, Lorena Ochoa won the Franklin American Mortgage Championship in 2004. Not only was it Ochoa's first LPGA victory, but it also was the inaugural win at the event and the first time a Mexican-born player had won on the LPGA Tour.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Not only did Lorena Ochoa win her second Tour event in 2004 -- taking the Wachovia Classic Hosted by Betsy King -- but she also earned top 10 finishes in three of the year's four major tournaments.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Lorena Ochoa tied for eighth at the Kraft Nabisco and LPGA Championships and finished fourth at the Women's British Open. Her lone major tournament blip in 2004 was at the U.S. Women's Open, where she finished tied for 44th.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Her win at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA was Lorena Ochoa's only victory in 2005.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Shooting a first-round 62 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2006, Lorena Ochoa tied the record for lowest score ever by a male or female golfer in a major tournament.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Lorena Ochoa ultimately lost to Karrie Webb in a playoff at the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship, but her second-place finish was her highest to that point in an LPGA major tournament.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "In April 2006 at the Las Vegas Country Club, Lorena Ochoa finished 19 under par to claim the title at the LPGA Takefuji Classic.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Lorena Ochoa's second LPGA win of 2006 came at the Sybase Classic. Because of rain, the event was shortened to 54 holes, and Ochoa finished with a 5-under 208.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "In 2006, the final year of the Wendy's Championship for Children, Lorena Ochoa emerged victorious. ";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Bolstered by a tournament record with a second-round 64, Lorena Ochoa earned the win at the 2006 Corona Championship.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "The invitation-only Samsung World Championship played host to Lorena Ochoa's sixth LPGA Tour win of the season. With Annika Sorenstam going for her third straight title at the event, Lorena Ochoa was the winner instead, edging out Sorenstam by two strokes. The win pushed Ochoa over the $2 million mark for the season; she was just the second player in LPGA history to earn that much.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Playing in The Michell Company Tournament of Champions in 2006 against players who had won an LPGA event in the past four years or who were active Hall of Fame members, Lorena Ochoa dominated. Finishing at 21-under par, she won by a 10-stroke margin, a record at the tournament. Her win secured her Player of the Year honors and marked the first time since 1996 that a player other than Annika Sorenstam or Karrie Webb would win the award.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "For her numerous achievements in 2006, Lorena Ochoa was awarded Female Player of the Year honors at the Golf Writer's Association of America Awards dinner. That year she also claimed her second Mexico National Sports Award and was named AP Female Athlete of the Year, Mexico Athlete of the Year, LPGA Rolex Player of the Year and LPGA Tour Money Winner. Furthermore, she captured the LPGA Vare Trophy, given to the player with the season's lowest scoring average.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Lorena Ochoa's first win in 2007 came at the Safeway International, where her winning score was 18-under.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "In April of 2007, Lorena Ochoa earned enough points to surpass Annika Sorenstam as the world's top-ranked female golfer.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Lorena Ochoa defended her 2006 Sybase Classic title with a dominant performance at the 2007 event. She finished at 18-under for a three stroke victory. The prize money that accompanied the victory made her the fastest in LPGA history to reach $7 million in career earnings.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "A champagne bath awaited Lorena Ochoa after her 2007 win at the Wegmans LPGA. It was her second win in three years at the event. During the time between her first win in Rochester in 2005 and her second in 2007, the prize money for the winner had increased $45,000.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "The Old Course of St. Andrews was where Lorena Ochoa broke through with her first major championship win. She led from start to finish at the 2007 British Open.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Fresh off her win at the Women's British Open, Lorena Ochoa beat Paula Creamer by three strokes at the CN Canadian Women's Open. ";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "In the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour, the Safeway Classic, Lorena Ochoa continued her dominance in 2007. With the victory she became the first woman since Annika Sorenstam in 2005 to win back-to-back-to-back events.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "For the second straight year, Lorena Ochoa captured the Samsung World Championship, beating out a field of 20 elite LPGA players in 2007.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "After winning the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT in 2007, Lorena Ochoa became the first female golfer to earn $4 million in a single season as well as the fastest to earn $10 million in a career. The win was especially sweet because it occurred just days after her 26th birthday. She donated part of her $1 million ADT winnings to help flood victims in Mexico.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "At Lincoln Center in November 2007, Lorena Ochoa was honored as one of Glamour magazine's Women of the Year.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "In 2007, Lorena Ochoa continued to rack up the awards. For the second straight year she was named LPGA Rolex Player of the Year, LPGA Tour Money Winner, AP Female Athlete of the Year and Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year. She also defended her LPGA Vare Trophy. In addition, she won the Mexico National Sports Award for the third straight year and earned Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year, EFE Sportswoman of the Year and Heather Farr Player Award honors.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "In the inaugural HSBC Women's Champions tournament in 2008, Lorena Ochoa captured the win.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Defending champion Lorena Ochoa improved her 2007 winning score by four strokes, finishing with a 22-under 266 to secure victory in the 2008 Safeway International.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "After winning her second LPGA major, a five-stroke victory in the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2008, Lorena Ochoa joined her friends and family for the traditional lake jump. The victory was her second straight in major tournaments.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "Her win at the 2008 Corona Championship marked the 21st of Lorena Ochoa's LPGA career and qualified her for the World Golf Hall of Fame. Since she's been competing professionally for less than six years, however, she cannot be inducted until 2012 after she's completed 10 seasons on the Tour.";

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spt_LorenaOchoa[i-1].body = "The Corona Championship, held in Lorena Ochoa's home country of Mexico, has become an extremely popular event. Ochoa is a hero in Mexico, single-handedly increasing participation and interest in the sport.";

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